The Quran, like all foundational religious texts, is a tangle of ambiguities and mysteries, to which endless annotations can be, and are being, written.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Cecilia Ergueta
'The Art of the Qur'an,' a Rare Peek at Islam's Holy Text - The New York Times - 0 views
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So wide was the fame of the 11th-century Baghdad artist Ibn al-Bawwab (“son of the doorman”) that his signature was routinely forged
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When a Mongol army laid waste to the city in 1258, his life was spared so that he could work for the new rulers,
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Sketchbook Attributed to van Gogh Pits Scholars Against a Museum - The New York Times - 1 views
How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth - The New York Times - 0 views
Volkswagen Abruptly Parts Ways With Historian Who Chronicled Its Nazi Past - The New Yo... - 1 views
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Science - Scientific American - 1 views
A Single Migration From Africa Populated the World, Studies Find - The New York Times - 0 views
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" A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)"
The Middle East: The tragedy of the Arabs | The Economist - 0 views
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slam, or at least modern reinterpretations of it, is at the core of some of the Arabs’ deep troubles. The faith’s claim, promoted by many of its leading lights, to combine spiritual and earthly authority, with no separation of mosque and state, has stunted the development of independent political institutions.
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But religious extremism is a conduit for misery, not its fundamental cause (see article). While Islamic democracies elsewhere (such as Indonesia—see article) are doing fine, in the Arab world the very fabric of the state is weak.
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Economic stagnation bred dissatisfaction. Monarchs and presidents-for-life defended themselves with secret police and goons. The mosque became a source of public services and one of the few places where people could gather and hear speeches. Islam was radicalised and the angry men who loathed their rulers came to hate the Western states that backed them. Meanwhile a vast number of the young grew restless because of unemployment.
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Martin Indyk Explains the Collapse of the Middle East Peace Process - Uri Friedman - Th... - 1 views
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Indyk somehow retains hope for a peace deal. For all the stasis and backsliding over the past two decades, he argues that the Palestinians have made some strides over the years. Instead of rejecting Israel, they've accepted its right to exist. Instead of practicing terrorism, Abbas's Fatah party has embraced non-violence. Palestinian officials have come to terms with acquiring a demilitarized state encompassing only 22 percent of historic Palestine as part of a two-state solution.
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On the Israeli side, Indyk added, annexing the West Bank and its 2.5 million Palestinian Arabs, as some Israelis on the right are calling for, is antithetical to Israel functioning as a democratic, Jewish state. If it remains democratic under this scenario, then the Palestinians will constitute a majority of the population. If it remains Jewish, then the Palestinians will be stripped of their rights.
Hollywood Is Giving Up on Comedy - John McDuling - The Atlantic - 0 views
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While fewer Americans are going to the movies, it is a totally different story in many other parts of the world, where cinema is booming. Non-U.S. moviegoers accounted for about 70% of global box office receipts last year (which hit $35.9 billion) compared to about 63% in 2007.
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Emerging economies are responsible for most of that growth, and there is plenty of room for more, because there are significantly fewer cinema screens per capita and lower ticket prices
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But the emerging world enthusiasm for Hollywood films does not extend to comedies, or at least not relative to its love of action movies and animated films.
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