The word Utopia comes from greek eu topos, literally, not any place or no place. Since the dawn of times or more possibly, since human beings became sedentary and started to live in the messiness of cities disconnected from nature, man has been haunted... (read more)

The word dystopia originates from greek dys- which means bad, abnormal and difficult, and -utopia which means something like any perfect place. The word is the opposite of utopia, that is, the presentation of a repressive world controlled by an all powerful... (read more)

1984 is one of the most important dystopian novels of all times. the novel is a critique of totalitarian regimes that has strong resonances in our contemporary world. The first film adaptation of 1984 was a BBC production directed by Rudolph Cartier... (read more)

Albert Chinualumogu Achebe is a Nigerian-born writer, poet, professor, literary critic and author of one of the most important and best selling... (read more)

Contrary to popular belief, religious diversity in the arab world is very strong and Palestine is not an exception. Not all arabs are Muslims and not all Muslims are arab. In the case of Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank), the majority of the population... (read more)

Real Madrid football club has more than a century-long history in which it has won a significant number of major tournaments and trophies: 72... (read more)

La Masia is a country house next to FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium that was built in 1702. The building has been used for different purposes during... (read more)

With today's hat-trick against FC Granada, Messi becomes the top scorer in the history of FC Barcelona with 234 goals, two more than the previous... (read more)

Yes there are. Actually, Persian Jews are among the oldest inhabitants of present day Iran. Their presence in the country goes as far back as to... (read more)

The Jewish community in France goes as far back to the 4th century AD under the reign of Charlemagne to the present. At the moment, the Jewish population of France reaches 500.000 members. This is actually the third largest population in the world, after... (read more)

The British National Health System was created by British labour party politician Aneurin Bevan in 1948, after the II World War in order to provide... (read more)

The Copts are the largest religious Christian minority in Egypt. The name derives from (Hut-Ka-Ptah) which means Egypt and is one of the few the names of given to Memphis, the capital ciy of Egypt in ancient times. At present, the Copts represent a 14-15%... (read more)

Spanish tortilla is a delicious and nutritious dish and very easy to cook. I'll give six simple steps to cook one for 2 people (although if cut... (read more)

Fabrice Muamba is a 23 year-old congolese football player that plays for Wolverhampton Wonderers in the English Premier League. He has played for... (read more)

The Spanish 15M movement is an umbrella term to describe the multitude of popular protests that arouse in Spain in May 15th 2011 in response to increasing effects of the economic crisis and a disenchanment with the current bi-partisan political system.... (read more)

Postcolonialism is a critical discourse inscribed in the current of postmodernity, that emerged as a critical challenge to the cultural inheritance of European colonial and imperial rule. Initially, postcolonialism was born after decolonisation in the... (read more)

Freddie Mercury, the singer of famous rock band Queen, was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar (which now belongs to Tanzania) to a Parsi family that... (read more)

The preterite tense is pretty much similar to the past simple in English. That is to say, it is equivalent to the verbs used in English that end in -ed in its regular forms (stopped, accepted, alllowed), or in an iregular ending as in ate, went, came,... (read more)

Bashar el-Assad belongs to the Alawi religious group which is a branch of the Shia-muslim religious group. For years they were a marginalised group in a Sunni-dominated Syria until French colonial rule pushed members this minority into government positions.... (read more)

Marc Bolan was an influential British glam pop singer and leader of the powerfully influential pop band T-Rex. Marc Bolan died on September 16... (read more)