The end of an American dream: the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
It was June 1968 and senator Bobby Kennedy was running for President. The people adored him, but the political establishment and big business saw him as a threat. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for Kennedy's murder and remains in prison today. But subs...
The Science of Sustainability
The Earth is an amazing place. It cycles through the seasons like a giant clock. Like a heartbeat, the tides ebb and flow, summers turn to fall. It’s an endless rhythm of life.
The great thing about the earth is that it renews and 'sustains' itse...
Jews & Muslims: Origins (610-721)
This is an account of the birth of Islam and a history of conquest stretching from Persia to Spain. For the conquered, what was their place in this empire? For the polytheists they had little choice but to convert, for the People Of The Book, Jews...
Jews & Muslims: The Place of the Other (721-1789)
In the year 721, the Muslim Empire was vast. Across the empire Jews and Christians were minorities motivated by a desire to obtain the most favorable status. Their quest for an elevated status within the empire did not hinder cultural exchanges as...
Jews & Muslims: The Separation (1789-1945)
History now takes us to Europe: the French Revolution. Nation-states. The Jews, now European citizens, became the target of a more asserted anti-Semitism. But having incorporated the new national elites, they began to take a greater interest in the ...
Jews & Muslims: Narratives at War (1945 to Present Day)
n 1945, the world discovers the horror of the Nazi camps. In 1948, the birth of Israel aroused anger and bitterness among Arabs and Muslims, but triggered joy and exultation throughout the Jewish world. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were exp...