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A story extends my comfort zone
An exceptional story by Charlotte Zobeir Ali created a pleasant surprise and inspired me to read about history and politics

Context
I read the Midweek Content Spotlight, an editorial bulletin created by B. A. Cumberlidge., featuring Charlotte Zobeir Ali earlier today
Many thanks to Brian for featuring this hidden gem of Medium and ILLUMINATION! This featured profile inspired me to write this story.
I enjoy every story and poem submitted by Charlotte Zobeir Ali to ILLUMINATION. She writes exclusively for ILLUMINATION. But there was something special in this spotlight which Brian brought to our attention.
My pleasant surprise
I read an article by Charlotte Zobeir Ali, curated and distributed to #history and #politics, second time and pleasantly surprised with the crafted messages.
As a technologist and scientist, history and politics are in my back burner.
This story changed my view on these two challenging topics.
This is not an ordinary story; it is witty, informing, and engaging.
I got curious and checked the stats of the story as it is hosted on my publication.
It was a pleasant surprise to see the performance of the story.
This story has already received 86 hours of reading time and viewed by over 7,000 readers, 94% are Medium members.
History and politics are beyond my comfort zone, but Charlotte Zobeir Ali made me feel comfortable and in fact, inspired me to enjoy content in these challenging disciplines. This is a value proposition which top writers can make a real difference for their readers.
Now I understand why this remarkable story is receiving thousands of views and engaging many readers.
The perspectives are insightful, engaging, and humorous. I thought a story about history and politics would bore me. I was wrong!
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Reader interest profile reveals the quality of story
Another big surprise for me was the reader profile of the story analyzed by Medium algorithm. The readers are coming from seven major disciplines: science, technology, politics, history, culture, and philosophy.

Based on my reading experience of high-quality articles, I understand that the scholarly background and engaging writing style of the author make this story a great success.
You can meet and explore this hidden gem from her profile. I am glad Charlotte accepted an editorial role for ILLUMINATION to help and inspire our writers.
What a conclusion!
Let me share the interesting conclusion of the story.
It is unfair to compare Marie-Antoinette to Melania Trump as the former was just naive and clueless. It is amazing that we are now defending the former Queen of France but one must not forget she publicly apologised.
Mrs Trump is grown up woman who knows exactly what is going on in the country but just chooses to ignore the issues.
I want to read this fascinating story once more to explore the hidden meaning discovered by thousands of readers, expecting to extend my horizon on history and politics.
Thank you for inspiration, Charlotte Zobeir.
I’d be interested in your views if you read this story.
