Author name: Umar Draz

John Locke's political philosophy influenced Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence.

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, abolishing slavery in Confederate states.

The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.

Rabia bint Esmail al-Adawiya, born in humble circumstances and sold into slavery as a child, later settled in Basra where she attained great fame as a saint and a preacher and was highly esteemed

The standard cricket pitch is 22 yards (20.12 meters) long between the wickets.

Roosevelt used the term “United Nations” in 1942 to describe the Allies during World War II.

Francois Bernier was a French traveler and physician who traveled in India during the 17th century.

Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia by land area.

Big History studies history from the Big Bang to the present, integrating knowledge from cosmology, geology, biology, and human history.

After 9/11 attacks, the US demanded global support against terrorism, famously stating “you are either with us or against us.”