Georges Bensoussan said that Holocaust fundamentally challenged the pillars of modern civilization.

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However, they are assuming greater significance as modern civilization has come to rely on electricity to power every facet of commerce and culture.

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The city where the Gladiators of Rome and the legendary visionaries of Asia met, hung out, made peace and, in the process created modern civilization.

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November 11 represents one of modern civilization's most bittersweet moments.

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Like many cities, Greenwich has created a geographic information system - a map that shows all the hidden bones and arteries of modern civilization: water mains, storm sewers, utility lines.

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Generators power a select few houses at night, including that marker of modern Asian civilization, the karaoke video player.

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Are the rise of modern western civilization and the carbon bubble synonymous?

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It is also one of the key ancient manuscripts that enabled Western civilization to awake from the dark ages and enter the modern world during the Renaissance.

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For Muslims the confusion is how to restore the centre to their civilization that collapsed a long time ago, and to reconstruct it in harmony with the modern world.

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