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The Wahabi Republic of Pakistan

http://www.dw.com/en/the-wahabi-republic-of-pakistan/a-16191055

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Why the Indian Soldiers of WWI were Forgotten

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33317368

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Taj-Mahal

http://www.history.com/topics/taj-mahal

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Why Pakistan is Replacing English with Urdu

http://time.com/3975587/pakistan-english-urdu/

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Armenian Genocide Memorial

Here is a YouTube clip from the Conan show where is assistant visits the Armenian Genocide Memorial and reflects on what her family as well as other Armenian families went through.  I thought it was nice because you could really … Continue reading →

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Princess Ashraf of Iran

Here is an article on Princess Ashraf and her life. She died this past January.  

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Arab Nationalism from German Volk

“Faced with masses of people who had not chosen to be Arabs, the Arab nationalists developed a doctrine that denied them any other choice… Increasingly their nation resembled the German Volk, a natural nation above all human volition, bound by the … Continue reading →

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German Ideas reemerging

‘One nation, one state, one leader’ — frightening slogan at Tel Aviv protest German “One Nation, One State, One Leader” campaign coming back in Tel-Avi rally, taken on August 10, 2014.

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Ataturk Quotes

I found Ataurk’s top 25 quotes and some of them are quite interesting. Here are a few: 1)Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women. 2) I have no religion, and at times I wish all … Continue reading →

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Ashraf Fayadh’s Death Sentence

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/02/palestinian-poet-ashraf-fayadhs-death-sentence-overturned-by-saudi-court (Article from United Kingdom’s “The Guardian”) This is a story I mentioned previously in Islamic Civ I, where a Saudi poet was accused of apostasy due to his poetry and was sentenced to death. Apparently his lawyers argued that his … Continue reading →

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