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Author Archives: Jonathan Mok
Victoria Clark talks Yemen and the West
What interests me is not so much ancient history as the profound connections between two of those taboo dinner-party subjects: religion and politics.
Posted in Current Affairs, Religion, human rights, islam, middle east, women Tagged bin Laden, christian zionism, dancing on the heads of snakes, moscow, observer, politics, Religion, romania, victoria clark, yemen, yugoslavia 1 Comment
Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World: interview with Jeffrey Herf
"Fisk repeats the apologia of those Arabs in Berlin...who collaborated with the Nazis"
Posted in Society, academia, books, middle east Tagged history, iran, israel, jeffrey herf, nazism, palestine, robert fisk 2 Comments
Homa Katouzian: how the West should deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions
"Even a nuclear Iran could not initiate a war with Israel."
Posted in Business World, Current Affairs, academia, books, middle east Tagged homa katouzian, iran, oil Leave a comment
“Genocide Before the Holocaust” doesn’t deliver
Ukraine's Great Famine in particular deserved a closer look here.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Society, academia, book reviews Tagged armenia, germany, turkey, ukraine Leave a comment
Piotr Andreszewski in Carnegie Hall: an interview and review
"The most challenging was the Schumann piece, by far."
Spies: The KGB in the United States
"There is a widespread misunderstanding about Joseph McCarthy’s role in bringing Soviet espionage to the attention of the public."
Posted in books, europe, north america, politics Tagged former ussr, history, interview, u.s., ussr 1 Comment
Kate Royal’s Midsummer Night: a Review
As the title suggests, all of the works on the record illustrate the beauty of early evening. The particular focus here is on women.
One State, Two States: a review
The problem with Morris's thesis is his argument that democracy has never taken root in Palestine.
Posted in Arts & Literature, academia, book reviews, middle east, politics Tagged israel, palestine Leave a comment
My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: an interview and review
"Taha’s poetry has actually found an interested, open audience among Israeli Jews."
Posted in Arts & Literature, books, poetry Tagged adina hoffman, interview, middle east Leave a comment
Inspired by Nazi horror: an interview with Gregory Forstner