The Iconoclast
Burma’s Unique Culture: Papermaking With Bamboo
The “Rohingyas” — that’s the name the Muslims from Bengal (that is, both West Bengal, and Bangladesh), who had a lot to do with first installing Bengalis in northern Burma, […]
British girls will likely ‘die in Iraq or Syria’
A senior female commander from Islamic State has told
In Yemen, The State Department Did What It Should To Prevent Visa Fraud
Here is an article by Tim Arango in The New York Times, on the supposed anguish of “Yemeni-Americans” who have had difficulties with holding onto their passports, or using them […]
Egyptian Cleric: We Must Make War On The Shiites
Here.
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa – Author Interview
An interview with John Alembillah Azumah, the author of “The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa”.
Amna Muna: Eager To "Liberate, Inshallah, All Of Palestine"
Not-quite-chic and not-quite soigne in the Western manner, but in Turkey trying her Muslim Arab best, Amina Muna is proud of all she’s done and, inshallah, that she’s going to […]
The Farhud In Baghdad, June 1-2, 1941
The story of the Baghdad mass-killingsof Jews is told here. The story of how Jewish volunteers, including David Raziel, Jabotinsky’s likely successor, came to Iraq and took on the most […]
Foreign aid scandal: UK money is ‘STILL going to convicted Palestinian terrorists’
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has taken around £130million in foreign aid from the Department for International Development over the past five years. The public cash is being used to help […]
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia Reads Dick Tracy
There was a newspaper strike. The children of New York City were deprived of the funny papers. Mayor LaGuardia came to their radio rescue. Here.
An Analysis of Media Narratives on Present Circumstances in Gaza
Robert Shortt, Gaza, Prime Time, May 7, 2015 (RTE Screen-grab). Ireland’s principle broadcasting institution, RTE, ran a series of news reports by journalist Robert Shortt, which are concerned with the […]
Is it Game Over for the P5+1 Deal with Iran’s Nukes?
Negotiators of Iran and six world powers face each other at a table in the historic basement of Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna April 24, 2015. Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader Reuters […]
Wanton Saudi Bombing Continues In Yemen
Here. Aren’t you thinking about how different was the reaction of the “international community” to the constrained, carefully-targetted bombing by the Israelis in the Gaza campaign, when many times an […]
"We Are Here, O Hussain"
Here. The American government deplores the Shi’a name — “We Are Here, O Hussain!” — as “unhelpful.” But how is it “unhelpful”? Such a name makes clear that it is […]
The Boeing CHAMP Missile-A Non Nuclear EMP – Does Israel have its Version under Development?
Boeing CHAMP non nuclear EMP cruise missile We noticed that the Boeing CHAMP non-nuclear EMP missile is back in the news after first surfacing following US Air Force (USAF) Research […]
From The Annals Of Banality, Or, Just Think
From the Harvard Gazette: “Students greeted each other under the flag at University Hall (photo 1) before jubilantly (photo 2) entering the Memorial Church for the Baccalaureate Service. Plummer Professor […]
Turkish Court Declares Despot’s Palace Illegal
Here. This latter-day Padishah, Recep Fatih, wanted his very own Dolmabahce or, more exactly, his very own Topkapi. So he built himself a palace, with 1,150 rooms, all in the […]
