Lessons from history could stop us from making the same old mistakes

Should we learn from our global past or assume that bygone periods affect only others and never us?

AHLAM BOLOOKI Ahlam Bolooki is festival director for Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
OPINION


Most of our parents would probably say we would be far better off if we could use the lessons they learned the hard way – lessons that would have saved them time, effort and maybe even heartbreak had they learnt them sooner. But did they live life...

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