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Sicily, off the tip of Italy, was once at the peak of human culture. Now it is a slow spiral of litter-ridden decline.

"Postcolonial theory came to prominence during a period of massive political defeats for the Left… [But in universities] there is a mass base for what we might call oppression studies…"

This essay, by the late Edward Said, from the April 26, 1980, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on the Middle East, click here for information on how to acquire individual access to the Archive--an electronic database of every Nation article since 1865.

Like Christianity, Europe's history is one of migration. Both have strong roots in the Orient and in cultures thousands of years old. Cultural historian Bernhard Braun invites us on a journey of discovery

Salman Rushdie has been an outspoken defenders of writers’ freedom of speech. NDZ STAR MAX IPx/AP   The Chautauqua Institution, southwest of Buffalo in New York State, is known for its summer lectures – and as a place where people come seeking peace and serenity. Salman Rushdie, the great writer and influential public intellectual, had spoken at the centre before.

Sadly, Salman Rushdie is overwhelmingly identified (by some) with anti-Islamic sentiments. Write Professor Vijay Mishra The Chautauqua Institution,

Writer Salman Rushdie has been under a fatwa for more than 30 years. He’s set to recover from a shock stabbing last Friday in New York.

Treating all people of colour as ‘victims’ is patronising and wrong.

Ibn Tumart is considered the spiritual founder of the Berber dynasty of the Almohads in the twelfth century. His once revolutionary ideas sent shockwaves through the entire Arab world, ultimately resulting in violent tensions. By Mohamed Yosri

فرض الفكر التكفيري الطائفي عام 2003 هدم اركان العراق كان من الممكن من النظام العراقي السابق ان يجنب العراق الكوارث. فمنذ اوائل ثمانينات القرن الماضي كان لعبة طيعة بيد امريكا واستراتيجيها التدميرية للمنطقة العربية الاسلامية. لقد دخل النظام في ايلول 1980 حربا عبثية مع ايران لمد�...