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If you want to know what is happening in the Middle East, the football stadium is the place to be Oct. 8, 2026 10:25 AM
In the world’s most authoritarian region, football terraces have become an important arena for criticism of those in power, and for the struggle for freedom.
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Utopian communities inspired the first Norwegian emigrants June 17, 2026 9:31 AM
Norwegian emigrants to America were motivated by the Harmonists, a Pietist movement that practised communal ownership, lived in celibacy, and became the wealthiest community in North America.
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How an overlooked plague epidemic changed the Ottoman Empire Sep. 19, 2025 11:41 AM
In the shadow of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, hundreds of thousands died of the plague in Istanbul. The epidemic has been completely overlooked in history. Until now.
