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Hagia Sophia: From Museum to Mosque

Friday, 24 July 2020 by Anshu Anand

Table Of Content The last nail in the coffin for Secularism in Erdogan’s TurkeyThe Church of Hagia SophiaFall of the Ottoman Empire as the Formation of the Republic of TurkeyAtatürk and Hagia SophiaErdogan and the Rise of Religious Right in TurkeyThe last nail in the coffin for Secularism in Erdogan’s Turkey 24th July 2020. This

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Tagged under: Byzantine, constantinople, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Mosque, Museum, Ottoman, Turkey

Opinion: What India can expect from a Joe Biden Presidency?

Friday, 03 July 2020 by Anshu Anand

May you live in interesting times. It is an old Chinese saying that couldn’t ring any truer in 2020, especially with this COVID pandemic. But for the US, and in a way to the world, 2020 has still more interesting stuff to offer. 2020 is a Presidential election year in the United States, and Joe

Published in Opinion, Stuff I Should Know

Tagged under: Biden, China, Democrats, India, opinion, President, Presidential Election, republicans, Trump, US Election

Explained: Why are there two Chinas and the conflict between them?

Friday, 19 June 2020 by Anshu Anand

China is a fascinating country – one which has a fascinating history. But when you talk about China, do you know which China you are talking about? Yes, there is more than one out there. Two chinas, to be exact – The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC); and that’s not

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Tagged under: China, East Asia, explained, stuff i should know, Taiwan, World War

Why did Nazi Germany annex Austria in 1938?

Monday, 15 June 2020 by Anshu Anand

Table Of Content What happened to Austria post-WWII?Formation of the Austrian EmpireDefeat in WWI and the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian EmpireAnschlussAllied-occupied Austria and IndependenceWhat happened to Austria post-WWII? Austrian Empire, later the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a dominant player in Central and Eastern Europe in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. But by 1938, Nazi

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Tagged under: Austria, explained, Germany, Nazi Germany, today i learned, World War

Explained: Switzerland – the ‘neutral’ nation

Monday, 08 June 2020 by Anshu Anand

Switzerland is located in one of the most contentious regions that have seen constant fighting throughout its history. Situated in the confluence of western, central, and southern Europe, Switzerland is a neutral nation and has taken a non-interventionist policy in European Wars since 1815. But how were they able to do so? Even at the height

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Tagged under: neutral, Swiss Neutrality, Switzerland, World War

Opinion: Why George Floyd’s death garnered such massive protests?

Thursday, 04 June 2020 by Anshu Anand

And why Floyd Protests isn’t going to affect any systemic change? Protests have erupted across the globe for the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota by a white police officer, later identified as Derek Chauvin, by pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes straight. Derek’s two colleagues restrained

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Tagged under: black lives matter, George Floyd, opinion, Trump, US, US Election