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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

Bernard Lewis and the non-existent clash of civilisations

Bernard Lewis was the orientalist scholar of choice for American neo-conservatives. His dangerous ‘clash of civilisations’ theory was not only wrong but caused enormous damage in the Middle East.

Eid: Caught between spiritual oasis and consumerist paradise

Despite having acquired some 21st-century trappings, Eid al-Fitr’s mix of religion and revelry is centuries old.

Millet in the Middle East: Disunity in diversity

The Middle Eastern practice of assigning a faith to every citizen and a separate court system for each religion promotes division and sectarianism.

ISIS and the mash of civilisations

Counterintuitive as it may sound, ISIS is proof that the clash of civilisations is a myth. The reality is that interests clash, while cultures mix.

How can refugees invade Europe without invaders?

Any objective observer can see that the refugees of today are not the invaders of history. So why are so many Europeans afraid of refugees?

Taking stock of the post-Ottoman Middle East

As the post-Ottoman order crumbles around us, would the Middle East would have been better or worse off had Turkey remained neutral during World War I?