Last month, education and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai returned to her native Pakistan for a short visit. The 20-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner gave a brief speech about her homecoming and the state of girls’ education in Pakistan and...
Benazir Bhutto was born in 1953 to a political family: her father was the former premier of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in comparative government, followed by a degree in international law and diplomacy....
Pakistani human rights and education activist, Malala Yousafzai, has had quite the busy week last week. She was named a U.N. Messenger of Peace, which is an honorary title conferred by the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres. 19-year-old Yousafzai is the...
Have you ever seen a Venus figurine? They’re some of the most famous figurines in prehistory – and they are strikingly similar to this figurine, which was crafted thousands of years after the Venuses. Standing at just over three inches tall, this figurine...
The commemoration of the centenary of the First World War in Britain can seem to be everywhere. On 31 May, the BBC broadcast live the service of remembrance for the Battle of Jutland, and on 1 July, we were overwhelmed by events marking 100...
