At the start of Lent, men dressed as rampaging creatures pursue women through medieval villages. The families who maintain these traditions are sceptical of change, but increasingly female revellers w ...

Data by the Human Sciences Research Council shows that more than 35% of women over the age of 18 in South Africa have experienced physical or sexual violence, while the country's femicide rates are ...

Wardship was an integral part of medieval feudalism—common wherever people had wealth to pass down, Sykes explains. It gradually became codified, evolving into “a practice shaped by law but also by ...

This medieval fortress stands directly on the shoreline of Lake Garda in Sirmione, Italy. Thick stone walls surround the castle and extend into the water. The structure once protected the town and ...

Women Biopics have demonstrated that strong female narratives can command both critical acclaim and commercial success across ...

The plight of the national team after being accused of treachery by a regime mouthpiece is harrowing, and it’s just one ...

Every artist dreams of being adjectived, which is a word I just verbed and my spell check refuses to acknowledge -- much like ...

The community prepares meals for retreats, cooking the same foods they themselves consume, following closely to the principles of the doctor of the Church as they offer hospitality to souls.

Women in the political arena can be a very potent transformative force. I know this firsthand from almost 50 years in the challenging field of politics. In this long odyssey, the women who changed me ...

Some people seem to be determined to fight – or, rather, not to fight – the last war. But Iran is not Iraq, and it is ...

As with much late-medieval faith, things were complex and there clearly was a hunger for a relationship with Christ, even if ...