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European civilizations

By Robin Parisi · September 24, 2020
«Westerner»: that's what Europeans, North Americans and Oceanians are called outside their own civilizational sphere. Latins, Anglo-Saxons and Slavs are all united under the same intriguing label. In our vocabulary, too, the notion of «Westerner» implies kinship, even group cohesion. Born during the Cold War in opposition to the Eastern bloc, at the start of the 21st century the Ponant is experiencing numerous internal tensions, which are probably due to the fact that it is not homogeneous. Originally, it was merely a temporary alliance between two civilizations: «Germanic/Protestant» and «Latin/Catholic». Nothing is more useful than a look at the history of Western civilizations.
Jean Birnbaum: «Islamism progresses on the corpse of the left and progressivism».»
Philosophy

Jean Birnbaum: «Islamism progresses on the corpse of the left and progressivism».»

By Loris S. Musumeci · March 14, 2020
His mind races. If you ask Jean Birnbaum a question, expect him to reel off sentence after sentence, reference after reference. He takes you to corners of your mind you’ve never explored before. Here is an intelligent and honest man who has the audacity to look within our weaknesses for the sources from which to draw renewed strength. He reveals and analyzes these weaknesses in *The Religion of the Weak. What Jihadism Says About Us,« which he published following the success of his book *A Religious Silence: The Left Facing Jihadism*. Jean Birnbaum is a journalist at *Le Monde*, where he edits the literary section, »Le Monde des Livres.«.
Jacques Pilet takes us back to Switzerland a century ago
Literature

Jacques Pilet takes us back to Switzerland a century ago

By Jonas Follonier · 01 October 2019
Last month, Swiss journalist Jacques Pilet published his second novel, *Hôtel Belvédère*, with Editions de l'Aire. Reading it, we are transported back to Switzerland in 1914. Amid a Europe in turmoil, Jules, the young son of a farmer from Vevey, falls in love with a Russian student and decides to leave for Africa. A gripping tale that explores tragic history through a heartwarming story.