Islamic scholars leave no room for ambiguity when condemning terrorism. Brutality in the name of religion is categorically ...

From being forced to sit at the dinner table until every last Brussels sprout was gone to waiting in terror for Dad to come ...

The oubliette wasn’t designed to torture the body—it was designed to erase the person. Prisoners were lowered into deep stone ...

Medieval punishments are usually described as relics of a brutal past. In reality, many were never eliminated — only ...

If Israeli lawmakers sign the death penalty bill that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is proposing, they will be ...

In an age of fragmentation, the cumulative insights of philosophers, scientists, poets, and mystics offer a discipline of attentiveness—a path to think carefully, act justly, and remain open to wonder ...

In case of abuse, Before reflecting on that singular horror from decades ago, consider the unconscionable record of the ...

Archaeologists excavating a mysterious medieval cemetery in Wales have uncovered compelling evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community. The discovery of a possible ...

Across time and cultures, facial mutilation has been a preferred form of punishment for various crimes, but why?

Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Medieval 3, the next mainline game in its long-running strategy series. Unveiled at Creative Assembly’s 25th anniversary showcase, Total War: Medieval 3 is a ...

A Navy veteran is using her training in a new way. Instead of ships and radar screens, she is focused on fractions and eighth graders at Miami Norland Middle School in Miami Gardens. Chastaine Starke ...

For as long as societies have had to deal with crime, they’ve had to deal out punishment. In some, places, and situations the process was only meant to humiliate the guilty, but most of the following ...