English filmmaker Alan Parker's last film, The Life of David Gale, ends on a disturbing yet thought-provoking note that ...

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was ...

For instance, in English we use sense or feel. In German, there are several corresponding words, one of which is wahrnehmen, ...

Migrating as a refugee is a complex process that takes years. Such has been made clear by a large-scale study in which researchers at Ruhr University ...

The Island newspaper of Monday November 10 carried a supplement page on the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies’ ...

This month’s official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum has sparked renewed calls to reclaim iconic ancient Egyptian ...

Roberta Alexander, who has died aged 76, was an American soprano whose elegant voice was matched by her effortless skills as ...

In the latest Travel Hot Take, Maria Astardijeva reveals why you should skip Amsterdam and head to the Netherlands' second ...

Pursuing two or more professions in parallel can be complicated, but author-bookseller Jeannine A Cook prefers to focus on what works and ignore what doesn’t.

Nonetheless, while antisemitism is not universal, it is perennial. The fact that this “oldest hatred” has erupted, unimpeded, ...

Locally produced knowledge about Egyptology should be the jewel in the crown of the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum, ...

The regime’s response: a national day of prayer. The people’s response: a silent countdown to December, when the regime’s ...