15 stories tagged with #colonialism, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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Zuleikha Al-Shayeb: Woman the French dropped from helicopter to her death, By Owei Lakemfa
The French, following its revolution in 1790, gave humanity the enduring slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” They are ideals worth dying for; but the same French turned out to …
Why the American Colonists Rebelled
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a speech delivered on May 28, 2026, at the “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Reenactment at The Heritage Foundation. Britain’s seve…
The Pacific is full of diversity but some people want to make themselves whiter
Skin bleaching and lightening products are widely sold in Tonga, which is part of a region with a long history of colourism.…
French Parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code that classified humans as property
The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing the Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across…
The West only discovers property rights when the landowners are white
Zimbabwe is compensating European farmers. The original dispossession goes unrecognised.…
What to Make of Morocco’s Most Famous Anti-Colonial Hero?
A century later, the meaning of Abd el-Karim and the Rif Rebellion is still up for grabs.…
'There is a genuine political will to restitute cultural heritage'
OP-ED. Following the final passage of the cultural heritage restitution law in France on May 7, CNRS researcher Catharine Titi examines its legal and archaeological implications th…
On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife – podcast
One way to pay for wildlife conservation is to allow the rich to bag a few animals for high prices. But critics see this approach as an exercise in neocolonialismWritten and read b…
‘It’s broken English’: Jamaica’s ministers joust over language ban in parliament
The parliamentary rule that only English – and not Jamaican – is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy, and postcolonial identity…
Why did people from South Asia have so little contact with Australia before colonialism?
Pro-Palestine protest held at oldest colonial building in South Africa
To commemorate the Nakba, protesters in Cape Town staged a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians.…
As France passes law on returning loot, should China pop the champagne?
While the law should make returning artefacts easier, it sets high standards of evidence which may be hard to meet.…
The Greater Second World War: Global Perspectives
The Greater Second World War (“Greater”) argues to advance W.W. II scholarship by widening both the time frame (beginning in 1931 and running into the mid-1950s) and the geographic…
Is capitalism fuelling today’s wars? Varsha Gandikota & Jason Hickel
Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla asks political economist Jason Hickel if Global South states can take back their sovereignty.…
HistoriCity | Colonial lens to Republic’s viewfinder: Evolution of photography in India
Some colonial-era photographs did little, for instance, to conceal the paternalistic attitudes underpinning their production | India News…