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 moreDespite the official holy war between Islam and Christendom, Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne exchanged lavish
Read moreBy Khaled Diab The clothes we wear speak volumes about our individual and collective identities. However, the history of fashion
Read moreBy Khaled Diab The migratory history of foodstuffs and cuisines reveals that our dinner tables, like our societies, are both
Read moreAtheists are widely misunderstood by many Arabs and Muslims. There are those who believe us to be Satanists or that
Read moreBy Khaled Diab Israel will not lift its blockade of Gaza until Hamas is removed from power, but Hamas will
Read moreIn these polarised times, the social, political and cultural influence and fluid identities of Arab Jews and Jewish Arabists is largely forgotten when it should be commemorated and celebrated.
Read moreBy Khaled Diab A decade after Egyptians rose up against Hosni Mubarak, the counterrevolution appears victorious in the political domain.
Read moreBy Khaled Diab Events following the fall of Hosni Mubarak reveal that the Egyptian regime is on the path to
Read moreBy Khaled Diab Decades of unprecedented population growth have played a significant role in Arab regime repression, the two main
Read moreWhen Arab revolutionary dreams turn into anti-revolutionary nightmares, the fortunate ones find safety abroad. But with exile comes unprocessed trauma, guilt, fear and painful yearnings for home.
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