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Women's rights in independent Tunisia
In 1956, Tunisia gained independence and soon gave new rights to women

The 'Cyprus Emergency'
In 1955, a paramilitary group called EOKA rebelled against British colonial rule

Oslo's anti-racism demonstration
In 2001, an anti-racism rally was held in Oslo after a teenager was murdered by neo-Nazis

The L'Amicale Four
A Mauritian man jailed for two decades shares his story of what happened in Port Louis

The nuclear mango deal
On 2 March 2006, India and the United States finalised a controversial nuclear deal

Casablanca: Making one of Hollywood’s greatest movies
In 1942, one of the most famous movies of all time, Casablanca, was released

How Rang De Basanti inspired a generation
Rang De Basanti was released in 2006 exploding onto the cultural landscape

I starred in Pan’s Labyrinth
In 2006, a Spanish-language film became a cult classic and took the world by storm

My father directed Seven Samurai
In 1954, the movie Seven Samurai was released, directed by Akira Kurosawa

Triumph of the Will: A Nazi propaganda film
In 1934 one of the most controversial propaganda movies ever made was filmed at Nuremberg