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ONLINE Only: Time to Stop Pawning the Palestinians

By hijacking the Palestinian cause, the non-Arab world has perpetuated the conflict for its own regional standing. The Arab world must reclaim it There was a time when it was accurate to

July 21, 2010

Features·Iran·Israel·Middle East

ONLINE Only: The Mavi Marmara Metaphor

The Gaza flotilla incident tells us much about the state of the alliance between Islamists and leftists in Europe

July 6, 2010

Features·Iran·Israel·Middle East

The Honorary Ottoman

Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East by Bernard Lewis

June 22, 2010

Books·Faith·Iran·Islam·Israel·Literature·Middle East

A Dangerous Artist to Know

Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane by Andrew Graham-Dixon

June 22, 2010

Art·Books

The Answer Lies in the Soil

The Making of the British Landscape by Francis Pryor

June 22, 2010

Books·Literature

Jottings of a Journeyman

The Lost Books of The Odyssey by Zachary Mason

June 22, 2010

Books·Literature

A Tale of Two Presidents

'In the Old World, a leader is criticised — and quits — for being too emotional. In the New World, a leader is criticised for not being emotional enough'

June 22, 2010

European Eye·Germany·Obama·Politics·US Politics

Let My Pieces Sing

'Perhaps it was Philidor's prodigious musical intuition that somehow gave him a special insight into how the chess pieces should be harmonised'

June 22, 2010

Chess

Life, Synthia, But Not as we Know It

The latest work on synthetic cell creation by Craig Venter raises serious questions about bioethics

June 22, 2010

Cosmos·Science·Technology

High-Stake Fakes

If you think that painting hanging in a dark corner of your house is worthless, think again

June 22, 2010

Art

Tajikistan: In Search of the Yeti

'The Tajiks are unnervingly friendly. They take the Islamic injunction of hospitality with grave seriousness. The hungry often sacrifice their only cow for a backpacker with a camera, and the regime has

June 22, 2010

Dispatches·Eastern Europe·Russia

Bahrain: Women Drivers Welcome Here

'Hadija laughs as she describes how Saudi women, once over the bridge connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, elbow their husbands out of the driving seat to take command of the wheel.'

June 22, 2010

Dispatches·Faith·Gender·Islam·Middle East·Social Affairs

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