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Hans Henrik Fafner

Fafner is a regular critic in Ny Tid. Residing in Tel Aviv.
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The legacy of Atatürk

The man who founded Turkey as a modern state in 1923 did so on authoritarian grounds. Thus, Erdogan and Atatürk are just two cubits out of one piece, claims Halil Karaveli.
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The fear of the invisible

Behind both Islamic State and right-wing groups, exactly the same mechanisms act as a driving force, points out German author and journalist Carolin Emke. In her book, she draws on the great perspectives.
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Over-matured economy

In his new book, Allan Nasser takes a useful account of the myth of the United States as the country where anyone can realize their dreams.
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Empire mercenaries

Andrew Thomson has written a captivating book about how Western imperialism has changed in the post-World War II era.
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The big thinker is pulled out of the mole bag

A new biography of the Arab 1300 number historian Ibn Khaldun has recently been published. Is he now getting his renaissance?
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The Holocaust trauma never ends

Personal experiences turn into a thought-provoking film about trauma and stereotypes.
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The scary sound of religion

Fanaticism and extremism arise the moment religion is detached from its cultural and historical background.
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USA: God's own country

Wise and well-written analysis gives us answers as to why the United States so often misunderstands the rest of the world.
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A thought-provoking and certainly probable explanation for the subsequent developments in the Arab world

Secularists and Islamists played on the same team before the powerless and vain President Nasser sowed animosity and strife, the new book claims.
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