while the symbol of the swastika is most frequently associated with Hitler and Nazis during World War II, and is still used by neo-Nazi groups, the symbol itself has a much longer history.
In Reclaiming the Swastika, Mukti Jain Campion reports on calls to reclaim the symbol from its Nazi links and restore its origin as an ancient symbol signalling good luck. The word swastika comes ...
You might want to ban it at a political rally." "What happened under the swastika will become ancient history. Only at the point will it fade and its original meaning might rise." "In the context ...
and 'swastika' was never used by Hitler, people will understand within 30 seconds what they are looking at." Ira Spar, a professor of history and ancient studies, including biblical studies ...
Days after the design appeared, it was replaced with an "anti-swastika" print. The swastika is an ancient symbol said to have represented good fortune in almost every culture in the world.
"The Nazi symbol glorifies one of the most hateful ideologies in history - its public display ... The world loved the swastika - until Nazis stole it The chilling day the swastika flew in Britain ...
Swastika motifs can be found in items carbon-dated to 15,000 years ago on display at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine as well as on artefacts recovered from the ruins of the ancient ...