There is no real agreement among scholars as to whether Homer and Hesiod were contemporaries or whether Homer came a hundred or so years later or earlier. How could there be, given that both poets recited and sang in an oral culture. Tariq Ali agreementcontemporaryculture share on social
Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office. Tariq Ali democracyelectenthusiasm 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
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
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
The weakness in traditional Scottish nationalism lay in its own inability to grasp that identity could not be the only factor in the march to independence. Tariq Ali factorgraspidentity Change image and share on social
The hostility between India and Pakistan has become a habit to which both the elites have become addicted. Any attempt towards a rational solution to real problems is denounced by chauvinists on both sides. Tariq Ali addictattemptchauvinist share on social
An act of unilateral nuclear disarmament by a European power would have a much more lasting impact than all the sanctions under consideration. Sanctions, as we know from the example of Iraq, always affect the least powerful citizens the most. Tariq Ali actaffectcitizen share on social
We were constantly appealing for funds from readers when I edited 'The Black Dwarf' in 1968-69. Tariq Ali appealblackconstantly Change image and share on social
I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad. Tariq Ali abroaddeclinedemocracy Change image and share on social
