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Harvard confirms antique book is bound in human skin

Harvard confirms antique book is bound in human skin (via AFP) Harvard University scientists have confirmed that a 19th century French treatise in its libraries is bound in human skin, Harvard University…

Historian who Made History: Vincent Harding, Civil Rights Pioneer and King Confidant

(By Ken Butigan, Waging Nonviolence) Historian by profession and relentless nonviolent advocate by calling, Vincent Gordon Harding died on Monday, May 19, at the age of 83. The author of a series…

The Cost of Whistleblowing: Being consigned to the Minimum-Wage Underclass

(By Peter van Buren via Tomdispatch) There are many sides to whistleblowing. The one that most people don't know about is the very personal cost, prison aside, including the high cost of…

The Romantics and the Orient: What English Poetry owes to the Middle East

(By Samar Attar) Many times I have asked myself how can I concentrate on the British Romantic Poets when people in Syria, the country of my birth, have been killing each other…

Muslim-American Tolkiens? Throne of Crescent Moon Author on Ethnic High Fantasy

Saladin Ahmad, a Muslim-American fantasy author from Dearborn, Michigan, is the author of the novel, Throne of the Crescent Moon. He spoke in Grand Rapids on the meaning of his background for…