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How to Disagree: Amin Maalouf on the Key to Intelligent Dissent and Effective Criticism
How to Disagree: Amin Maalouf on the Key to Intelligent Dissent and Effective Criticism

“To approach someone else convincingly you must do so with open arms and head held high, and your arms can’t be open unless your head IS high.”

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The Genes of the Soul: Amin Maalouf on Belonging, Conflict, and How We Inhabit Our Identity
The Genes of the Soul: Amin Maalouf on Belonging, Conflict, and How We Inhabit Our Identity

“A person’s identity… is like a pattern drawn on a tightly stretched parchment. Touch just one part of it, just one allegiance, and the whole person will react, the whole drum will sound.”

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