Beauty and the bleat
By Khaled Diab Are Saudi Arabian beauty shows for goats as weird and outlandish as they seem? 23 November 2009 Can a man kill a goat armed with little more than his eyes? Well, the US military seemed...
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The fall of Egypt’s symbol of progressive Islam
By Osama Diab Joining itself with an authoritarian regime caused harm to the millennium-long history of al-Azhar University. Thursday 12 May 2011 al-Azhar in Cairo. ©Khaled Diab “[Egypt] didn’t change...
View ArticleMuhammad: separating the man from the myth
By Khaled Diab As a clash of idiocies erupts over the depiction of Muhammad in an obscure Islamophobic film, it’s time for a sober look at the man behind the prophet. Friday 14 September 2012 A cask by...
View ArticleUgly discrimination in the face of beauty
By Khaled Diab The curious case of Arab men reportedly deported for being “too handsome” demonstrates that the beautiful can also be the victims of discrimination. Friday 10 May 2013 Imagine a land...
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How iSlam made the West cool
Those who fear Muslim influence should raise a glass to the Sultan of Style when they freshen up, don the latest fashions or enjoy dining out. Friday 31 May 2013 Medieval Muslim ‘jamming’. Image: Yorck...
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The self-fulfilling prophecy of the Sunni v Shia myth
By Khaled Diab Like in Syria and Iraq, the conflict in Yemen is not sectarian. But political profiteers and jihadists are turning it into a self-fulfilling prophecy. In the 1960s, Sunni Saudi Arabia...
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Smashing the Arab world’s glass ceiling
By Khaled Diab Arab women are not waiting for others to empower them, they are doing it for themselves. Over 40 are on the list of the most influential young Arabs. Wednesday 6 May 2015 Despite Arab...
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Omar Sharif: Actor without borders
By Khaled Diab The late Omar Sharif was living, breathing, walking proof that there is nothing inherently irreconcilable between the Middle East and the West. Friday 24 July 2015 In a world where the...
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Orientalism for kids
By Khaled Diab Despite the racism contained in Tintin and other classic children’s tales, I believe that children should be exposed to them. Tuesday 3 November 2015 My son’s long-standing love for...
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In search of the lost city of Londonistan
By Khaled Diab Our intrepid and fearless reporter visited the fabled capital of the European Caliphate, Londonistan. What he discovered was shockingly, surprisingly, confoundingly, almost...
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