Merry Muslims at Christmas
Despite fears of an anti-Christmas jihad, many ordinary Muslims enjoy getting into the spirit of the season.
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When you’re a collector… don’t give too much away
Collecting may seem like a harmless hobby but it allows others to gather a whole lot more about us than we let on or probably even know.
Read moreMultilingualism: The power of Babel
Speaking foreign languages broadens our horizons and can act as an antidote against toxic xenophobia.
Read moreMake diplomacy, not war
The world is paying the price for Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s foiled attempts to reform the United Nations into an effective force to resolve conflicts.
Read moreThe West’s hidden tribalism
Tribalism and sectarianism afflicts Western societies too. So why is that they seem to be tearing the Middle East apart?
Read moreArabic: The language of confusion?
If an Arab says he’ll kill you, don’t worry – he wants to buy you dinner. Whether Arabic dialects are a single language is political, not linguistic.
Read moreDe lijm die België bijeenhoudt
De nationale voetbalgekte verbergt de realiteit dat België al twee staten is. Ik gebruik mijn stem als lijm die kan helpen om België samen te houden
Read moreGlueing Belgium back together one vote at a time
With Belgium little more than a hollow shell, I’ll be using my vote as a squirt of glue to help hold the collapsing country together.
Read moreSyria’s Sunni v Shi’a myth
Insisting falsely that the Syrian conflict is sectarian will tear the country apart once Assad is gone and place the Alawite minority in grave danger.
Read moreSeeing the world through new tongues
Being monolingual can be limiting, so why not learn another language and get a new perspective on the world?
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