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Syed Amir on the centuries‐old roots of President Erdogan’s move

As the world confronts the Coronavirus, Syed Amir offers a look back at the Spanish Flu outbreak

Syed Amir on the classical poet who is still remembered in the vibrant literary scene of Iraq’s capital

Syed Amir on Begum Sahiba Durre-i-Shahwar Sultan, the Ottoman princess who married into the wealthiest family of the Muslim world

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Syed Amir on an American traveler in the Subcontinent at the height of the British Raj

Syed Amir examines what was at stake as religious fanatics attacked the brilliant heritage of the great Malian centre of...

Syed Amir lays out his case for a reevaluation of the political role played by the last 'King of Kings'

Aleppo has been a great city for centuries. Syed Amir describes how this city has always been a prize for...

In India, as in Pakistan, the preservation of precious heritage sites remains a challenge. Syed Amir focuses on the Taj...

India's intellectuals protest increasing intolerance

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From the playing fields of Eton to the cavalry lines at Waterloo… Syed Amir muses on one of history's most...

Luminous Agra and unkempt Burhanpur. Syed Amir on the ties that bind

Syed Amir on Prince Duleep Singh and his daughter Sophia - more than history's footnotes