After the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland reacted with delight and even shock to the warmth of their reception. “We have everything, really everything, even too much stuff. The people here are amazing, so generous,…
The Nation of Islam has great importance as the bridge for many black Americans to move from Christianity to normative Islam (i.e., the global religion dating to the 7th century). Despite its name, the Nation of Islam has only slight…
As the prospect of great numbers of Afghans fleeing their country — five million have been mentioned — comes into focus, a near-universal assumption exists that the West — meaning here Western and Central Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and…
Introduction: With the Cold War still raging, I joined a group of 10 American specialists on the Middle East and related topics who traveled to Moscow in November and December 1983. We met intensively over four days with Soviet counterparts…
ON APRIL 14, 2008, Riad Elsolh Hamad, 55, left his family’s apartment in Austin, Texas, to get some prescription drugs. The immigrant from Lebanon and middle school computer teacher never returned home. Three days later, the police found his body,…
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