Historic Jerusalem couch for sale!
By COUCH EXPERTS A “rare and historic” Jerusalem couch is being sold today. Allegedly several years old and in relatively decent condition, the couch was placed for sale on a […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Thoughts on Hijab-sporty Barbie
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN It’s great that Barbie has finally received a modest religious look and is being judged for her athletic ability and not just her looks. Part of […]
Acknowledging journalism’s white privilege problem
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “For the most part—like all the white, male, Ivy League editors who preceded and succeeded me—I perpetuated the culture in which I had thrived,” write Peter […]
American sickness: The ‘friends with white people’ oped at the NYT
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “I will teach my boys to have profound doubts that friendship with white people is possible. When they ask, I will teach my sons that their […]
Reading between the lines of the Russia-US statement on Syria in Vietnam
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On November 11 US President Donald Trump and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the APEC conference in Danang, Vietnam. They issued […]
Calling people ‘kuffar’ is the new version of the Nazis ‘sub-human’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In 2014 as Islamic State was gaining ground in Syria and Iraq social media exploded with supporters of this extremist movement. In the English speaking world, […]
Anatomy of a scandal: Thoughts on the Priti Patel resignation and Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The story of Priti Patel’s resignation could be a tempest in a teapot, but given the massive coverage, which is the main reason she was forced […]
We need to talk about #MeToo and ISIS crimes against Yazidis
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Lamiya Aji Bashar, the Yazidi human rights activist, recently spoke at the World Youth Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh. Her story, like so many others, is difficult […]
The BIG question in the “Russia supported Trump” story we’re not asking
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN One of the latest claims about the “Russia supported Trump” story online is that “Russia support for Trump on Twitter started shortly after he announced bid.” […]
Thamer al-Sabhan, Saudi’s influential minister
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Saudi Arabia’s minister of Gulf Affairs called on October 30th for Hezbollah to be “toppled” in Lebanon. “Those who believe that my tweets are a personal stance […]
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