Iran has learned from the 2025 war and from the US how to leverage its strength. From Trump’s forced “takeover” of the Panama Canal from…
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Tag: Historical Middle East Biographies
By Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis is the doyen of western historians of the Middle East. This is his memoir. Written in an engaging language in 2012 at the…
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King Tutankhamun
4 Nov is undoubtedly the most significant centenary for 2022. On this date 4 Nov 1922, Howard Carter discovered stone steps. Stone steps in the…
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Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal
The recent Suez Canal blockage prompted me to reread this excellent history of its creation. It took 15 years to cut this 100-mile-long canal. Written…
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