Cultural adornments: How clothes fashion identity and mask bigotry
By Khaled Diab The clothes we wear speak volumes about our individual and collective identities. However, the history of fashion
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A recipe for mashing civilisations
By Khaled Diab The migratory history of foodstuffs and cuisines reveals that our dinner tables, like our societies, are both
Read moreHow not to make Europe great again
By Khaled Diab A new alliance of Italian, Polish and Hungarian far-right parties promises a renaissance that will make Europe
Read moreAncient Egypt: A pyramid scheme that worked
By Khaled Diab Spanning some three millennia of recorded history, Ancient Egyptians built a state to last. What was behind
Read moreDefining tyranny: Hitler, a dictionary and the death of a Jewish Arabist
The world’s best-known Arabic dictionary started off as a Nazi propaganda project and cost a young Jewish scholar her life. It’s time Hedwig Klein received the posthumous recognition she deserves.
Read moreMemory lanes: The smell of childhood and lemons in Cologne
By Christian Nielsen Rows and rows of the now iconic 4711 bottles arranged in the display window of Cologne’s famous
Read moreThe unlikely demonisation of Salman Rushdie
By Khaled Diab Salman Rushdie made a very unlikely target for the fury of conservative Muslims, which is why the
Read moreSpain’s Pegasus sports car is no myth
By Christian Nielsen To see modern Spain’s flourishing design and innovation landscape today, it is hard to imagine a time
Read moreA 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.
Read moreThe road less travelled – part II: Overwhelmed at Overloon
As Christian Nielsen takes the road less travelled this summer, he uncovers the volatile, violent past hidden under the tranquil, peaceful present of the Dutch village of Overloon.
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