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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages

Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.

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Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean

Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.

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Do you see what I see?

Is reality actually what you see, or just an elaborate illusion?

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Theriac: An ancient brand?

The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.

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  • HIV, AIDS and Islam : information for Muslim communities : an HIV/AIDS service for the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and other excluded communities / NPL, Naz Project London.
  • HIV, AIDS and Islam : information for Muslim communities : an HIV/AIDS service for the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and other excluded communities / NPL, Naz Project London.
  • HIV, AIDS and Islam : information for Muslim communities : an HIV/AIDS service for the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and other excluded communities / NPL, Naz Project London.
  • HIV, AIDS and Islam : information for Muslim communities : an HIV/AIDS service for the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and other excluded communities / NPL, Naz Project London.
  • HIV, AIDS and Islam : information for Muslim communities : an HIV/AIDS service for the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and other excluded communities / NPL, Naz Project London.
  • HIV, AIDS and Islam : information for Muslim communities : an HIV/AIDS service for the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African and other excluded communities / NPL, Naz Project London.
  • Lord Ellenborough as a dancing girl in a Hindu temple; representing press allegations that, as Governor-General of India, he favoured Hinduism over Islam in his policy towards the gates of the temple at Somnath. Wood engraving by or after J.K. Meadows, 1843.
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