Why the Oracle of Delphi Still Beguiles
Phoebus Apollo, the sun god, had a good eye for an inspiring location. According to the Homeric Hymn to him
‘Jane Austen’s Wardrobe’ by Hilary Davidson review
In her fiction, Jane Austen rarely made use of descriptions of clothing. The contemporary reader was assumed to understand exactly
How the British Council Made a Soft Power Superpower
In 2021, the government’s Integrated Review – published with the title ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age’ – described the
3 Must-Read Books about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Blog by The Islamic Book Cafe on Dec 07, 2023 Islam is one of the world’s largest and most influential
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
‘Christianity brought much greater intolerance’ Peter Sarris is Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas was dead, to begin with. On 6 December 343, to be precise, in Myra, in present-day Turkey. But,
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
Nobody writes small books about the British Empire any more. Whether defending or deriding Britain’s long history of colonialism, the
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
On the morning of 6 November 1926, readers of the Detroit Free Press woke to sensational front-page headlines: ‘Sea Collegians
France’s Long March Against Racism
It is 40 years this December since the ‘March for Equality and Against Racism’ – better known as the ‘la
The Importance of Learning Qur’anic Arabic for Muslims
Blog by The Islamic Book Cafe on Dec 01, 2023 In the hearts of millions of Muslims around the world,
