Civilizations of every kind have made manifest the nature of their belief in an afterlife in the way they have treated their dead. Eugène Viollet le Duc

A promised land is a place that people, belonging from a particular community, believe was created for them. This belief often comes from religious stories or traditions passed down through generations. These lands are seen as sacred and essentially as a gift from a higher deity. In the Bible, for

Maps and power aren’t often paired, but in Africa’s story, they’ve always walked hand in hand. Lines were drawn not to guide, but to divide and rule. Before colonialism, Africa was a thriving continent of kingdoms, empires, and autonomous nations, each governing its affairs according to its customs, laws, and

To map Egypt, the British began to map what was not Egypt. Here, villages were divided, and imaginaries were created. But how did Rafah come into play as the final point – and when did we begin to treat this division as reality? Two soldiers stand under an olive tree

In early 2025, a rapid escalation of fighting occurred in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The M23 (“Mouvement du 23 Mars”), having occupied large areas in North and South Kivu for years. In January 2025, they captured the city of Goma, a key regional hub on the

وأنا صغير، كان عندي هواية غريبه نوعاً ما وهي إني دايمًا أتابع شريط توقعات درجات الحرارة اللي بيظهر على التلفزيون، واللي كان بيستعرض أحوال الطقس في مختلف مناطق مصر. وسط كل الأسماء اللي كانت بتعدّي، كان في منطقتين دايمًا بيلفتوا انتباهي وبيثيروا فضولي جدًا. وإحنا أطفال، كنا دايمًا فاكرين إن

In the hills of Jabal Nafusa, the streets of Zuwara, and the oasis towns of Ghadames and Awjila, the Amazigh flag waves once again. For decades, Libya’s indigenous people were silenced under the Arab nationalist regime. Today, they are slowly writing themselves back into the history of Libya. But what

ازاي خريطة اترسمت في 1941 ممكن تكون سبب من أسباب الحرب في السودان سنة 2023 لغاية دلوقتي؟ .ممكن تبان كأنها حاجة قديمة ومالهاش علاقة باللي بيحصل دلوقتي, بس زي مانتوا عارفين كل حاجة مربوطة ببعضها الخريطة دي اترسمت وقت الحرب العالمية التانية لما الإنجليز كانوا مسيطرين علي مصر والسودان. احتاجوا ساعتها خرائط دقيقة عشان يقدروا …

الحرب والسودان Read More »

There’s a reason why we get homesick; we tend to form emotional attachments to the places we’ve lived all our lives.  That’s because our homes are more than just buildings; they are part of who we are. We grow fond of the streets we walk, the markets we shop in,

The story of the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia can be summarised by the rise and death of one man. A man who ruled the country for over four decades, and after his death, the country’s downfall ensued. Before we delve into the story of Yugoslavia, it is essential to