Using a 1960s Egyptian family snapshot as a starting point, this counterfactual history asks how Egypt might have changed with different choices on Nasser, war, and economics.
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When the Shah Refused to Kill Khomeini
In the 1970s Saddam Hussein reportedly offered to kill exiled cleric Ruhollah Khomeini for the Shah of Iran. The Shah refused. Here’s what happened and why it mattered.