Novedades

The history of Egyptology is often told as yet one more grand narrative of powerful men striving to seize the day and the precious artifacts for their competing homelands. But that is only half of the story. During the Golden Age of Exploration, there were women working and exploring before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. Before men even conceived of claiming the story for themselves, women were working in Egypt to lay the groundwork for all future exploration.

Nawal El Saadawi writes out of a powerful sense of the violence and injustice which permeated her society. Her experiences working as a doctor in villages around Egypt, witnessing prostitution, honour killings and sexual abuse, including female circumcision, drove her to give voice to this suffering. She goes on to explore the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and literature. Saadawi argues that the veil, polygamy and legal inequality are incompatible with the essence of Islam or any human faith.

Major Hillcrest faces the challenges of command as he loses not one but two soldiers Killed in Action (KIA) while commanding the battalion. Tensions are at an all-time high. How will the young Major hold up? Will there be more deaths? What about his “Commander from Hell,” LTC Slacker? Will Slacker finally get relieved of his command? Or will he fall victim to fratricide from his untrusting subordinates? Read on, my friends, and see how this 2-year emotional rollercoaster finally comes to a climactic end. From the author of COMBAT ESSAYS, AMERICAN HISTORY, A Veteran’s Perspective, and ...

Inspired by actual events, this powerful drama by David Serero takes audiences on a haunting journey through one of the most infamous trials in history. It examines the depths of human evil and the quest for justice. The play revolves around the trial of Adolf Eichmann, one of the principal architects of the Holocaust, who orchestrated the systematic murder of millions of Jews during World War II. Set in Jerusalem in 1961, the story follows the trial of Eichmann, a former Nazi officer captured by Israeli agents in Argentina and brought to Israel to face justice. As the courtroom drama ...