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Duke professor Timur Kuran researched the economic trajectories of Europe and the Middle East as part of his critically acclaimed book.
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Q&A with Timur Kuran

Timur Kuran is a Duke professor of economics and political science and Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies. His recent book, “The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East,”...


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Q&A with Phil Bennett

Four New York Times journalists were released by the Libyan government Monday after a week in captivity. One of the reporters, Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid, worked under Phil Bennett, a...