Judaism
Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival
A number of political groups in Egypt announced Monday that they plan to protest at the Abu Hasira festival near…
Dead Sea Scrolls, free at last
Archaeology
November 10, 2011
Dead Sea Scrolls, free at last
The Dead Sea Scrolls were fated to a controversial place in history. After being secreted away in a cave, supposedly…
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Modern-day Jews are not God's chosen people, said Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, in a…
No Arab renters: Right-wing Judaism and minority inclusion in Israel
World
July 11, 2011
No Arab renters: Right-wing Judaism and minority inclusion in Israel
JAFFA, Israel - As a student at a college in Safed, a small city of 30,000 residents, Yusuf checked apartment…
‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis
Cinema/TV
April 15, 2011
‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis
On Thursday night, Artellewa art space held a screening of “Arna’s Children,” a 2004 documentary by the late Juliano Mer-Khamis.…
Israel’s existential threat
Opinion
October 2, 2010
Israel’s existential threat
In one of the more far-flung areas of the American south, a vital conversation is unfolding that informs the future…