The recently deceased Paliestinian-American scientist of comparative literature upon the 25th anniversary of the publishing of Orientalism, his much acclaimed and vehemently opposed magnum opus, fervently rejects (again) the well-known doctrine of the "clash of civilisations" and he confesses to humanism that is to the unconditional respect of the diverse but universal culture.

The famous essay of Thomas Robert Malthus on the "principle of population" was published in 1803. It is worthwile considering what was Malthus right and wrong about, who was the firts to point out the dangers of overpopulation.