Sultan Suleiman known to the West as "The Magnificent" and to Turks as "The Lawgiver" (Kanuni) did more than murder a capable young man that day. He assassinated the future of the Ottoman Empire. Sultan's weakness hollowed out the world's most powerful empire, creating a vacuum whose consequences culminating in the collapse of the Ottoman Caliphate.
Sultan Suleiman known to the West as "The Magnificent" and to Turks as "The Lawgiver" (Kanuni) did more than murder a capable young man that day. He assassinated the future of the Ottoman Empire. Sultan's weakness hollowed out the world's most powerful empire, creating a vacuum whose consequences culminating in the collapse of the Ottoman Caliphate.
Taj Mahal are swirling narratives, legends, and a pervasive, dark rumor: the story that Emperor Shah Jahan ordered the hands (or sometimes, just the thumbs) of the Taj Mahal's laborers to be amputated after its completion. The alleged purpose? To prevent them from ever creating another masterpiece of equal beauty.
Taj Mahal are swirling narratives, legends, and a pervasive, dark rumor: the story that Emperor Shah Jahan ordered the hands (or sometimes, just the thumbs) of the Taj Mahal's laborers to be amputated after its completion. The alleged purpose? To prevent them from ever creating another masterpiece of equal beauty.
Irom Chanu Sharmila embodied the struggle for human rights in Northeast India. Her fast, which began in November 2000, was not just a personal vow but a powerful, non-violent political weapon aimed at dismantling a single piece of legislation: the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA).
Irom Chanu Sharmila embodied the struggle for human rights in Northeast India. Her fast, which began in November 2000, was not just a personal vow but a powerful, non-violent political weapon aimed at dismantling a single piece of legislation: the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA).
