'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
The only decent daily paper of record in France is the online 'Mediapart,' which exposes graft and corruption in high places and is feared by the establishment. Tariq Ali corruptiondailydecent Change image and share on social
Anthony Powell was the most European of 20th-century British novelists. Tariq Ali 20thanthonybritish Change image and share on social
The Pakistan Cricket Board is a long-standing joke, its chairmen replaced with every change of government. Tariq Ali boardchairmanchange Change image and 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
Poland, after the First World War, was beset by chaos, disorder, and a foolish incursion by the Red Army, which helped to produce the ultra-nationalist military dictatorship of General Pilsudski. Tariq Ali armybesetchaos Change image and share on social
Revolutionaries are not infallible. Tariq Ali infalliblerevolutionary Change image and share on social
In some ways, the '60s were a reaction to the '50s and the intensity of the Cold War. Tariq Ali 50s60scold Change image and share on social
I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption. Tariq Ali activismcorruptionfavourable Change image and share on social
