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May 22 In History 124 BCE :  Simon the Hasmonean, drove the “Greeks” – the Syrians and their Hellenized Jewish allies – out of the citadel which was their last stronghold in Jerusalem. While Jews celebrate Chanukah, it is this victory, 40 years later...

The U.K. Telegraph has called the Gumball 3000 “The ultimate 3,000-mile road trip” and published a remarkable photographic series on the event. GQ, Esquire, MTV, the BBC and similar publications have all caught the fancy of the public through their coverage...

By Christopher Sharrett. It amazes me that so few reviewers noted emphatically that Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills (2012), like his earlier 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (2007), is a film about women, about the oppression of women, in an era that...

UPSC IAS Mains History Optional Solved Exam Paper - 2011 :: Paper - I :: Section A 1. Mark the following places on the map supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on them. (i) Chirand (ii) Kargil (iii) Basohli (iv) Lalitgiri (v) Mandu ...

From Ian: Mordechai Kedar: Putting Jerusalem First We are at fault The truth has to be said: Israel did not do enough to establish the fact that Jerusalem is its capital, to entrench that fact in world consciousness. There are several proofs of this...