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History · January, 2022

Stories about History from January, 2022

An upcoming British edition of ‘Capitalism and Slavery’ makes news, but the Caribbean has always known the book's worth

Pinning abolition to anything but humanitarianism challenged Britain's playbook

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

27 January 2022

The issue of the Jamaican police allegedly cutting a young woman's dreadlocks remains unresolved

Jamaica has a historically fraught relationship with its Rastafarian community

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

26 January 2022

Mourning the death of the Bengali author and publisher who opened a door to world literature

His spy series Masud Rana took Bengali readers by storm

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)

Translated by Rezwan

25 January 2022

Flights to resume between Turkey and Armenia

Turkey and Armenia will resume flights on February 2

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

25 January 2022

Ibex in the Yemeni civilization: a historical symbolism being revived

Activists called on authorities to make 22 January Ibex Day

Written by همدان العليي

Translated by Dahlia Kholaif

24 January 2022

Fans mourn Narayan Debnath, creator of the first Bengali comic-strip superhero

"Thank you for Nonte-Phonte, Handa-Bhonda, Batul the Great and much more."

Written by Rezwan

20 January 2022

‘Rehmat’ or ‘zehmat'? Learning to cope with the trauma from rain in a Pakistani metropolis

Will I get to enjoy rain again in this lifetime?

Written by Unbias The News

19 January 2022

The Soviet Union existed for 70 years, but don’t expect to find it as a location in the world of comic books

Tintin, Spirou & Corto Maltese are exceptions, with stories set in the USSR

Written by Filip Stojanovski

12 January 2022

‘The king is passing’: Narrie Approo, Trinidad & Tobago's oldest Black Indian masquerader, dies at 94

'Mas is Dance and Fight'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

7 January 2022

Disputed reality: ‘Bombtrack’ and Peru's internal armed conflict

The song remains controversial to this day in Peru

Written by Zoila Antonio

Translated by Anthony Sutterman

7 January 2022

Understanding monsoon culture in Nepal

Some elements of the rituals date back to ancient, Vedic times

Written by Nepali Times

5 January 2022

Indians give Chinese places hilarious names after China renames 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh

China is expected to announce more lists in the coming months

Written by Rezwan

5 January 2022

New colonization in Russia’s Arctic threatens indigenous rights

The state oppresses indigenous peoples in interests of private-sector capital

Written by Transitions Online

3 January 2022

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