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In Pakistan the religious right often claims that during cold war, after the occupation of Afghanistan by USSR, the next step for USSR was going to be Pakistan. Was USSR really interested in expansion to Indian Ocean? How true is this assertion?	232
What did the Europe think of Muslim advances in arts and sciences during middle ages? Specifically, how did the various forms of Christianity respond to it?	108
In Pakistan, the state has extensively manipulated the study of history in schools to propagate a national narrative. The argument for this manipulation presented is that all nations do it. Are there examples of developed countries where this has been done? For example, in US or Britian?	31
Who gave the Ottoman emperor Suleiman the title of 'The Magnificent'? Wikipedia claims and generally accepted he was given this title but who exactly was responsible for this.	21
During Afghan war, did USSR know the role of Pakistan, and USA in supporting Mujahideen? If yes, why did it not react?	10
Any podcast that you can recommend on early Muslim history and conquests?	10
Can you please recommend books on Islam in Spain, preferably that goes into reasonable depth?	8
'Islam became a lot more orthodox post 14th century.' How true is this statement?	7
In one of the episodes of Cosmos, Neil De Gryson opines that the history of world in general and science in particular changed post renaissance since scientific method triumphed over other competing narratives. How does historians of science and philosophy see this statement?	5
How do the historians view cruelty on part of ancient rulers? Do they view it as a product of their times, or judge it the same way as Hitler's?	3

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