By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
By the ninth century, influenced by the Christian idea, Islam and Judaism each had their own Antichrist figures who would come at the end of history.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Martha García and a group of representatives from organizations of people with disabilities meet in a Mexico Supreme Court chamber with Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz and Justices Lenia Batres and Yasmín Esquivel. © 2025 Jenny Bautista/Human Rights Watch When Martha García, a young disability activist and student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, heard the Supreme Court planned to change a legal precedent that could weaken the right of people with disabilities to engage in the democratic process, she decided to act. On October 13, the Court was expected…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Chinese paramilitary police at the Beijing airport prepare for the departure of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 20, 2018. © 2018 Greg Backer/AFP via Getty Images (Seoul) – Chinese authorities since 2024 have forcibly returned at least 406 people to North Korea, where they are at grave risk of persecution and ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said today.The Chinese government’s forced return of North Koreans puts them at high risk of torture, wrongful imprisonment, sexual violence, forced labor, and possible execution, in violation of international human…
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By Mags Lesiak, PhD Researcher in Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge
Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using it against their victims.
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By Kathy Hartley, Senior Lecturer in People Management, University of Salford
Many of us will have experienced the rage that comes with being badly treated at work – and maybe even felt the instinct to pack up and leave. Bad bosses, belittling treatment or poor pay could be behind these kneejerk emotions. But, while most employees swallow their anger and get back to work, some walk out in a way that tells their employer exactly how they feel. Welcome to the world of “revenge quitting”.
Unlike “quiet quitting”,“ where workers stay…
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By Helen E. Nuttall, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, Lancaster University
Hearing involves more than just the ears – it’s intimately connected to how we think and feel. A recent study has shed light on the possible links between hearing, emotion, and cognition by investigating misophonia, a condition where someone experiences an extreme emotional response to particular sounds.
If you’ve ever felt inexplicably furious at the sound of someone chewing or clicking a pen, you might have some insight into what people with misophonia experience. The triggers can be sounds made by the…
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By Ligin Joseph, PhD Candidate, Oceanography, University of Southampton
Across India, torrential rains over the past few months have swallowed an entire village in the Himalayas, flooded Punjab’s farmlands and brought Kolkata to a standstill. This all happened in a monsoon season in which total rainfall was technically only 8% above normal.
Climate change is not simply making India’s monsoon wetter. It’s making it wilder – with longer dry spells and more extreme downpours.
The Indian summer monsoon, which delivers about 80% of the country’s annual rainfall, usually…
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By David Cook, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Nottingham Trent University
In a world increasingly dominated by digital platforms and ephemeral content, these little plastic figures can remind us that tangible artefacts still matter.
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
Donald Trump has posthumously awarded the rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US.
In an emotional ceremony at the White House on October 14, Trump told his Kirk’s widow Erika that her husband “was a martyr for truth and for freedom … From Socrates and St. Peter, from Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, those who change history the most — and he really did — have always risked their lives for causes they were put on earth to defend.”
Martyrdom has a long and successful history in US political mythology.…
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By Lynn Hilditch, Lecturer in Fine Art and Design Praxis, Liverpool Hope University
The biggest Lee Miller show since 2007, this new exhibition tells her complex story through 250 modern and vintage prints, including previously unseen images.
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