The Pope, the Abraham Accords, and the Hope for a More Tolerant Middle East
What Francis’s visit to Iraq means for Israel and the Jews.
March 10, 2021
The Only Urdu Poem about the Holocaust, and Its Author
Countering ignorance and denial in India.
In 2009, a fourteen-day event was held in the Indian city of Lucknow—home to a large Muslim minority—where films about the Shoah were shown and lectures on the subject delivered. Its purpose was to counteract Holocaust-denial propaganda emanating from Iran, a country with long and deep-seated cultural connections to Lucknow. There Anwar Nadeem, a distinguished Urdu-language poet, read a poem he had written about the extermination of European Jewry. Navras Aafreedi explains its significance:
March 10, 2021
There’s No Reason Not to Label Items Produced in the West Bank “Made in Israel”
Despite the objections of progressive Jewish organizations.
Facing Discontent, Tunisia’s President Blames the Jews
Putting in danger one of the Arab world’s largest Jewish communities.
The Only Urdu Poem about the Holocaust, and Its Author
Countering ignorance and denial in India.
The Largest-Ever Collection of Ancient Dice Discovered in Jerusalem
A window on how Roman soldiers relaxed.