Last month, I watched Christopher Nolan’s highly publicized film The Odyssey at the historic Alcazar Cinema in Tangier. It was probably the first time in my life that I actually saw a…
Israel
The Tragic Clash of the Semites
The forgotten history of Jews and Muslims needs to be recovered in order to challenge a multitude of dangerous false assumptions that exacerbate the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Mimouna: Moroccan Jews Trusting Their Muslim Neighbors
The vast majority of people in the Christian and Muslim world know very little, or nothing at all, about the history of the Jewish communities in the Muslim world. The…
The Past and Future of Israel
The moment I heard about Ari Shavit’s book, My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, I hastened to get a copy, then another one when I joyfully shared…
Whence the Koran?
Much of what Muslims believe is unique to the faith—such as Mohammed being the seal of prophets or besieged believers falling asleep for centuries in a cave—are ideas taken from…