Le nazioni mobili dei mongoli
Tante volte si tende ad identificare popoli come i mongoli quali "feroci barbari" provenienti da terre lontane; basterebbe fare un passo indietro e ricordarsi delle caratteristiche di quel suolo per…
Il senso dell’onore per Genghis Khan
Uno degli aspetti più caratteristici di Genghis Khan fu sicuramente il profondissimo senso dell'onore, particolare che vedeva il suo apice con una domanda: "Come hai lasciato il tuo Khan?" L'unica…
Jamuqa with Genghis Khan
Jamuqa, the demonic angel of Genghis Khan
One of the most important and least celebrated figures of the Mongolian epic. Without Jamuqa's contribution, we would probably never have known Genghis Khan. The life Jamuqa was born, on…
The epic of Genghis Khan
The epic story of Genghis Khan according to the "Secret story of the Mongols", a book that tells the first steps of the most incredible conqueror of all time; (Friday…
“The reluctant fundamentalist” by Mohsin Hamid
An incredible text that we could talk about for hours. Mohsin Hamid's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is without a shadow of a doubt the novel that best analyzes how the world…
My term paper: “The decolonization of minds”
4 years ago I wrote my essay, so long after, I propose it to you again through the 5 books to which I entrusted. Unfortunately in Italy it is no…
Suhayr al Qalamawi, The First of Egypt
Dedicating a whole week to the women, it seemed right to us to start from what, in a certain sense, was the "First woman of Egypt". Suhayr al Qalamawi was…
Tahia Halim, Nubian expressionist
Let's go back to talking about art with another incredible artist capable of uniting Africa and the Arab world. Tahia Halim was without a doubt one of the best ever…
Asmahan, the tormented diva
Let's go back to talking about music, with one of the greatest divas in the history of the Arab world, perhaps second only to Umm Kulthum and Fairouz for elegance…
Bourguiba and the Palestine
One of the most interesting chapters in the whole Tunisian history. The approach of President Habib Bourguiba was without a shadow of a doubt one of the most interesting ever…
