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Timor David Aklin was born into a Muslim Arab family in Jaffa. He underwent a profound transformation, ultimately converting to Orthodox Judaism—a decision that came with immense personal challenges and risks.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

fWotD Episode 2756: Siege of Constantinople (674–678) Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Wednesday, 20 November 2024 is Siege of Constantinople (674–678).The first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire, led by Caliph Mu'awiya I. Mu'awiya, who had emerged in 661 as the ruler of the Muslim Arab empire following a civil war, renewed aggressive warfare against Byzantium after a lapse of some years and hoped to deliver a lethal blow by capturing the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.As reported by the Byzantine chronicler Theophanes the Confessor, the Arab attack was methodical: in 672–673 Arab fleets secured bases along the coasts of Asia Minor and then installed a loose blockade around Constantinople. They used the peninsula of Cyzicus near the city as a base to spend the winter and returned every spring to launch attacks against the city's fortifications. Finally the Byzantines, under Emperor Constantine IV, destroyed the Arab navy using a new invention, the liquid incendiary substance known as Greek fire. The Byzantines also defeated the Arab land army in Asia Minor, forcing them to lift the siege. The Byzantine victory was of major importance for the survival of the Byzantine state, as the Arab threat receded for a time. A peace treaty was signed soon after, and following the outbreak of another Muslim civil war, the Byzantines even experienced a brief period of ascendancy over the Caliphate. The siege was the first major Arab defeat in 50 years of expansion and temporarily stabilized the Byzantine Empire after decades of war and defeats. The siege left several traces in the legends of the nascent Muslim world, although it is conflated with accounts of another expedition against the city in 669, led by Mu'awiya's son, the future ruler Yazid. As a result, the veracity of Theophanes's account was questioned in 2010 by Oxford scholar James Howard-Johnston, and more recently by Marek Jankowiak. Their analyses have placed more emphasis on the Arabic and Syriac sources, but have drawn different conclusions about the dating and existence of the siege. News of a large-scale siege of Constantinople and a subsequent peace treaty reached China, where they were recorded in later histories of the Tang dynasty.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Wednesday, 20 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Siege of Constantinople (674–678) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Danielle.

Also in the news: Vernon Hills retail crime task force uncover ties to crime groups; General contractor, former Aldi's exec pleading guilty to federal fraud charges; Sundance Chicago film festival starting next month and more.

Also in the news: Vernon Hills retail crime task force uncover ties to crime groups; General contractor, former Aldi's exec pleading guilty to federal fraud charges; Sundance Chicago film festival starting next month and more.

Also in the news: Vernon Hills retail crime task force uncover ties to crime groups; General contractor, former Aldi's exec pleading guilty to federal fraud charges; Sundance Chicago film festival starting next month and more.

On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET's Nargis Rahman spoke with Jamiel Altaheri who becomes Hamtramck's new police chief this month.

