SAUDI ARABIA
March 2016
The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has declared chess haram — but he needs to remember that the game was born in the Muslim world
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May 2013
‘I am bemused by those vociferous critics of Mrs Thatcher who weren’t even alive when she was in office’
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April 2013
‘The Athens shopping mall is full of young people buying the latest mobile phones and gadgets. So much about this recession remains confusing’
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May 2011
Book review of Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Michael Korda
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