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Teaching about colonialism in the classroom

24 March 2026 · Professor Leigh Gardner, Professor Tirthankar Roy, Professor Mohamed Saleh
Race equity
Various photographs from colonial times including of a train, ship and the British flag.
Sustainability
Shark lying at the bottom of the ocean
Society
An illustration of men working a loom in pre-industrial revolution times.

The struggle for freedom and democracy in the Middle East

23 September 2025 · Professor Fawaz A Gerges
Politics
Arab Spring protests and Arab leaders

Bonds of freedom: the long fight beyond abolition

23 September 2025 · Dr Jake Subryan Richards
Race equity
Two enslaved people holding a baby
Race equity
Rainbow flag with the word Desi and photos of South Asian activists

What really went wrong in the Middle East

19 March 2024 · Professor Fawaz A Gerges
Politics
What went wrong in the Middle East
Society
Soldiers in trenches