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My understanding is that all of these regions had Christian majorities before the rise of Islam (though, to be clear, many of them followed extremely heterodox brands of Christianity, such as Monophysitism and Donatism). While the percentage of Christians certainly declined over the centuries in Egypt and the Levant, to the point where they’re minorities in all those countries, the point is that they did survive as distinct communities into modernity. There are plenty of Egyptian and Lebanese Christians running around, for instance (though Christians are now rapidly disappearing in places like Syria and Iraq). Meanwhile, all forms of Christianity essentially disappeared from the lands that would eventually comprise countries like Algeria and Libya, only being reintroduced with the direct settler colonialism of various European powers.

So, what explains the difference here?

Or else take away her public platform. She’s absolutely setting a dangerous example for young girls.

You know, in the same way that certain scholars posit that the very earliest conflict upon which the legend of the Trojan War was based centered not on a love triangle, but on control over the economically vital Strait of Gallipoli.

Anyway, historical materialism posits that wars tend to break out as the result of longstanding social and economic tensions, deemphasizing the role of individual actors. Under those terms, how would you concisely explain the background to Robert’s Rebellion, the War of the Five Kings, and Blackfyre rebellions, and other major conflicts in the country’s history?

Given that Nolan and others involved in the production had cited and praised Wilson’s interpretation of The Odyssey, there was a widespread presumption right up until the movie’s release that his movie would essentially function as a straight adaptation of that interpretation. The people upset at the diverse casting and some of Nolan’s design choices certainly felt this way, hence their attacks on Wilson’s translation, but Nolan’s defenders just rolled with it. Attacking or defending Emily Wilson became a way to attack or defend his take on The Odyssey by proxy.

…that is, until the movie actually came out, and it became very clear that there were fundamental differences between Wilson and Nolan’s take on the material. Wilson herself aired her critiques, which were sometimes fairly scathing. So now, the hardcore Nolan fans have dropped her like a hot potato.