Ancient & Modern Notes

Kaelen Wilson-Goldie,"The road to recognition: a rich array of ancient Arabian art at the Louvre," The National, 16 September, reviews"Routes d'Arabie", an exhibit at the Louvre in Paris.

"In pictures: secrets of the Vatican archives," Guardian, 16 September, is a slide show, illustrating the extraordinary riches of the archives.

Frederick Deknatel,"Sayyid Qutb, man of his era," The National, 16 September, reviews John Calvert's Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism.

Lies Schillinger,"Sexual Politics," NYT, 16 September, reviews Rebecca Traister's Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women.