Tanjil Rashid
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Tanjil Rashid is a producer for Pod Academy, before which he was editor at the Cambridge Arts Show on CamFM. He writes about culture for the The Guardian, The Millions, The Times Literary Supplement, among others. A selection of his writings can be found here.

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Is Sacha Baron-Cohen Obsessed by Islam? And Why?

(11) Comments | Posted 22 June 2012 | (00:00)

Admiral General Aladeen is the dictator of the fictitious North African nation of Wadiya. Is he a Muslim too? Many Muslims are inclined to say so in a debate that continues to rage online, weeks after the film's release. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacha Baron...

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The Rapprochement Between Pop Music and High Culture

(5) Comments | Posted 9 May 2012 | (00:00)

"Pop and thought don't go together," a BBC controller once said, resisting the introduction of pop music to his schedules. That battle was won a long time ago, but the sentiment behind it lingers still; pop music lacks the esteem accorded to other art. Poets, not pop-stars, win...

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