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  • Map of Sykes–Picot Agreement showing Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia, and areas of control and influence agreed between the British and the French. Signed by Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot on May 8, 1916.
    Map of Sykes–Picot Agreement showing Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia, and areas of control and influence agreed between the British and the French. Signed by Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot on May 8, 1916.
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    100 Years Later: The Sykes-Picot Agreement

    With many regions of the Middle East mired in ongoing turmoil, what is the legacy of the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

    byJonathan Zalman
  • Soldiers of the 13th SS Division with a brochure about "Islam and Judaism," 1943.(German Federal Archive via )
    Soldiers of the 13th SS Division with a brochure about "Islam and Judaism," 1943.(German Federal Archive via )
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    The Nazi Romance With Islam Has Some Lessons for the United States

    Two new important histories look at Hitler’s fascination with Islam and Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey

    byDavid Mikics
  • Detail from Paul Gustave Doré, Dante finds himself lost in a gloomy wood, from Canto 1 of the Divine Comedy(Public domain)
    Detail from Paul Gustave Doré, Dante finds himself lost in a gloomy wood, from Canto 1 of the Divine Comedy(Public domain)
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    Evil Is a Dirty Word

    Who is to blame for the spectacle of black-uniformed holy warriors conducting human sacrifices?

    byPaul Berman
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