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The history of the organs in the Cistercian Abbey in Kraków-Mogiła has not been studied so far. The article elabo-rates this topic based on the results of an archival query. Most of the sources used are preserved in the Cistercian Archive in Mogiła. Examining them, the author discusses the history of instruments in the monastic church and in the former St Bartholomew church. On the basis of the sources, it was stated that at least in the 18th century the monastery church was equipped with two pipe organs. This fact has not been pointed out so far by researchers. The following article is supplemented by archival photographs.
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The so-called Śiva Vāman image from Mansar is presently placed in the National Museum, New Delhi. There are several controversies on its religious identification. Earlier scholars were of the opinion that it is a Buddhist deity but later, many scholars have identified the image as a śaivite Brāhmanical deity. This religious controversy still continues about Mansar site i.e. Hidimba hill/MNS 3 where the so-called Śiva Vāman was discovered. The present paper is an attempt to trace the religious identity of the controversial figures from the Mansar by investigating the religious identity of the brick structure and the images obtained from Hidimba hill/MNS 3 from Mansar.
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This paper focuses on the political implications of the arms trade and transfers related to the conflict in Yemen, wishing to emphasize the nature and the impact of arms exports to states involved in on going military conflict to both the outcome of the military intervention as well as to the international norms regulating arms exports. Labeled as ‘the forgotten war’, the conflict in Yemen has failed to raise sufficient international attention as to amount for the scale of the humanitarian and political disaster that encompasses the country and negatively impacts the evolution in the region. Although the legitimacy of the conflict has generated a considerable amount of legal and academic debate, which was doubled by the numerous international organizations drawing attention to the worsening humanitarian situation, these actions have failed to produce enough momentum such as to consistently alter national practices related to arms exports and to determine a collective response under UN auspices.
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