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A common theme in the philosophia perennis adopted by some Traditionalists is that of the “transcendent Unity of all religions”.  This perspective had its origins in the inter-war period, and was first discussed by René Guénon in the 1920′s, and, a decade later, in some more considerable detail by Frithjof Schuon, a Swiss-born metaphysician.  In this line [...]

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People have been asking the “Jewish Question” for centuries.  In the Middle Ages, the Question was answered by frequent expulsions of the Jewish people from various European countries.  Over the centuries though, as secularism and took over, Jews became more and more accepted in Europe, and as a result gained power economically and politically.  This [...]

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Trayvon Martin was shot on Febuary 26, 2012.  For those who aren’t familiar with the case,  George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer is now being charged with murder for shooting  Martin, who was 17 at the time.  Zimmerman saw Martin walking through his gated community, and informed the police, believing that Trayvon looked suspicious.  Zimmerman [...]

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In the months leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, there were a number of protests in which the status of Tibet was a central issue.  Around that time, the American anti-war libertarian activist, Brendan O’Neil, in an article at Spiked-Online.com, criticized such protests saying that, “Western pro-Tibet campaigning is driven less by a passion [...]

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In today’s uncertain world, the necessity of physical self-defense cannot be denied.  Modern cities are by no means safe places, and crime is on the rise every day.  As anybody who’s lived in a dangerous urban environment can attest to, you can’t always wait for the police to come and defend you in an emergency. [...]

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What follows below is the conclusion of the translation of Albert Ali’s article, “Osons Marine?” in which he tackles the issue of institutional Islamophobia among various French political factions, and concludes with some comments on why Marine Le Pen is a possible candidate for some French Muslims. The first part of Ali’s article, as well [...]

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