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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby – The New York Times

An investigation found that Bible fragments in a museum started by the owners of the arts-and-crafts chain had been illegally taken from the university.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/world/europe/oxford-professor-bible-hobby-lobby.html

Turkish offensive in Syria: ‘Of course the US is to blame’

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Nadim Houry of the think tank Arab Reform Initiative shares his analysis of Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria. “Of course the US is to blame”, he tells us, referring to the sudden withdrawal of US troops from the region. But he says he also blames the Europeans, including France. Houry says negotiations should have begun months ago to come up with an organised transition for the region in order to prevent the current chaos.