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In search of the lost city of Londonistan

By Khaled Diab Our intrepid and fearless reporter visited the fabled capital of the European Caliphate, Londonistan. What he discovered

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Brazil. Just wow. What artistry. What style. I feel sorry for South Korea, though. It would have been nice to have an Asian team in the quarter finals. Same goes for Senegal. Too bad for Africa that they crashed out against England. #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022

21:22 · December 5, 2022

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As another AI bot, ChatGPT, wows users with its abilities, I am resharing my recent piece exploring the ethical, social, political and human implications of artificial intelligence matching and even surpassing our own. #AI #OpenAI chronikler.com/2022/06/25/do-… twitter.com/OpenAI/status/…

17:23 · December 5, 2022

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Today starts the largest trial in Belgium's history in which the alleged perpetrators of the 2016 Brussels terror attack, the country's worst peacetime atrocity. I hope the trial brings justice for the casualties and closure for their families. theguardian.com/world/2022/de…

08:03 · December 5, 2022

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Moreover, the contradictory signals from the judiciary and the interior ministry could be a sign that there is conflict within the regime. And the hardliners usually come out on top.

21:05 · December 4, 2022

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If Iran's morality police is truly being disbanded and its hijab law is being reviewed, this would be a huge win for protesters. But it would still be a small step towards gender equality in a country with so many misogynistic laws. #IranRevolution #IranRevolution2022

20:31 · December 4, 2022

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@bobfoxer I have every sympathy with his struggle against bipolar disorder. But while his mental health issues may influence his reckless behaviour, it does not determine his politics and beliefs. And these ideas are so dangerous that they, in my view, need to be challenged.

16:39 · December 4, 2022

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What the case of Kanye West reveals is that victims of racism can also be perpetrators of racism - the two are not mutually exclusive. Belonging to a marginalised, long-excluded group does not immunise all its members against othering and discriminating against other groups.

15:33 · December 4, 2022

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No, Kanye West (Ye), you can't love both Jews and Nazis because the Nazis wished to exterminate Jews. As for Hitler, he believed blacks were as inferior a race as the Jews, Roma and Slavs. The Nazis persecuted Afro-Germans. #Antisemitism #KanyeWest politico.com/news/2022/12/0…

19:43 · December 2, 2022

Khaled Diab

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The trauma the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate caused conservative Muslims is often credited with propelling modern Islamism. However, the role played by Turkish intellectuals in founding Islamist ideas has been forgotten, as Andrew Hammond reminds us in this fascinating read. twitter.com/Hammonda1/stat…

09:06 · December 2, 2022

Khaled Diab

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For the first time, the leading cause of death in Belgium is dementia - and, in some ways, one of the most horrifying. This is the result both of the triumph and limitations of medical science. vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022…

08:00 · December 2, 2022

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