Timor-David Aklin grew up in Jaffa,Israel as a Muslim Arab. Today he is a full fledge Orthodox Jew. Presently, he passionately advocates for Israel, fearlessly confronting uncomfortable truths. This is an episode about his journey and what motivates him to vocalize his past and hopes for the future.   Follow Timor-David's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/ @TimorAklin   Follow Timor-David's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/timoraklin/   ____________________________________ ✬ SPONSOR OF THIS EPISODE ✬ ____________________________________   ► TorahAnytime's FREE Torah Learning Dedications   Dedicating the learning in the memory of a loved one who has passed away. It's 100% free public service. Limited time offer.   Go to  → https://bit.ly/48Jh8AK   ► PICKPURPLE: The Best, Easiest & Kindest Way to Get Rid of Your Clothes   Help needy people make use of your stuff while benefiting the girls of Batya.   It's never been easier to recycle your old wearable clothing to second owners – Pick Purple stops by your home and picks it up from your doorstep free of charge.   All proceeds directly benefit Batya Girls, Inc - an empowering network for teenage girls.   Get Pick Up Here→ https://www.pickpurple.org/   ► BITBEAN: Industry Leading Enterprise Software for Innovative Businesses   Seeking to optimize operations and scale your business?Bitbean empowers ambitious businesses with tailored software solutions.  Automate workflows, streamline data management, and empower your workforce all while reducing your employee overhead by 30% or more.   →  Contact Bitbean today for a FREE CONSULTATION https://bitbean.link/ujXkZm   ► TWILLORY: The Best Clothes $ Can Buy   Get $18 OFF your order. Look great, feel great. Use promo code: INSPIRE for $18 OFF →  Here: https://Twillory.com/   ____________________________________ ✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬ ____________________________________    This episode is in memory of: • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe   Help Support our Episodes with Dedicating an Episode in Memory of a Loved One or As a Zechus for a Refuah Shleima!   ► Here: https://www.livinglchaim.com/in-memory   ____________________________________ Our free call-in-to-listen feature is here: • USA: (605) 477-2100 • UK: 0333-366-0154 • ISRAEL: 079-579-5088   PLUS Listen to LCHAIM KIDS! (605) 562-5555   Have a specific question? email us hi@livinglchaim.com   WhatsApp us feedback and get first access to episodes: 914-222-5513   Lchaim.

For International Working Womens Day --"At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times," part one of a conversation between muslim, Arab and Palestinian Women about hollow inside strategies as Israel's genocide of Palestinians goes unabated. Moderated by Maha Hilal, an expert on institutionalized Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and counternarrative work. She is the author of the book Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11, and is the founding executive director of Muslim Counterpublics Lab.  Panelists include: Iman Abid, director of Advocacy and Organizing at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR); Ramah Kudaimi, campaign director at the Action Center on Race & the Economy; Iman Hassan, director of the Stop the School to Prison Pipeline program at Massachusetts Advocates for Children; and Mariam Durrani, professorial lecturer at the School of International Service and a faculty affiliate with the Anti-Racism Research and Policy Center at American University. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on our website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Links: Muslim Counterpublics Lab

A campaign for Michigan voters to boycott President Biden in Tuesday's primary has picked up momentum. Muslim and Arab Americans are hoping to send a clear message to the president after months of frustration with the administration's handling of the war in Gaza. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A campaign for Michigan voters to boycott President Biden in Tuesday's primary has picked up momentum. Muslim and Arab Americans are hoping to send a clear message to the president after months of frustration with the administration's handling of the war in Gaza. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:How Chanukah provides us with strength and direction these trying times  What lessons do the lights of Chanukah offer us?  Why do we celebrate the war victory with lighting candles?  What do we learn from the length of time which the Chanukah lights must burn – “until the feet of the Tarmudoi have ceased”?  Is there a connection between the dreidel and Moshiach?  Who was Antiochus and why did he have a problem with the Jews doing Torah and Mitzvos?  What is the spiritual difference between Shammai and Hillel's opinion on how we light the Chanukah candles?  Why don't we light two separate menorahs to cover Shammai and Hillel's opinions?  Can we glean different military strategies from their opinions?  If Zos Chanukah is the true essence of Chanukah being the brightest day, how do we reconcile that with Beis Shammai's opinion that we light only one candle on that day?  Do our Biblical enemies, like Antiochus and Amelek, actually manifest today or are they more symbolic?  How does the story of Joseph help us understand today's events?  How can we counter all the confusion today?  What can we do to deprogram and re-educate Muslim/Arab civilians?  Can we trust the enemy?  Do the prophets foretell current events?  Should we be studying these prophecies?  Which ones most vividly describe today's events?  Was it in a form of prophecy, or were they wise men who could discern patterns and predict the future?  Can we apply the prophesies in the Book of Daniel to our times?  Is there anywhere in the Torah that says this war will be called operation iron swords?    Can this war lead us directly to Moshiach?   Is it possible that G-d will not allow Moshiach in our generation because we are involved in a war?  If Moshiach comes today, will we still have murderous enemies? Will Hamas be brought to justice?  Will Moshiach have supernatural powers to destroy our enemies?  How do I respond to people who claim that Israel occupied Palestinian land?  In addition to Rashi on the first verse in the Torah that G-d gave the Jewish people the land of Israel, why don't we also cite Rashi later that speaks about how Noach and Abraham apportioned the land to their children?  Does the Torah document Abraham purchasing land in Israel to pre-empt others claim to the land?  Empowering Torah Portions  Dealing with the enemy Can you share details about your meeting with the Argentinian president? How Does the Story End?  Who owns the Land of Israel? Conclusion: What is the message of the enduring flames of Chanukah? 

