Two weeks ago Glenn Beck introduced much of the world to the word caliphate. Shortly after the Egypt uprisings began, Beck used two chalkboards to 'explain' what was happening there and went on to ...
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The Abbasids Islam's Golden Age
In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five ...
The ancient Greek historian Thucydides observed that there are two opposing human mentalities: the Athenian, always innovating, always venturing out to learn and acquire something new; and the Spartan ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
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