On a dry, windy afternoon in late April 2025, the hills west of Jerusalem ignited and burst into an inferno. Flames, fed by the hot desert winds, spre| Green Prophet
It’s an adrenaline rush. Or perhaps a heart-attack panic.| Lilith Magazine
We are transformed by the weight of what we can no longer pretend not to see.| Lilith Magazine
by a History Professor cover art: “Jerusalem” (2023) by artist and educator Heba Zagout, who the IOF killed in her Gaza home on Oct. 13, 2023. Picture from her Instagram account. The English name for the modern city of Jerusalem is derived from the Hebrew Yerushalayim (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם). While the post-biblical vocalization of the name in … Continue reading The Names of Jerusalem – #EOPalestine 18→| Everyday Orientalism
by Heba Mostafa Cover art: The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem with the Dome of the Chain in the foreground, c. 692 CE. (Photo: Heba Mostafa) The Haram al-Sharif and its central shrine, the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra), in Jerusalem have long enthralled specialists and the general public alike due to their fascinating … Continue reading The Dome of the Rock: A Reading List – #EOPalestine 13→| Everyday Orientalism
by Noha Abou-Khatwa cover art: “Jerusalem is my city” (2020) by artist and educator Heba Zagout, who the IOF killed in her Gaza home on Oct. 13, 2023. Picture from her Instagram account. As the gate to the Levant, the Muslim conquest of Gaza was amongst the earliest of Arab victories against the Byzantine army. … Continue reading Myth: “Palestinians are all Muslim and as such they are antisemites” – #EOPalestine 11→| Everyday Orientalism
A rather head-turning article from Orthodox Traditionalist Publications! Within the last few years in the Orthodox Church in the United| NFTU
The real Jerusalem syndrome isn’t the one your tour guide told you about. It’s what Saul Bellow experienced on his 1975 trip.| Jewish Review of Books
A Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli troops during a raid on a West Bank town and one Israeli soldier killed in an explosion.| Palestine Chronicle
The summer before she passed away I helped my mother tidy up my late father’s study. By then, he was gone for about two and a half years, but my mom hasn’t been able to touch the mess he left behind. I loved my dad’s home office. He spent much of his time there, working… Read More »“The Builder of Jerusalem” Art Quilt| ANY Texture
How much of the Gospel narrative of Jesus’s life is generally agreed on as true? If you believe the Toledot Yeshu, Jesus is a very different figure indeed.| Historic Mysteries
The Herodium, a huge fortress built near Jerusalem by Herod the Great, could be just another of his grand fortifications. But could it also be Herod’s tomb?| Historic Mysteries
Street portrait. Jerusalem, February 2019.| Cardinal Guzman
Here’s a short news update from my part of the world: «As a selected photographer you are hereby invited to participate to showcase your portfolio at Henie Onstad Art Center 11-12. May and at…| Cardinal Guzman