Loay Al Shareef is a Muslim Arab. He used to HATE Jewish people but through courage and research that all changed for him. Today he focuses on bringing people together and showing the beauty of his country, the UAE. He is a big advocate of Abraham Accords and how the tent of Abraham is rebuilt in the new Middle East. He is very vocal about his disdain for Hamas and his passion for the unity of the Jewish and Muslim people.   You can follow him here   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lalshareef/?hl=en   X: https://twitter.com/lalshareef     Thank you to Visions of Abraham. Visions of Abraham is a non-profit organization which works to expand and deepen the Abraham Accords. For more information go to https://visionsofabraham.com     ____________________________________ ✬ SPONSOR OF THIS EPISODE ✬ ____________________________________     ► HIRING4LESS: The Smart Way To Grow Your Business Hire a full-time remote employee for only $7 an hour. Get huge talent at a low cost with overseas employees and no lock in contracts. Call, Text or WhatsApp →  845.682.0990 Visit →  https://hiring4less.com/ Email → info@hiring4less.com ► TWILLORY: The Air Suit Changes EVERYTHING     Get $18 OFF your 1st purchase of comfortable clothing for today's casual professional look. → Use promo code INSPIRE for $18 OFF at https://Twillory.com/ Limited Time Offer. On a $139 Purchase. ► Colel Chabad: Helping Israel's Neediest Please help Israel as they need all the help they can get! Donate here → https://colelchabad.org/living-lchaim ► Israel Select: Soldiers Will Wear Your Tefillin   1,500 more Israeli soldiers accepted upon themselves to wear tefillin for the rest of their lives.  You can share in their merit with your donation. Each pair of tefillin is $500. Please help us help our soldiers defend the Jewish People. Donate here → https://thechesedfund.com/israelselect/tefillin?aff=LL ____________________________________ ✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬ ____________________________________ This episode is in memory of: • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe Help Support or Episodes with Dedicating an Episode in Memory of a Loved One or As a Zechus for a Refua Shilama! ► Here: https://www.livinglchaim.com/in-memory ____________________________________ Our free call-in-to-listen feature is here: • USA: (605) 477-2100 • UK: 0333-366-0154 • ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Have a specific question? email us hi@livinglchaim.com WhatsApp us feedback and get first access to episodes: 914-222-5513 Lchaim.

YHWH spoke through the prophets about the end times and the pagan Muslim Arab terrorists nations who hate and attack Israel. They will suffer from YHWH'S wrath. YHWH desires all people to turn to him, to live according to his laws and commandments, to live in peace. We know it's Satan who is operating through these terrorists, it is Satan who makes people hate and yet YHWH desires them to call upon his name and turn from there wicked ways. YHWH'S blessing is forever upon Israel and the land of Israel. May YHWH bless you as you listen.

