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A horse drawn wagon transports poppy wreaths representing the 85 units of the British Expeditionary Force passes Buckingham Palace in London as it travels from Hyde Park Barracks to Wellington Barracks in London on August 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/JUSTIN TALLIS
by Amir Taheri | Aug 20, 2014 | Book Reviews, Lifestyle & Culture
This year thousands of ceremonies across the globe will mark the centenary of the First World War, an occasion that has already inspired hundreds of new books and countless essays. While in military terms the Middle East was regarded as a sideshow in the Great War,...
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by The Majalla | Jan 10, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine
When I was spending summer afternoons copying Arabic lettering off the blackboard at Oxford University’s Oriental Institute, I would often catch myself staring out of the dull, aluminum-framed windows. Where were the sweeping skylines pricked with minarets, the...
