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The Iranian Revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران, romanized: Enqelâb-e Irân, pronounced [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn]), also known as the Islamic Revolution (Persian:...

Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and...

The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to the various nations and states in the regions of Europe, North America, and Oceania. The...

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin: [ˈnːae̯.ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey /ˈpɒmpiː/ or Pompey...

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. As of 2022,[update] marriage between same-sex couples...

A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The...

The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu) abbreviated SJ, also known as the Jesuits (/ˈdʒɛʒu.ɪts, ˈdʒɛz(j)u-/; Latin: Iesuitæ), is a religious order...

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, c. 583/584 – 644) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination...

Baghdad (/ˈbæɡdæd, bəɡˈdæd/; Arabic: بَغْدَاد [baɣˈdaːd] (listen)) (Kurdish: بەغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world...

The Kushan Empire (Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία Κοσσανῶν; Bactrian: Κυϸανο, Kushano; Sanskrit: कुषाण वंश; Brahmi: , Ku-ṣā-ṇa; BHS: Guṣāṇa-vaṃśa; Parthian: 𐭊𐭅𐭔𐭍...

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve...

Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (/ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/), was an American singer, songwriter...

Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively...

The Nabataeans or Nabateans (/ˌnæbəˈtiːənz/; Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈‎ Nabāṭū; Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبَاط‎, al-ʾAnbāṭ, singular النبطي‎, al-Nabaṭī; compare...

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Uthman Abi Quhafa (Arabic: أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَبْدُ ٱللهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ, romanized: Abū Bakr ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUthmān Abī...

A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate...

Assyrians are an indigenous Middle-Eastern ethnic group native to Mesopotamia in West Asia. Modern Assyrians descend from their ancient counterparts, originating...

Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology which was the main communist movement throughout the 20th century. Developed by the Bolsheviks, it was the state...

Bath (local pronunciation: [baːθ]) is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after...