Tag Archives: rudolph valentino

catherine: her and thou

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dave

The occasion was Catherine the Great’s triumphal tour of the Crimea, the longest, most lavish, most expensive boating party in world history. The Empress showed off the wonders of her realm, and they were many indeed. But were they real … Continue reading →

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element of surprise

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dave

Indeed, for a historian who can establish himself in the past and not the future, the world’s development is full of surprises: in religion, in politics, in social attitudes, there are sudden, almost electrifying, shifts nad changes that would, were … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Alvin Toffler, Christopher Hitchens, Futurology, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Malthus, Mark Steyn, Pierre Auguste Renoir, rudolph valentino, World population growth | Leave a comment

a prophet armed: don’t mess with the man

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Dave

Not one to mice words. Mohammed the prophet became Mohammed the general: Islam is the only one of the world’s great religions to have been founded on the Sword as well as the Word… “Why do you not adore the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged abu-Bakr, abu-Talib and Mohammed, Ayman Kandeel, Edward Said, Hilary Clinton, Iman Mubarak, Islam Origins, Kaaba Black Stone, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mahmoud Abdelghafar, Mohamed Morsi, Mohammad Fneish, Mohammed Morsi, Moutim Tribe, Muslim Brotherhood Egypt, Rafik Hariri, rudolph valentino, the Kaaba | Leave a comment

a maverick pharaoh

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dave

Where’s a maverick pharaoh when you need one? A monotheist and worshiper of the sun god Aten, Akhenaten created a religious revolution. Was he an idealist, a reformer, a visionary, or a megalomaniac? …If we fast forward, the so called … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Amenhotep II, Amenhotep III, Field marshal Hussein Tantawi, Hosni Mubarak, Jean-Francois Champollion, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, mahmoud abbas, MK Israel Hasson, Mohammed Morsi, Pablo Picasso, Paul Newman Exodus, pharaoh akhenaten, rudolph valentino, Sami Annan Chief of Staff Egypt, sun god Aten, Theda Bara, Thutmose III | Leave a comment

the caravan continues its route

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Dave

There has always been an attraction of the Middle East for the Western World. Its an odd relationship with an aesthetic all its own.But it is based on an intentional and violent distortion of Arab society that is pervasive throughout … Continue reading →