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Autumn 2026
Sleep After Toyle: The Three Lives of Joseph ConradExile, sailor, novelist: Conrad foresaw the 20th century—and still helps us understand our own.
A Son of Two SoilsThe story of how Ottoman reformers and Jadid intellectuals like Hashim Shayeq tried to help build a modern state and literary culture in Afghanistan.
How Morocco Built an Automotive IndustryMorocco built an automotive export industry through public investment organised around foreign manufacturers, though its success has yet to generate comparable opportunities across the wider economy.
Beyond Fear & Subversion: Muslims Negotiate Western Public Life25 years after 9/11, a new generation of Muslims are negotiating their place in Western public life.
The Rise & Fall of New AtheismWhere did the New Atheists go? A story on the life and death of one of the first internet-driven cultural movements.
The Liberal & Socialist UmmahsManarism and Qutbism, the two competing wings of ‘Islamism’, are both descended from the liberal and socialist faiths of Europe.
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