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...public view behind high-walled screens and curtains within the home. It is all the more remarkable then, that during the reign of the fourth Mughal Emperor Jahangir, real power was known to be exerted by his favourite wife, Nur Jahan. Born to a Persian family, Nur Jahan was brought to court as a widow in 1607, to serve as lady-in-waiting. Reputedly very beautiful, she...

...public role, and more freedom than in most other cities. Although they did not have the vote, Spartan women were allowed by law both to inherit and to bequeath land, which was unknown elsewhere in Greece. In the early 4th century BCE, women owned about 40% of Sparta’s agricultural land. Girls had access to education and women had freedom of movement. In addition,...

...rights in Australia. [A mural reflecting the struggle for Aboriginal land rights in Australia] Take it further Material Conflicts: Parades and Visual Displays in Northern Ireland Neil Jarman, Berg Displaying Faith Neil Jarman, Institute of Irish Studies Drawing Support: Murals in the North of Ireland Bill Rolston, Beyond the Pale Publications - a series of three titles...

...enabling people working in the public sector and schools to better understand the identities and needs of different communities. In this film, Dr John Maiden interviews Riaz Ravat, Deputy Director, about its work. Transcript These OpenLearn materials are an adapted extract from the Open University course DA332 Religion and global challenges in the past and present....

...1932 pamphlet) in a variety of areas. In this way the EMB should be seen not as a momentary flash in the pan, but rather as embedded in wider trends towards marketing Empire, and towards the increasing scope and dynamism of public relations efforts by British public bodies in general. The BBC established an Empire service in 1932, and the British Council opened in 1934....