Why can't Hindus and Muslims get along together? It's a long story...

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Religion has become one of the most significant causes of tension in the Indian subcontinent. Indeed, the recent conflict between India and Pakistan over nuclear weapons testing is basically a manifestation of the conflict between Hinduism and Islam. The two religions are very different, but until the violent partition of India, creating the Islamic state of Pakistan, managed to co-exist. Secularists feel that a long history of cohabitation has led to the coming together of the Hindu and Islamic elements of India's cultural heritage. Separating these elements would inevitably produce violence.

Column, India, Religious aspects, Hindu-Muslim relations

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Britain's strangest secret garden

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Architect Charles Jencks attracted considerable controversy when expressed criticism of Post-Modernism, the school of architectural theory which he had himself named and helped to establish. Post-Modernism was at its peak in the 1980s, but Jencks had already become disillusioned with it by that time, regarding it as too commercialised. Over recent years, he has been a solitary figure, not adhering to any particular school. He has established an extraordinary garden at his home in the Scottish lowlands, which includes curving artificial lakes.

Influence, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Architects, Jencks, Charles

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Be listed, and be damned

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There has been a strong trend towards protecting significant buildings in the UK over recent decades, moving away from the concept of buildings only being worth preserving as long as they are useful. The listing of buildings greatly inhibits the process of naturally change in the urban landscape, freezing towns and cities artificially at a particular point in time. There is particular concern about moves to list modern buildings, many of which are not great examples of the architecture of their era.

Buildings, Remodeling and renovation

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