Col. Doug Macgregor says he wants to help Israel and wants to see them survive but we're not acting in a way that would help Israel save itself. There are 90 million Turks, almost the same number of Iranians. Do we think 6 million Israelis will prevail? For the moment Israel is focusing on annihilating Hamas but it's rapidly growing into a regional conflict. All of the Muslim Arab states from Morocco to Indonesia are upset with what the Israelis are doing in Gaza because they see it as disproportionate. Macgregor believes they're reaching the point where they're willing to take action collectively against Israel. Iran has an enormous arsenal capable of reaching all of Israel. Turkey could put 2 million men in the field with a naval fleet of more than 100 ships. Pakistan has said they would lend support to the Turks in the form of nuclear warheads. Egypt wants to put 200K on the border. Gen. el-Sisi doesn't want war but he may not have a choice because his people are enraged and want to protect the Arab population in Gaza. Macgregor thinks we're overwhelmed. The Israelis are in a very difficult position and should reconsider the wisdom of pressing ahead in Gaza. Israel is isolated in the region, The U.S. is their only friend and we don't have the forces and very few war stocks. Macgregor says we've emptied almost everything into this pit called Ukraine. The war in Ukraine is lost. We're trying to keep it on life support at the same time we're confronted with a much larger, more dangerous situation. Macgregor believes Russia will stand by the Iranians and Turks so the best option for the U.S. and Israel is to work out a ceasefire. GUEST: COL. DOUG MACGREGORSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

He could get the death penalty from his Islamic brothers, so why did this Arab convert to Judaism? In this gripping interview, Timor David Aklin shares his fascinating life with Tamar Yonah as he speaks about his Islamic family, criminals, terrorists, his reason to convert, his integration into the Jewish world, and more. Today, Timor David is an activist, arguing Israel's cause with Israel-haters. You can visit his website at: www.HIPS.co.il Acknowledgment and thanks to INTR producer, Matt Zucker Share this video! A Muslim Arab Who Converted to Judaism. Really? - The Tamar Yonah Show

I interview six different people in Israel to answer these questions:   Who is God and how do you know? Who is the Messiah and what is his relationship to God? Is there are specific Scripture or two that explain your view of God or the Messiah?   The people interviewed include:   02:28 Yaakov (Yaaki), a more or less secular Israeli who became a public high school Bible teacher.   09:00 Elena, who immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union.   12:24 Moses (Moshe), a Jewish believer in Jesus who parents were Holocaust survivors.   18:52 Shaaban, a Muslim Arab (not Israeli).   22:30 A group of religious Jewish men.   26:14 Jonathan, an American Israeli Jew who believes in One God (the Father) and the human Messiah Jesus.   Bill Schlegel YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@billschlegel1   Land and Bible blog: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/   #israel, #Jewishbelieversjesus, #deityofchrist, @trinity, #biblicalunitarian, #onegodreport, #billschlegel --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onegodreport-podcast/support

In 1990s South Africa, there were violent clashes between Xhosa and Zulu people. And the main way they understood how to define the other group–language. But Jochen Arndt says that 300 years earlier, Xhosa and Zulu didn't even exist as distinct languages. And: Sudan experienced decades of violent conflict in the ‘90s and ‘00s, including the genocide in Darfur. When we tell the history of those conflicts, it's usually numbers and dates. Daniel Rothbart and Karina Korostelina recorded oral histories with Sudanese people about what it was like to actually live through those years and what justice after the violence would look like. Later in the show: For centuries, Jewish and Muslim people co-existed in Algeria and other parts of Northern Africa. When French colonial rule took power there, things soured and many Jewish North Africans left for France. But they brought Muslim Arab musical cultures with them. Jonathan Glasser says we can learn a lot about the relationships between Algerian Jews and Muslims by looking at their musical collaborations and connections.

