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Safdar Hashmi: Champion of Street Theatre and Social Justice
Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954-2 January 1989) was an Indian actor, writer, and theatre activist. In 1973, he co-founded Jana…
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International
Hussein Amin Bicar: The Master Painter of Egypt
Hussein Amin Bicar (2 January 1913 - 16 November 2002), was one of Egypt's most prominent artists of the 20th century.…
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Today in History
2 January in Indian and World History
2 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 2 January is the birth…
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International
Barış Manço: The Iconic Voice of Turkish Music
Barış Manço (2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999) was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and…
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World History
Breaking Barriers: The Inspiring Journey of Tawhida Ben Cheikh
Tawhida Ben Cheikh (2 January 1909 – 6 December 2010) was a Tunisian physician and activist who played a pioneering…
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World History
Usmar Ismail: Pioneer of Indonesian Cinema
Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded…
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World History
Amaka Igwe: Crafting Cinematic Legacies and Shaping Nigerian Film
Amaka Igwe (2 January 1963 – 28 April 2014) was a Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive, filmmaker, and producer. She…
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Today in History
Science Fiction Day: History, Theme, and Significance
Science fiction has been a popular genre for decades, captivating the imaginations of readers and viewers with its depiction of…
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Editor's Choice
Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year
Connal McLean, University of Otago and Jacqueline Theis, University of Otago The New Zealand velvet worm’s reign as Bug of…
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Focus apps claim to improve your productivity. Do they actually work?
Dwain Allan, University of Canterbury It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction.…
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What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs
Jo Case, The Conversation When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new…
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What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would…
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Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness
Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne; Abbas Rajabifard, The University of Melbourne; Neema Nassir, The University of Melbourne, and Zahra…
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Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?
Thea van de Mortel, Griffith University You’ve been hanging out for a break, getting through the busy last weeks of…
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Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
Simon Lamb, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington You have probably seen the images of the surface of…
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