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Why did the Industrial Revolution Happen in the West?

By: Imad Alrawashdeh When the Industrial Revolution occurred in the 19th century, it marked a turning point, not only in the global distribution of economic and developmental powers but also in the international political and military hierarchies. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the West leaped ahead of its rivals in Asia, Africa, and the Arab […]

The Untrue Notion of “Post-Truth”

By: Imad Alrawasheh “Post-Truth” was a term of interest and heated debate among Western journalists, researchers, writers, and politicians back in 2016. At the time, it was declared the word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary. The term reflects a general political mood experienced by Western democracies which had just witnessed an unprecedented rise […]