The Abraham Accords were signed in September 2020. This agreement between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, marked the first full normalization agreement between Israel and an Arab country since the 1994 Jordan-Israel agreement. Soon after the September 2020 signing, Morocco and Sudan joined the Accords as well. Since these historic breakthroughs, Israel has been through wild political swings, from a left-right coalition government that included Naftali Bennett from the Right, Yair Lapid from the center-Left, and Mansour Abbas from a Muslim-Arab party. Fast forward to today, there is a government of the Right led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been on this podcast. And through it all, the Abraham Accords have endured. One of the architects of the accords was Aryeh Lightstone, who served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman from 2017 to 2021. On a recent trip to Israel, I sat down with Aryeh to hear the latest and also discuss his book, "Let My People Know: The Incredible Story of Middle East Peace―and What Lies Ahead." Aryeh played a critical role in the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and he was a U.S. Government point person in the Middle East for the actualization of the Abraham Accords. Aryeh Lightsone's book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/let-my-people-know-aryeh-lightstone/1140125201

Aysha Egbaria is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Communication and Journalism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her dissertation focuses on social media use and religious identity change. Specifically, she focus on the experience of Muslim Arab women who used social media while becoming more religious despite their close environment rejections.

Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel is on a mission to bring about social change through food. A Palestinian Israeli citizen who operates in both Arab and Jewish cultures, she says “being stuck in the middle is the best place to be.” After winning the Israeli cooking competition show MasterChef– the first Muslim Arab to do so– she founded an annual food festival in the city of Haifa to showcase dishes with roots in the region. And she added a twist: Arab and Jewish chefs are paired together to recreate “extinct” or little known dishes. The award-winning 2020 documentary film Breaking Bread showcases the friendships that emerge through these collaborations, along with mouth-watering food cinematography. Our guest, American filmmaker Beth Elise Hawk, discusses how making the film challenged preconceived notions about Israeli society, and choices she made to avoid inflaming attitudes in a place where politics is inescapable. Breaking Bread is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Google Play. Making Peace Visible is  hosted by Jamil Simon and produced by Andrea Muraskin. The podcast is a project of War Stories Peace Stories. Support our work with a tax-deductible donation. 

Three more innocent Jews killed by two despicable Muslim Arab terrorists leaving 16 more orphans in Israel. Hear about the heroism of one of the victims.

Breaking Bread covers an Arabic Food Festival in Israel, where pairs of chefs - one Jewish, one Arabic - set out to show that food can bring people together. It was the brainchild of Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's Masterchef.

Dune. The classic sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert that has spawned an entire multi-media franchise and is considered to be one of the most iconic sci-fi tales to ever exist. But with the most recent adaptation by Warner Bros. (starring Timothée Chalamet in the lead role), there have been multiple accusations against the director, Denis Villeneuve, and the producers of it appropriating SWANA/MENA/Arab/Muslim culture and society as well as presenting a white-savior narrative that is not playing well with the "woke" generation. But is it really a white-savior narrative? Or is it a narrative that is just a summary and definition of its time? In this chai-spilling episode, we bring one a past guest of ours, the iconic Desirae Bitar, a recent Cognitive psychology graduate and future law student that also moonlights as a part time film critic to discuss this heated topic in an hour long conversation from the perspective of two Arab-Americans. It's important to note that both Desirae and our host, Jon, are Levantine Arabs and more specifically white-passing Arabs and thus the conversation was looked at through that lens. We cannot speak or represent the ideas of our Afro-Arabs or Muslim Arab communities, but we of course, stand by them and their takes in acknowledging the erasure of their communities and perspectives within the film. Happy Chai spilling! --- Follow us on Instagram: @thehollywoodchai and Twitter: @ChaiHollywood --- Articles referenced in the Episode: "Here's How the Dune Sequel Can Fix the First Movie's White Saviour Problem" by Rukhsar Ali for CBC Arts: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/here-s-how-the-dune-sequel-can-fix-the-first-movie-s-white-saviour-problem-1.6234550 "Is Dune a White Savior Narrative?" by Ali Karjoo-Ravary for Slate.com: https://slate.com/culture/2021/10/dune-2021-movie-vs-book-white-savior-islam.html "Is 'Dune' Truly a White-Savior Story?" by Mike Manalo for The Nerds of Color: https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2021/09/03/is-dune-truly-a-white-savior-story/ "Dune's Not a White Savior Narrative. But It's Complicated." by Harris Durani: https://hdernity.medium.com/dunes-not-a-white-savior-narrative-but-it-s-complicated-53fbbec1b1dc --- This episode is sponsored by: Anchor - for all your Podcasting needs Dalia Web Design - for all your website designing needs and maintenance: http://www.daliawebdesign.com/ ZENA Creations - for customizable gifts, merchandise and whatever you need: https://www.instagram.com/zena.creation DrafTees, Inc. - for all your writer t-shirt needs, follow on instagram and twitter @drafteesinc --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hollywood-chai/support

