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Impressions of a Middle East - Past and Present

Showing posts with label East-West relations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label East-West relations. Show all posts
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dealing with the Refugees in the Middle East

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"There is no humanity in diplomacy," said a commentator on television recently when discussing the Syrian crisis. Indeed, many ...
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Monday, February 25, 2013

Adelard of Bath

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“In my judgment certainly, nothing at all dies in this sensible world... for if any part of it is released from one conjunction, it do...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

The House of Wisdom and the Perfect Storm of Knowledge

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Western civilization will often point to the intellectual advances of the ancient Greeks and Romans as the cornerstone of its own scienti...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

St. Francis and the East

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St. Francis (1181-1226) is one of the most well-known figures in Christian history. He is most renowned for his love of animals and natu...
Saturday, August 6, 2011

'The Baptized Sultan'

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Most people are aware of the impact of Islamic Spain on the European history. The role of Andalusian philosophers, mystics, and translators...
Saturday, February 28, 2009

"We are better than Them"

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"White smoke drifted up from a fog machine... A sound system played...anthems - deep male voices booming to a marching band'...
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John Bell and John Zada are two Canadians of Middle East origin who have had a lifelong fascination with the Middle East. A diplomat and a writer respectively, they have both spent more than two decades living and working throughout the region in various capacities. Here they pool their knowledge, insights, and experiences to generate and enliven new perspectives on the region, and project new ideas regarding human development as related to the Middle East and beyond.
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