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Where were they, and where are they now?

I was surprised to discover that only a very small number of companies have managed to retain their status as the “most valuable companies” over the past thirty-six years, from 1989 to 2025. This observation shows how circumstances chan ..

07 /January 2026

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Ethics as a success measure

Ethics plays a vital role in shaping human thinking and strengthening a sense of belonging to humanity as a whole. However, the concept of ethics differs across regions, historical periods, and cultures. Because of these differences, it became nece ..

06 /January 2026

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Diwan and dustur

Historians do not agree on a specific date for the establishment of direct Arab-Islamic rule over Iran (Persia), even when such rule was exercised by local families of Turkish or Persian origin. What is known is that the Islamic conquest of Persia ..

05 /January 2026

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What does Shlomo Sand’s book say?

The prominent Israeli historian Ilan Pappé stated that it is important to understand that the Zionists who established the State of Israel were largely secular until the 1970s. Their aim was to modernize Judaism, not to create a religious st ..

04 /January 2026

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Ahmad’s bakery and Venice coffee

A funny story has been widely shared online, supposedly told by the owner of a bakery in a working-class neighborhood in Cairo. He says he has spent almost his entire life in the bakery, and its smell has become a part of him. Over the years, he ha ..

01 /January 2026

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Things seem promising, but journey is still long

THE first thing that impressed me in Lebanon was one morning in 1956, while I was in my room in Bhamdoun. I watched the clouds gently drifting into the “ghoutita” (a type of rain cloud), as if they were saying “Bonjour” (goo ..

31 /December 2025

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