Four books that explain why the world is burning

Our ancestors managed the land with controlled fires that reduced the accumulation of dry wood and vegetation. Not doing so means we now have giant fuel stores. Sometimes, the old ways are the best

Osama Esber

Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Shake-Up

[caption id="attachment_55253544" align="aligncenter" width="4252"] Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu performs during a concert in Riyadh on March 9, 2017.Saudi Arabia's "Paul McCartney" took to the stage…

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The Christian Origins of Mothering Sunday

[caption id="attachment_55253105" align="aligncenter" width="3651"] Rose window stained glass in the San Camillo Church in Milano, Italy. This wonderful "gothic rosone" was created by an anonymous…

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Making Syria’s ‘Cries’ heard

[caption id="attachment_55253103" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: President, HBO Documentary Films Sheila Nevins introduces the New York Premiere of Cries From Syria at…

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Baghdad — A City in Verse

by Joseph Braude* Iraq’s 1,251-year-old capital was built by a Muslim empire that held the torch of civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries of the Common Era. In the thirteenth century…

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