In the past few years, the world has seen a rapid increase in refugees (难民), with the number hitting 60 million. Viet Thanh Nguyen's story collection The Refugees reminds us that literature is news that stays news. Set in the Vietnamese communities in California as well as in Vietna...
Genocides Past and Present Essay Genocide, a dire event, has been recurring time and time again throughout history. In the past, there was the Holocaust, where Hitler exterminated over six million Jews based on his anti-semitic views. Elie Wiesel, a Jewish author, has become a very influen...
In the past few years,the world has seen a rapid increase in refugees (难民),with the number hitting 60million.Viet Thanh Nguyen's story collection The Refugees reminds us that literature is news that stays news.Set in the Vietnamese communities in California as well as in Vietnam,the sto...
"For heads of state to go to China in wake of a genocide that is ongoing while you're sitting there in your seats really begs the question: What moral authority do you have to speak about human rights any place in the world if you're willing to pay your respects to t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out anew at China on Tuesday by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in the western Xinjiang region constitute “crimes against humanity” and a “g
Rwanda President Paul Kagame led a sombre commemoration ceremony in the capital Kigali on Sunday on the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Foreign visitors included the leaders of South Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, Central African Republic and Tanzania, as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog...
"Segal's work presents a rare example of an integrated narrative of Jewish and eastern European history, something that in effect many of us strive for. It presents a vital reading about the past for the future, in the borderlands and elsewhere."—Hana Kubátová, H-Nationalism "Genocide in...
APPROPRIATION of CULTURE, in a good story, and it teaches us how the Indian Culture worked in the past, explaining ‘protocols’, respect for Women, Matriarchy, etc., but especially touching onTHE EASY WAYto do things, not to work hard anymore, and get everything you want without the ...
This came a day after Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians and injured dozens of others in an attack on Jenin. The attack on Jenin, where the regime’s forces have carried out multiple raids and large-scale incursions over the past year, comes only two days after the start of ...
He ended the statement by saying that the genocide committed should be a reason to think about past mistakes and that it is not possible to build a modern and prosperous Serbia without facing the past. Srebrenica, a city located in eastern BiH, was a UN-protected Muslim enclave when it was...