In The Merchant of Venice 1936, which comes to The Lowry next week, Shakespeare’s harsh plot snaps into place against this backdrop. Shylock, its anti-hero, is a Jewish moneylender who becomes ...

Tara Bhawalkar, 86, a prominent Marathi scholar, advocates for female representation and critical thinking in literature amid ...

We may be well into 2025 by now with Aurat March just around the corner, but Pakistani men – and a generous portion of their devoted sidekick Pakistani women – will be pleased to know that patriarchy ...

Some of the responses to our last article made us realise that easy access to information need not always be the enemy of a ...

Once, books were cherished companions, offering solace and insight across the spectrum of human emotions — joy, sorrow, ...

In an era when the tactile pleasure of turning a page is swiftly being replaced by the tap of a screen, the age-old adage ...

Mr Aedann See, 19, and his sister Deanna, 25, have both won the Molecular Frontiers Inquiry Prize. Read more at ...

Uncanny presenter Danny Robins puts himself (and his hair) on the line, braving winds of up to 90mph to see if he can explain ...

Before Google went public in 2004, people used to search for information differently: they flipped through encyclopaedias, read books and newspapers, asked professionals, or gathered gossip.

The institute presents specialised publications on both tangible and intangible heritage, featuring dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and comprehensive studies that enhance the documentation of Arab ...

A remote farm in Bury has become the subject of national intrigue after featuring on the BBC’s hit paranormal investigation series Uncanny, presented by Danny Robins. The chilling episode, which ...