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
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On the high-tech path to destruction
By Khaled Diab Rather than humans becoming enslaved by robots, machines have become the new slave or serf class, with
Read moreLiving robots and the meaning of life
By Khaled Diab The advent of ‘living robots’, or biobots, not only poses grave risks for which we must be
Read moreThe caliphate illusion: “Restoring” what never was
The tyranny of Arab secular dictators and destructive Western hegemony combined to enable ISIS to “restore” a brutal caliphate which never existed.
Read moreHow iSlam made the West cool
Those who fear Muslim influence should raise a glass to the Sultan of Style when they freshen up, don the latest fashions or enjoy dining out.
Read moreHacking away at Arab and Israeli stereotypes
Cyber attacks on Israel shock those who see Arabs as backward, but there are less hostile ways to hack away at mutual stereotypes.
Read moreThe power of Palestinian ingenuity
Outsiders are more likely to associate Palestine with statehood-pending than patent-pending, but innovation is crucial to building a better future.
Read moreIs Europe not working?
The chair of a leading multinational claims that Europeans do not work hard enough and do not value work enough. I beg to differ.
Read moreThe truth about Arab science
Can we look forward to a boom in Arab science or will poverty, bureaucracy and religion be insurmountable obstacles?
Read morePaved with good inventions
The bumpy road to innovation in the Arab world is paved with good inventions that never see the light of day.
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