No time like the past; 16th-century China was swell, and 14th-century Africa wasn't bad either

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A panel of five scholars were asked by the New York Times Magazine whether there has been a single best time to be alive in the last thousand years. Author Thomas Cahill, Columbia University professor of English Ann Douglas, Princeton professor of religion Elaine Pagels, Harvard professor of sociology Orlando Patterson and Yale professor of history Jonathan Spence participated in the panel discussion. Their responses included as the single best times 1540 in Hangzhou, China, the period immediately following the American civil rights movement, the 18th century in Tokugaway, Japan, and 140-240 in Egypt, Rome and Jerusalem.

History, Interview, Millennium, World history, Scholars

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Monumental

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There is a large number of monuments to Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein,in Baghdad, Iraq, which only had two public monuments prior to Hussein's Baath party taking control. Figurative art has tended not to be shunned by Islam, but the human form was used in the Egypt of Gamal Abdul Nasser, and Iran during the Pahlevi dynasty. Hussein represents himself as Alexander the Great reincarnate. The Iraqi monuments have an unambiguous symbolism so that their message is understood.

Architectural services, Buildings and facilities, Portrayals, Monuments, Iraq, Hussein, Saddam, Baghdad, Iraq (City)

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The unfinished agenda of the partition

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Pakistan's obsessive desire to acquire Kashmir is the main bone of contention of its conflict with India. Since the Pakistan Resolution of 1940, Pakistan has continued its efforts to annexed Kashmir on the basis of the valley's geographical contiguity to Pakistan and the presence of a Muslim population. However, seceding Kashmir to Pakistan will result to possible separatist demands from the Muslims of West Bengal and will destroy the secular basis of the Indian state.

Political aspects, Pakistani foreign relations, Indian foreign relations, India, Pakistan, Kashmir (Region), Secession

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