Feb 22 2013
Israel’s Script Turns Sour By Lisa Goldman, February 22, 2013 For years, Paul Newman and his blue eyes shaped America’s perception of Israel. Newman starred in Exodus, a 1960 Hollywood blockbuster set in 1947, the final year of the British mandate in Palestine. The film depicts Ari Ben Canaan, played by Newman, as an …
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Feb 09 2013
The Evolution of Irregular War By Max Boot, February 5, 2013 Pundits and the press too often treat terrorism and guerrilla tactics as something new, a departure from old-fashioned ways of war. But nothing could be further from the truth. Throughout most of our species’ long and bloody slog, warfare has primarily been carried …
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Feb 05 2013
Marek Edelman: Last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising against the Nazis By John Rose, Wednesday 07 October 2009 “All night we walked through the sewers, sometimes crawling… passageways booby-trapped with hand grenades… gas let into the mains… in a sewer where water reached our lips, we waited 48 hours to get …
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Feb 04 2013
Photographs (modified) of an old tree on the Blue Heron Trail. Lake Degray State Park, Sunday, February 3, 2013.
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Jan 29 2013
7 Things About Prophet Muhammad: A Clarification By Qasim Rashid, 01/28/2013 6:58 pm In her recent piece, “7 Things That May Surprise You About Muhammad,” author Lesley Hazleton offers unique insights into Prophet Muhammad’s life. Giving credit where it is due, I’ve enjoyed Hazleton’s TED talk on Prophet Muhammad, and many of her writings …
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Jan 29 2013
Six Things Not to Say About Religions By askanislamicist, January 21, 2013 Okay, this is going to be a slightly unusual post, but I’ve just started a new job, and as people learn about my academic research, I keep getting pulled into conversations ‘about religion’. Now, don’t get me wrong – I love talking …
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Jan 27 2013
7 Things That May Surprise You About Muhammad By Lesley Hazleton, 01/26/2013 7:50 am Everyone knows his name. He was, and still is, one of the most influential figures of all time, yet most of us have little real sense of the man himself. A favorite question of those asking about my new book, …
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