Author: ommaykhyr

The museum of immigration was a very moving and eye opening experience. I did not realize how vast the extent of the French colonial empire was prior to going to this museum. There were many countries and regions that I didn’t realize were colonized by France. The most interesting thing to me was the amount … Continue reading Museum of Immigration and Grand Mosque 

The area that we were living in in Barcelona was one that showed many parallels to the “Anarchism and the City” book.  There are wide wealth gaps in Urban centers, but seeing the wealth gaps in the population of the neighborhood we were in was astonishing. As we stepped onto the street, there was a … Continue reading Barcelona and the Parallels to the Revolutionary Period from 1898-1937

In this blogpost , I will be discussing the deportation memorial , watching transatlantic , and the experience of being in Marseilles with these two perspectives.  We watched a tv show called Transatlantic which highlighted the story of Jewish people and others facing persecution from the Nazi government. These people were forced to leave their … Continue reading Deportation Memorial

Date of Visit: May 10th 2024 Author: Ommay Khyr  When we looked at the Palace of Versailles we saw an official state building that was not being used anymore. The National Assembly was still being used. The stark difference in access to these buildings shows how different the ideals that these buildings are built on … Continue reading Visit to National Assembly