The birdsong of Nazi propaganda that shook Europe
The former Nazi social engineering complex known as Vogelsang Ordensburg offers us a timely reminder of how vulnerable democracy can be in the face of extremist ideology.
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History
The misinterpretation of Salman Rushdie and The Satanic Verses
Decades after the release of The Satanic Verses and the calls for his death which followed it, Salman Rushdie remains one of the most wildly and widely misunderstood contemporary writers in the English language.
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When a Christian king and a Muslim caliph united against their common foes
Despite the official holy war between Islam and Christendom, Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne exchanged lavish
Read moreThe clash within civilisations
The “clash of civilisations” has been massively overblown. It’s blinded us to the fault lines which lie within cultural groups.
Read moreHillary Clinton’s curse of the pharaohs
Hillary Clinton seems to suffer from the age-old pharaoh’s curse afflicting women seeking to lead a nation.
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