Spring 2025

How Islam's European Elites Were Destroyed

A religious revival in Albania reveals a history of power and empire.

Apr 13

The Institution That Engineered a Culture

How science fiction built the Royal Society of Arts, Britain, and the modern world

Apr 6

The Conspiracy to Save the Ottoman Caliphate in India

How the union of two great dynasties (nearly) changed world history

Mar 23

How the Mongols Revived Islamic Civilisation

The Mongol invasions are blamed for Islamic civilisation's long decline. Is our understanding of history wrong?

Mar 16

The Lost Art of Research as Leisure

Where have the amateur researchers gone, and how do we bring them back?

Mar 9

Kasurian: A Magazine for the 21st Century

Why does Kasurian exist, and what can you expect from us?

Mar 2

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