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Performing for Napoleon: Production Quarrels at the Paris Opéra
Read more: Performing for Napoleon: Production Quarrels at the Paris Opéraby Elisa Cazzato Those who have familiarity with the work backstage in a theatre or dance production will know that […]
The destruction of ‘un- Islamic’ edifices by ISIS and the Taliban
by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first time in office (1996–2001), the Taliban destroyed edifices on the basis that they were ‘un-Islamic’ and/or ‘beacons’ for polytheists (mushrikin).…