June 2018
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Review: The Spy Chronicles
Omar Ali posts Hamid Hussain’s review of The Spy Chronicles, a transcript of conversations between a former ISI chief and a former RAW chief, a book neither memoir nor theory,…
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World War 2’s impact on the racial balance of the world
Prompted by an interview with Akala on his book Natives, X.T.M argues that the Second World War forced the West to share power with non-white peoples, that the West is…
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Results of 2018 Reader Survey
Razib Khan reports the 2018 reader survey: among 104 respondents the modal South Asian reader is an Indian, Hindus are modal but non-religious readers are common, about 95 per cent…
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The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch
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Drinking (alcohol) During Ramadan
Omar Ali, citing Shahab Ahmed, notes that alcohol is prohibited in Islam yet part of Islamicate culture, then surveys how access ranges from strict bans in Saudi Arabia and Iran…
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Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Omar Ali reviews Jack Weatherford’s very sympathetic, easy-reading account of Genghis Khan and his descendants, and argues that Temujin refutes the idea that individuals do not matter in history, noting…
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Sri Lanka, Tamils, Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing?
Sbarrkum disputes accusations of genocide and ethnic cleansing against Sri Lanka’s government, citing 2012 census figures that most Sri Lankan Tamils live in Sinhalese-majority areas, and arguing the LTTE pushed…
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Dallas area teen wins National Spelling Bee
Razib Khan congratulates Karthik, from the Dallas area, on winning the National Spelling Bee, and Venkat, from Northern California, who won the National Geo Bee.
