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London- Sarah Tamimi As this piece is being written, the reported number of Palestinians killed by Israeli raids has exceeded the 8000 margin and is continuously rising. The Israeli raids on Gaza resumed on the 7th of October after Hamas’s military brigades launched an attack on Israeli territory, taking several Israeli civilians and hostages and […]
The west won the cold war, but cannot and should not impose its distinct values on other world civilisations. Samuel Huntington, in an elaboration of his “Clash of Civilisations” essay published in 1993, argues that the west can only flourish in a more hostile world by abandoning its universal aspirations. This article was originally published […]
Christopher Hitchens reflects on his friend and foe Christopher Hitchens, Emran Qureshi This article has originally published in Bidoun. Vanity Fair columnist and Middle Easternphile Christopher Hitchens first met Edward Said in 1976. Here he discusses their combative friendship with Emran Qureshi Emran Qureshi: So this is a special issue dealing with icons, and… Christopher Hitchens: Oh […]