World of the Book: Celebrating 20 Years will be exhibited until 17 May 2026, State Library Victoria, Dome Galleries, Level 4; ...

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Egyptian thinker and professor of Islamic philosophy and modern Arabic thought, Ali Mabrouk, died early on Sunday afte r a short battle with illness. He was 54. Mabrouk, one of th ...

Revd Bola Oyeledun is a retired Methodist minister who has experienced the adventures of life, its intrigues, associations ...

These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in ...

Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in an age of book bans, how powerful stories — and reading — can be.

It is typically issued by a Mufti—an Islamic scholar with deep expertise in the Quran, Hadith (Prophet’s sayings), and ... Khomeini accused Rushdie of blasphemy in his book The Satanic Verses and ...

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There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...