Turkish Professor Claims Koran Flood Story Tells of Muslim Noah Calling Son on Cell-Phone
A Turkish professor has come up with an amazing theory about Biblical Noah based on his understanding of the story as related in the Koran: during the storm, conversation was impossible due to the thunder and lightning so Noah kept in touch with his sons via cellular phone.
The Blue-Eyed Poster Girl of Palestinian Propaganda
Ahed Tamimi’s success in the Western public opinion stems from the fact that she doesn’t look like a typical Muslim or Palestinian woman; she generates sympathy because she looks like the daughter of the white family next door. As long as she delivers the goods, the clear racist aspect in this ability to identify with her doesn’t really matter.
Jerusalem Deals in Reality
The neighborhood where I live, on the seam line dividing Jew and Arab in Jerusalem, can be a useful place to take the temperature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Turkey: Laundering Billions for Iran
In the text above replace the words “in the Arab world” with “Turkey,” and delete the word “Iran” in the preceding line, and one will get a short paragraph “Explaining Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: A Psychological Profile.”
Erdogan: No Moderate Islam
The Trump administration has two options: It can either deal with the Turkey it has or the Turkey it wished it had.
Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Millions Still to Come
“African exodus of biblical proportions impossible to stop”
Erdogan’s Interesting New Top Mayors
Istanbul’s new mayor had been one of the lawyers defending Islamist arsonists in what is known as the “Sivas case”.
Erdoğan’s Kurdish Gambit
As he campaigns ahead of the 2019 election, Erdoğan will have to find a miracle equilibrium: how to win Kurdish votes without losing nationalist Turkish votes?
Portents of Quagmires in Syria
Putin, Rouhani, and Erdogan are right that, as of now, they are the victors in Syria. But let us not empower them by believing them invincible.
Plague of Hail Hits Mediterranean City in Turkey Amidst Violent Thunderstorm
On Sunday, a town in Turkey got a taste of a Biblical plague when golfball-sized hailstones buried the seaside city of Mersin in over three feet of ice.