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Nasser became president of Egypt #OnThisDay in 1956. Having cracked down on the group following an assassination attempt, Egypt’s #MuslimBrotherhood was soon forced to choose between faith and freedom. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/01Zmt1u

#Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped ‘traditional’ India. ✍️ Dinyar Patel reviews the recent history book buff.ly/A1xIaAP

#Nasser became president of Egypt #OnThisDay in 1956. Having cracked down on the body following an assassination attempt, Egypt’s #MuslimBrotherhood was soon forced to choose between faith and freedom. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/01Zmt1u

Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped ‘traditional’ India. ✍️ Dinyar Patel reviews the recent #historybook buff.ly/A1xIaAP

Nasser became president of Egypt #OnThisDay in 1956. Having cracked down on the body following an assassination attempt, Egypt’s #MuslimBrotherhood was soon forced to choose between faith and freedom. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/01Zmt1u

Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped ‘traditional’ India. ✍️ Dinyar Patel reviews the recent #history book buff.ly/A1xIaAP

#OnThisDay in 1946 the King David Hotel in Jerusalem was bombed by Irgun. Years of armed resistance by four interlinked Zionist militias helped end British rule in Palestine, but led to a bitter civil war. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/USAr65l

In Thursday’s Miscellanies: ‘what’s past is prologue’ #Shakespeare wrote – but so little is known of his own. There are plenty of theories, each as implausible as the next. 📬 Sign up for our free newsletter at buff.ly/T3J6mYn

On 25 July 1908 Japanese chemistry professor Kikunae Ikeda gave name to an elusive new taste: #umami. ✍️ Mathew Lyons explains buff.ly/t0mBH6p

#OnThisDay in 1946 Irgun bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Years of armed resistance by four interlinked Zionist militias helped end British rule in Palestine, but led to a bitter civil war. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/USAr65l