“Reality is as thin as paper, and betrays with all its cracks its imitative character. A hundred times I had to try and test its taut skin with my hands, and had found it hopelessly botched.” These are the words of Jewish Galician writer Bruno Schulz, a globally relevant artist and painter, particularly recognised among Continue Reading
The British Muslim Heritage Centre (BMHC) proved to be an educational and unique experience since, as a history of art student, my focus was seeing the exhibition known as ‘The House of Wisdom’. The BMHC is an institution which thrives on bringing together both Muslims and non-Muslims from all backgrounds, to educate and value cultural Continue Reading
Content warning: discusses physical/sexual violence and rape I’m sitting at my desk, on a dull, cloudy afternoon. I’ve just finished reading Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston — a short story, a set reading. It is about the tired Black American wife of a cruel husband who beats her out of pure hatred, for not satisfying Continue Reading
The seaboard of Southeastern American states has always been prone to dangers imposed by hurricanes. Hurricanes can form several times a year, typically originating off of the coast of Africa, in the Cape Verde area, and travelling North over the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico before hitting the United States. According to CBS News, Continue Reading
Throughout the High Middle Ages, various people, groups, and ‘worlds’ expanded their global horizons. Art, trade, and scholarly interests changed as Christians and Muslims encountered the ‘other’ and their religious brethren. For the Christian European, the story of Prester John resonated with them, the idea there was a Christian state lying beyond the lands of Continue Reading
