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The Enlightenment attacked religion - Christianity, mainly - for two reasons: that it was a set of ideological delusions, and that it was a system of institutional oppression, with immense powers of persecution and intolerance. Tariq Ali attackchristianitydelusion share on social
As a political current, Maoism was always weak in Britain, confined largely to students from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Tariq Ali africaamericaasia Change image and share on social
It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one. Tariq Ali buddhistchristiancinema Change image and share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
It's disturbing at my age to look at a young woman's destructive behaviour and hear the echoes of it, of one's own destructiveness in youth. Helen Garner agebehaviourdestructive Change image and share on social
I think architecture is rarely the product of a single ideology. It's more like it can be shaped by a really big idea. It can accommodate a lot of life forms. Bjarke Ingels accommodatearchitecturebig Change image and share on social