Egypt would be much better off saving the sinking ship of the Nile Delta instead of building a white elephant Suez Canal II.
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The caliphate illusion: “Restoring” what never was
The tyranny of Arab secular dictators and destructive Western hegemony combined to enable ISIS to “restore” a brutal caliphate which never existed.
Promised lands and chosen peoples
Protestants are the chosen people and Western Europe and America their Promised Lands, according to Israelism and Christian Zionism.
For Buddha and country
The toxic Buddhist-Sinhala supremacism and triumphalism in Sri Lanka means the country’s fragile “peace” is just the prelude to another war.
How iSlam made the West cool
Those who fear Muslim influence should raise a glass to the Sultan of Style when they freshen up, don the latest fashions or enjoy dining out.
A brief history of Western ‘jihadists’
From Guy Fawkes and Lord Byron to Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell, Westerners have an ancient tradition of doing ‘jihad’ in foreign lands.
The reel story of Egyptian Jewry
In telling the story of Egypt’s vanished Jewish community, a new documentary sheds light on a forgotten chapter of history.
The Arab world’s missed opportunities
Early Arab rejectionism and division unwittingly helped to build Israel and to lose Palestine, with the Palestinian people paying the heavy price.
News of revolution (part I): How the nascent print media gave birth to Egyptian nationalism
The spread of print media in the 19th century played a profound role in shaping modern Egyptian nationalism and its quest for full independence.
Aanslag op Amerikaans consulaat in Benghazi valt niet uit de lucht
De aanslag op het consulaat in Benghazi was geen verrassing. De voortekens waren al lang zichtbaar.