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A Royal Family Feuds Over Who Should be King of the Zulus Who should rightfully inherit the throne of the legendary King Shaka Zulu? Some royals have criticized the leading contender as a reckless pl***oy unfit to lead a storied African monarchy.

One of the most involved lessons I had to teach

The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until now.

A fascinating time in world history

A Mural Lionizing an Indian Ruler Was Sold at Auction. His Legacy Is Contested. The battle scene depicts a victory over British troops by an 18th-century Muslim, a man India’s current government would prefer was forgotten.

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Ancient Gilgamesh tablet seized from Hobby Lobby by US authorities — The Guardian The craft store had acquired the 3,600-year-old artefact for its Bible museum, but court says it had been smuggled and should be returned to Iraq

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/arts/design/napoleon-looted-art.html?referringSource=articleShare

The Masterpieces That Napoleon Stole, and How Some Went Back His art seizures paved the way for similar French excesses in Africa a century later. Yet the return of some treasures after his defeat set a model for museums today.

This looks really cool

We Wore What? Centuries of Global Fashion as a System of Power Catherine E. McKinley’s “The African Lookbook” and Richard Thompson Ford’s “Dress Codes” revisit the rules and repression imposed by the clothes we wear.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/world/middleeast/babylon-iraq-archeology-conservation.html?referringSource=articleShare

In Beleaguered Babylon, Doing Battle Against Time, Water and Modern Civilization The ancient city of Babylon is a World Heritage Site, but it faces threats old and new. As some of its walls crumble, preservationists are fighting to preserve the past.

To all my former Psych students - this is so interesting!!

Crazy, Not Insane Psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis stirs controversy for her unique views on serial killers and the death penalty.

Thanks Stephen Castellani ...