# parallelhistories.org.uk > AI-optimized mirror of parallelhistories.org.uk containing 50 pages totalling 4,517 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://parallelhistories.org.uk/. Last updated: 2026-06-14T00:49:09.889Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [site-root.html](/content/site-root.html) (1 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Hindu/Muslim Conflict](/content/resources/hindu-muslim/index.html): Tension between Hindus and Muslims from India and Pakistan is growing. The states of India and Pakistan have attacked the treatment of each other’s minority communities, and they have a territorial dispute over Kashmir. This regional dispute has become international, with diaspora communities fighting each other, as happened in September 2022 in Leicester following a (252 words) - [Irish Music](/content/resources/the-peace-process-copy/index.html): At the heart of so many long standing conflicts are issues of competing national identity. Opposing political goals bring communities into conflict - but ultimately those can be negotiated. It’s harder to reconcile cultural conflict. In Northern Ireland, music, and musical celebrations play a huge part in reinforcing the cultural identity of nationalists and unionists. 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But recent court decisions have overturned affirmative action laws and in the wake of the 2020 elections, many states have enacted laws (266 words) - [Coursework](/content/extend_study/coursework/index.html): If you are teaching History at A Level, International Baccalaureate or Scottish Advanced Highers, this resource will help your students with any of: Coursework (Edexcel) Historical Investigation (AQA) Thematic study and historical interpretations, and the Topic Based Essay (OCR) Project Dissertation (Advanced Highers) Historical Investigation (IB) The presentation: maps out the historiography of the conflict (99 words) - [Israel-Palestine Teacher Resources](/content/overview/israel-palestine-teacher-resources/index.html) (21 words) - [Ebook: Empire Overview](/content/overview/ebook-empire-overview/index.html): Printable Resources Download our source pack here: What was the impact of the British Empire Source Pack (29 words) - [Treffen de Joodse gewapende groeperingen schuld aan het vluchtelingenprobleem dat ontstond in 1948 in Palestina?](/content/overview/1948-in-palestina/index.html): Toen de Britten het mandaatgebied Palestina verlieten in 1947 braken er gewapende conflicten uit tussen de plaatselijke Arabische en Joodse bevolking. Tegen het einde van deze oorlog was meer dan de helft van de Arabische bevolking hun huizen ontvlucht, om nooit meer terug te keren. Zijn de Joodse gewapende krachten verantwoordelijk voor het ontstaan van (119 words) - [User Information](/content/register/6-months-access/index.html) (465 words) - [Isolationism vs Internationalism](/content/overview/isolationism-vs-internationalism-2/index.html) (22 words) - [Diana, Head of History from a school in Northern Ireland](/content/post-testimonials/diana/index.html): 'Thank you so much for taking the time with our pupils this afternoon, they loved it so much! I was so pleased to see them get more confident as the time went on, so I’m so excited to see them develop as our partnership grows!' (74 words) - [Joseph Stalin](/content/resources/joseph-stalin/index.html): Stalin’s historical reputation has waxed and waned perhaps more than anyone else’s. In the West he has been a foe in the 1930s, a friend and ally in the 1940s, and a foe again at the end of World War Two. At home he has been seen as both a tyrant and a national saviour; (245 words) - [Did the US Civil War result in freedom for African-Americans?](/content/overview/civil-rights-movement-ebook-copy-copy/index.html) (28 words) - [What has driven the pursuit of freedom in the US?](/content/overview/freedom-usa/index.html) (28 words) - [Caroline](/content/post-testimonials/caroline/index.html): 'Many thanks for hosting a brilliant workshop today. The girls were delighted with themselves and really appreciated the learning feedback hugely.' (41 words) - [Israel – Palestina: een lange geschiedenis…](/content/overview/israel-palestina-een-lange-geschiedenis/index.html): Deze video richt zich tot leerlingen en leerkrachten die willen kennismaken met de geschiedenis van de regio op lange termijn perspectief. 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(42 words) - [Coursework](/content/extend_study/coursework-2/index.html): If you are teaching History at A Level, International Baccalaureate or Scottish Advanced Highers, this resource will help your students with any of: Coursework (Edexcel), Historical Investigation (AQA), Thematic study and historical interpretations, and the Topic Based Essay (OCR), Project Dissertation (Advanced Highers), Historical Investigation (IB) The presentation: maps out the historiography of the conflict (104 words) - [lesson-sitemap-xml.html](/content/lesson-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [wpc-quiz-sitemap-xml.html](/content/wpc-quiz-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [post-news-sitemap-xml.html](/content/post-news-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [course-sitemap-xml.html](/content/course-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [sdm_downloads-sitemap-xml.html](/content/sdm_downloads-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [team_members-sitemap-xml.html](/content/team_members-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [cat-extend-study-sitemap-xml.html](/content/cat-extend-study-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [wpc-module-sitemap-xml.html](/content/wpc-module-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [HOW TO TEACH CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY](/content/teacher-training/index.html) (97 words) - [Log In](/content/login/index.html) (14 words) - [What was the impact of the British Empire?](/content/resources/what-was-the-impact-of-the-british-empire/index.html): The impact of the British Empire is a contentious topic among historians. In the C19th and first half of the C20th most British people believed their Empire was beneficial to its subjects. But in the last half century views of the Empire have become much more critical. The question is complicated by the fact that (275 words) - [post-event-sitemap-xml.html](/content/post-event-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [post-sitemap-xml.html](/content/post-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [page-sitemap-xml.html](/content/page-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [post_tag-sitemap-xml.html](/content/post_tag-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [resource-sitemap-xml.html](/content/resource-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [category-sitemap-xml.html](/content/category-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [post-testimonials-sitemap-xml.html](/content/post-testimonials-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [memberpressproduct-sitemap-xml.html](/content/memberpressproduct-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [overview-sitemap-xml.html](/content/overview-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [cat-overview-sitemap-xml.html](/content/cat-overview-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [extend_study-sitemap-xml.html](/content/extend_study-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [Pay Parallel Histories](/content/register/isolationism-vs-internationalism/index.html) (494 words) - [cat-testimonial-sitemap-xml.html](/content/cat-testimonial-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) - [When History Becomes a Battleground, Everyone Loses](/content/history/when-history-becomes-a-battleground-everyone-loses/index.html): The recent decision by the British Museum to remove the word Palestine from several of its displays may seem, at first glance, like a minor curatorial adjustment. 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