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Turkish history
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Forgotten battlegrounds of World War One: The Balkans and Eastern Europe
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A war that killed at least 15 million people began with two quick gunshots in the Balkans . The fighting of World War One began in the B...
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
A review of “Islam” (audiobook)
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“ Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him . He has the Most Beautiful Names.” – English translation of The Quran, Surah 20:8 Is...
Monday, August 16, 2021
A review of PBS’s “Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World”
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The Arab Revolt against the rule of the Ottoman Turks … When people hear the phrase “World War One,” they usually think of Europe . But it...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
A review of “Islam: Empire of Faith” (PBS Empires)
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“ ˹He is˺ Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him , the Lord of the Mighty Throne.” – English translation of The Quran, Surah...
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Forgotten battlegrounds of the Cold War: North Africa and the Middle East
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If there's ever been a peaceful period in Muslim history, the Cold War was not that period … If there's ever been a peaceful per...
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