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Exiles often have conflicting feelings about their adoptive society, and Edward Said was no exception. As a Palestinian in the United States, he recognized the country’s pervasive racism and violence, but he also knew its educational system made his career as a renowned and prosperous thinker possible. His life was indeed filled with paradoxes and contradictions. He was one of the twentieth century’s most influential anti-colonial writers, who mostly studied his colonizers’ literature; a proponent of Palestinian liberation who wrote in English and mostly for English-speaking audien...

Country Life Trending: The NGS was hit by Covid-19 last summer, but the signs suggest that the 2021 National Garden Scheme openings should go ahead as usual. Annunciata Elwes takes a look at some of the highlights. The return of National Garden Scheme (NGS) openings is definitely a factor in our hopes for a summer far better than 2020’s, which brought about a hiatus for the scheme for the first time in nearly 90 years. This year’s 3,500-strong leafy throng includes 358 newcomers, of which five are returning favourites. In Shropshire, Elizabethan Pitchford Hall was one of the original...

NATURE  RSPB Strumpshaw Fen is a great spot for a walk or for birdwatching. - Credit: Eastern Daily Press © 2016 6. RSPB Strumpshaw Fen This peaceful nature reserve is located along the River Yare and is a birdwatcher's paradise. Take a pleasant walk round the reedbeds, woodlands and orchid-rich meadows, with a number of trails to choose from of varying distances. Upcoming events there include Strumpshaw's Brilliant Bug Ball Family Trail and pond dipping. It is open daily 9.30am to 5pm (£4.50 adults, £2.50 children or free for RSPB members, first child and under-fives) and can see the f...

NATURE  RSPB Strumpshaw Fen is a great spot for a walk or for birdwatching. - Credit: Eastern Daily Press © 2016 6. RSPB Strumpshaw Fen This peaceful nature reserve is located along the River Yare and is a birdwatcher's paradise. Take a pleasant walk round the reedbeds, woodlands and orchid-rich meadows, with a number of trails to choose from of varying distances. Upcoming events there include Strumpshaw's Brilliant Bug Ball Family Trail and pond dipping. It is open daily 9.30am to 5pm (£4.50 adults, £2.50 children or free for RSPB members, first child and under-fives) and can see the f...