A storm swept the world in 1968. It started in Vietnam, then blew across Asia, crossing the sea and the mountains to Europe and beyond. A brutal war waged by the U.S. against a poor southeast Asian country was seen every night on television. Tariq Ali asiaasianblow share on social
Young women and men who joined the far-left groups did so for the best of reasons. They wanted to change the world. Many fought against the stifling atmosphere in many groups. Tariq Ali atmospherechangefight Change image and share on social
History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away. Tariq Ali echohistoryrarely Change image and share on social
I was in my mid-teens when someone gave me a copy of 'Pears Encyclopaedia of Myth and Legends' as a birthday present. It sat on my shelves for many months before I looked at it. When I did, I couldn't stop reading it. Tariq Ali birthdaycopyencyclopaedia share on social
Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow. Tariq Ali independencemoscowneutrality Change image and share on social
For India, the links with the United States/Israel are the centrepiece of its foreign policy. Tariq Ali centrepieceforeignindia Change image and share on social
I am not insulted by billions of Christians, Muslims and Jews believing there is a God and praying to this nonexistent deity on a regular basis. Tariq Ali basisbelievebillion Change image and share on social
I am an atheist and do not know the meaning of the 'religious pain' that is felt by believers of every cast when what they believe in is insulted. Tariq Ali atheistbelievercast Change image and share on social
'Theogony' should be read before the great Homeric epics because it gives an account of the cosmology that is taken for granted by Homer. It does for paganism what the Old Testament attempted to do for monotheism. Tariq Ali accountattemptcosmology share on social
The patchwork political landscape of the Arab world - the client monarchies, degenerated nationalist dictatorships, and the imperial petrol stations known as the Gulf states - was the outcome of an intensive experience of Anglo-French colonialism. Tariq Ali angloarabclient share on social
