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Trump is terrible but Europe and the Middle East have racism too

By Khaled Diab Outside America, Donald Trump has provoked near universal outrage and dismay. However, Europeans and Middle Easterners must

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A new Tembo for an old museum

As Belgium’s revamped Africa museum prepares to re-open its doors, Christian Nielsen checks out its glistening new restaurant. 

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The human wrongs of the Holocaust

A new museum in Belgium seeks to make the Holocaust relevant for contemporary visitors by placing it in the wider context of human rights.

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Congo’s colonial ghost

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Khaled Diab’s tweet nothings

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Beyond the preserving effects of Egypt's dry climate, the sheer concentration of archaeological sites and artifacts is largely down to the mindboggling longevity of Ancient Egyptian civilisation. I explored the reasons for this longevity here: chronikler.com/middle-east/eg…

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16:01 · January 27, 2023
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It sometimes seems that you can't go far in Egypt without stumbling on major new archaeological finds. Although a Roman-era city would be considered ancient in most places, this 1,800-year-old town is closer to our times than to the age of the pyramids. newarab.com/news/egypt-arc…

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08:01 · January 27, 2023
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'Mass consumerism' is not the correct term because it mistakes cause with effect. Instead, we should refer to it as 'mass productionism' because people overconsume mainly because the economy overproduces, and if people consumed radically less our current system would collapse.

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08:46 · January 26, 2023
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Today an even more brutal tyrant lords it over a ruined country brought to its knees by a corrupt and incompetent regime. The dreams evoked by the revolution may be in a state of shocked paralysis and suspended animation but they will never die. #Jan25 #25january

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17:17 · January 25, 2023
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In an exercise of supreme hope and ultimate despair, Egyptians rose up against a corrupt dictator and toppled the tyrant but not the military junta behind him. A dozen years and a tsunami of state violence and repression later, these hopes lie in tatters. #Jan25 #25january

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17:16 · January 25, 2023
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You mean like the Belgian prime minister who famously thought the Marseillaise was the Belgian national anthem? Plenty of native-born citizens are ignorant of their country's history and reject the values taught in these courses. Why are they exempt from "integration"? twitter.com/gandrade80/sta…

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20:20 · January 24, 2023
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The Flemish Christian Democrats CD&V want to slap a 'nationality test' on top of the 'integration' one that already exists. One was bad but having two is vindictive. Born citizens don't need to prove a thing, so why should immigrants? This is not about integration but exclusion.

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07:56 · January 24, 2023
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Farha means Joy in Arabic, yet the main character in the Netflix film of the same name experiences little of it. By presenting the Nakba from the perspective of an ordinary girl caught up in extraordinary circumstances, the film succeeds in humanising this collective trauma.

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22:17 · January 23, 2023
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The 17-th century Dutch experimenter who first viewed sperm under a microscope not only did not understand his discovery but was so grossed out that he wished his findings would be destroyed. Moral: This is what happens when a person comes too soon @Salon salon.com/2023/01/02/the…

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20:12 · January 22, 2023
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A great writer relates the fraility of the human condition and the fragility of the human mind in powerful and touching prose. Strength to you, Hanif Kureishi, as you embark on your physical rehabilitation. May your mind remain as sharp as ever. twitter.com/Hanifkureishi/…

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07:51 · January 22, 2023
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