“Western Civilization”: The Culture of Slavery vs. the Culture of Resistance

“Western Civilization”: The Culture of Slavery vs. the Culture of Resistance

‘They adopted our dressing fashion, and begun wearing the togas; little by little they were drawn to touches such as colonnades, baths, and elegant talks. Because they didn’t know better, they called it ‘civilization,’ when it was part of their slavery‘ ‘Inde etiam habitus nostri honor et frequens toga; paulatimque discessum ad delenimenta vitiorum, porticus…

The Dystopian Western World

The Dystopian Western World

As the second decade of the 21st century comes to an end, democracy and free speech no longer exist in the Western World.  In all its respects, Western civilization no longer exists. In the United States, which poses as the model for democracy, a presidential election has just been stolen in full view of everyone. …

Stealing from the Saracens: The Hidden Islamic Origins of Western Architecture

Stealing from the Saracens: The Hidden Islamic Origins of Western Architecture

Islamic influence on European cultural heritage is a thorny topic. Christian bigotry, the preference by academics for Western sources, and most recently Islamophobia, have all played a part in obscuring its role.  And so, it comes as something of a surprise, perhaps, to learn that Turks in Elizabethan London worked as tailors, cobblers, button-makers and…