The Balfour Declaration Is Important Because It Recognizes Something Already There
It did not create a link between the Jews and their land.
November 1, 2017
The Muslim World Doesn’t Need a Luther; It Needs a John Locke—or a Moses Mendelssohn
And perhaps some enlightened despots.
On the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Mustafa Akyol examines the suggestion that Islam needs its own reformation to rid it of its more intolerant, bellicose, and brutal strains. He argues that the historical analogy is inapt—not least because Martin Luther sought to free Christianity from the church hierarchy, for which there is no Muslim equivalent:
November 1, 2017
Hizballah Tightens Its Grip on Lebanon as U.S. Policy Remains Confused
Changing the narrative won’t change reality.
The Muslim World Doesn’t Need a Luther; It Needs a John Locke—or a Moses Mendelssohn
And perhaps some enlightened despots.
Britain’s Hard Left Has Come to Resemble a Religion, in Which “Zionists” Are among the Devils
The cult of Corbyn.
Was the So-Called “Jerusalem Papyrus” a Forgery?
It’s not hard to find ancient papyrus and write on it.