Dear all, Upon inheriting the Looking Glass from our predecessors, we identified a number of key issues. Firstly, there were simply not enough articles being published, due both to a lack of submissions from the school community and limited responsiveness from the previous Academic Team. Secondly, the Looking Glass had not been advertised or explained effectively enough to the wider school community. As a result, we plan to implement a more consistent and engaging stream of articles on the Looking Glass. As part of this initiative, we are looking to recruit a select group of keen writers from across the lower school who would be willing to produce one high-quality piece of writing, discussion, or media each month for publication on the Looking Glass. We believe this will be hugely beneficial both to the school community, which will gain access to a wider range of opinions and viewpoints, and to prospective writers, who will be able to reference their experience contributing to the Look...
IBRAHIM CHAUDRY The immediate international and government reaction after witnessing the devastating intentional destruction of cultural sites, libraries and ancient architecture by terrorism in Mosul and Palmyra throughout the last decade seems straight-forward and inevitable: outrage mixed with defiance. However, when assessing whether an attempt should be made to reconstruct Ancient Greek architecture, often damaged through Ottoman Empire weaponry, as was the case with the Parthenon in 1687, the response is significantly more complicated; the dilemma of satisfying the aesthetic appeal for tourists exploring beautiful architecture with the archival appeal for historians is difficult to overcome, all whilst trying to ensure revenue is maximised and costs minimised. The merits of any reconstruction project can only be judged on its initial purposes. Assuming that the process isn’t being undertaken to urgently prevent further damage to a sculpture or building, the three general aim...