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The Arabic copy of Rashid al-Din'sJāmiʿ al-tavārīkhdated 714/1314‒15 and divided between Edinburgh University Library (Or. ms. 20) and the Khalili Collection in London (ms. 727) is of seminal importance as one of the first and most extensively illustrated histories produced in Iran. This article examines four paintings from the manuscript to suggest why the patron wanted to add illustrations and how artists in his atelier adopted and adapted elements from Chinese painting in order to disseminate the text and enhance its meaning.

Rashid Jahan's writings in Angaare boldly challenged the oppression of the women of the Muslim elite and took issue with the implications of patriarchy and faith. Though Muslim women writers were indeed suggesting reform in domestic and social life, Rashid Jahan's bold attack on cherished aspects of Muslim culture and social setup marked an important departure, bringing issues of the body and sexuality to the agenda of reform. This article examines her feminist concerns and the radical thrust towards social justice that marks her writings. The coming together of the Angaare group reflects the impact of intellectual and political currents on the Muslim youth of the period. Aligarh, though not a hub for nationalist and radical politics, still afforded spaces for alternative thought, which obviously did not go uncontested. The present article seeks to contextualise Rashid Jahan's writings within the Aligarh Movement, looking at the relations between modernist reforms and the nascent feminism represented by Rashid Jahan and the Progressive Writers' Movement.

The assumption of false identities is a frequent theme in history, fiction, and current events. Spies and criminals are among those who pretend to be other than they are, although the strategy is not restricted to them. Harun al‐Rashid, medieval Caliph of Baghdad, was described in the Thousand and One Nights as disguising himself in order to detect and punish evildoers. One distinctive feature of his adventures is that at some point he threw off the disguise and revealed his true identity. This paper recounts similar self‐exposures by spies and terrorists (including those of 9/11) in situations where such an act could spell disaster for them. It further explores a number of explanations for the "Harun al‐Rashid motive," suggests a way to measure it, and discusses ways in which counterterrorism agencies could build upon it for their own purposes.

Ahmed Rashid, 62, ist Pakistans berühmtester Journalist und einer der besten Kenner der Taliban. Er lebt in Lahore und schreibt über Afghanistan, Pakistan und Zentralasien. Sein Buch Taliban, in der jüngsten deutschen Ausgabe mit dem Untertitel Afghanistans Gotteskrieger und der neue Krieg am Hindukusch (C.H. Beck), wurde nach dem 11. September 2001 zum globalen Bestseller. Im September erschien sein jüngstes Buch auf Deutsch: Sturz ins Chaos. Afghanistan, Pakistan und die Rückkehr der Taliban (Edition Weltkiosk/C.W. Leske Verlag).