humiliation – From Law to the Nile

View of Jerusalem at sunset with the Dome of the Rock and historic layers of the old city representing coexistence, empire and historical continuity in Palestine.

States Begin to Decay When Humiliation Becomes Entertainment

Catalina Garay / May 21, 2026 / Egypt, Historia y Poder / Ain Jalut, British Empire, civilization, colonialism, Congo, Cyrus the Great, Egypt, Gaza, geopolitics, history, humiliation, international law, Iraq, Israel, Mongols, Palestine, power, Roman Empire, Umar ibn al-Khattab

A historical reflection on power, humiliation and coexistence — from Rome and the Mongols to Palestine, Egypt, Cyrus and Umar — and why civilizations survive only when dignity matters more than domination.