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How did Tunisia's revolution (and Arab Spring) begin?
I am asking because the most cited reasons are not that convincing:
The self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi: He was neither the first nor the last to self-immolate himself.
Poverty: Prices more than ...
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From Twitter: When did Islamic literacy fall behind?
This morning I found this interesting question from verified Twitter user Iyad el-Baghdadi.
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Question to experts (and good researchers). My impression is that
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Does the Ottoman Empire count as a colonial power?
Their role in the Middle East and North Africa was pretty similar to that of the French and British, who succeeded them. The French and British rule of their areas is generally called colonial rule, ...
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Which countries actually played a part in the foundation of the UN [closed]
I'm doing a presentation on the influence of countries outside Europe in the foundation of the United Nations, I think China had some influence but I'm not sure!
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Was the religious and cultural diversity a core structural cause of the Ottoman Empire's decline?
To what extent did the bureaucratic structure of the state that were required to sustain the Ottoman’s wealth and power undermine (damage or weaken) the foundations of the Ottoman state in the late ...
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Why did Christianity disappear in North-Western Africa?
During Roman times North-Western Africa had a thriving Christian community, giving birth to Saint Augustine and a long lasting heresy. This is similar to many Christian communities of the time, from ...
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