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The strands of Arabia: how a people and religion were built on language

Language, poetry and syntax are inextricably intertwined with Arabian history – modern Arab leaders have tried to master its linguistic forms…

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The Austrian novelist had a feel for the mood of the streets – and spotted the warning signs of the…

By Paul Scraton

Artificial intelligence may represent a threat to our humanity – but it might also offer opportunities to enhance it.

By Tim Rogan

Pitts searches for a common identity among black people of African descent in Europe, visiting as many of their most…

By Musa Okwonga

In 1919, Walter Gropius established an art school in sleepy Weimar. Before long it had invented a new way of…

By Philip Hoare

The global influence of Maoism, from 1970s Zimbabwe to 1990s Peru.

By David Priestland

Parodied or neglected by critics, Iris Murdoch’s work has fallen out of fashion. But, 100 years after her birth, her…

By Leo Robson

This year Guardian contributors such as myself were advised to alter the language we use to write about long-standing environmental…

By Mark Cocker