We speak with the wonderful Sally Moussa, keynote and TEDx speaker, radio and TV presenter. On this heartfelt episode, Sally shares her journey with her identity as a Muslim Arab woman in Australia. As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this episode reminds us of how far we've come and how much more work we need to do in the quest for authentic freedom and belonging. #WeCauseCulture Hosted by OT, Reem, and Akkaoui, the Dukkan Show is brought to you by the audiophiles at Dukkan Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with the wonderful Sally Moussa, keynote and TEDx speaker, radio and TV presenter. On this heartfelt episode, Sally shares her journey with her identity as a Muslim Arab woman in Australia. As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this episode reminds us of how far we've come and how much more work we need to do in the quest for authentic freedom and belonging. #WeCauseCulture Hosted by OT, Reem, and Akkaoui, the Dukkan Show is brought to you by the audiophiles at Dukkan Media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with the wonderful Sally Moussa, keynote and TEDx speaker, radio and TV presenter. On this heartfelt episode, Sally shares her journey with her identity as a Muslim Arab woman in Australia. As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this episode reminds us of how far we've come and how much more work we need to do in the quest for authentic freedom and belonging. #WeCauseCultureHosted by OT, Reem, and Akkaoui, the Dukkan Show is brought to you by the audiophiles at Dukkan Media.

Haaz Sleiman is a velvet-voiced actor and activist. He has been in shows like ER and Veronica Mars. He played the beloved Mo-Mo in Nurse Jackie, Rafiq in the critically-acclaimed Little America, and will be in the new Marvel movie Eternals. But to introduce Haaz as a filmography would be doing him, and us, a disservice. This man is a storyteller. He is larger than life. Haaz sees the world in how it CAN be, not just how it is. He does what is NEEDED, not just what is expected. His story, which he shares so eloquently with us, is full of high highs and low lows. He unabashedly shares those highs and lows, from living as a bullied kid in Lebanon, to now living his best life as an out gay Muslim Arab actor in Hollywood.  Haaz's star is rising, and we could not be happier for him. He has heart and love. He has passion and integrity. More actors (and more people in general) should be like Haaz and live to their truth. Listen to Haaz. He is speaking. 

Guest: Yossi Mekelberg  Israel's first government in 12 years that is not being led by Benjamin Netanyahu got down to business today after parliament yesterday approved a new administration. The now incumbent prime minister, a far right former settler leader, Naftali Bennett, was sworn in last night after opposition leader Yair Lapid, a centrist former TV news anchor, won a confidence vote in the Knesset by a razor-thin advantage of 60-59 seats.  Lapid's party finished second in the March elections and he has cobbled together a coalition of bitter ideological rivals, ranging from right-wing religious nationalists to conservative Muslim Arab citizens of Israel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Ala Beyadi” (I have got it).On Wednesday night of June 2nd, with less than 30 minutes to spare until the end of the presidential mandate given to MK Yair Lapid, leader of the “Yesh Atid” party, Lapid advised the president he had enough support to form a government. The future coalition is not unified ideologically at all. It spans from Hard right wing to the far left with the religious Muslim Arab party of Ra'am in the coalition as well.  But, that was only the first major step Lapid and his allies needed to get. Now they need to make sure that they can survive a confidence vote in the Knesset and be sworn in.  What may happen until then? That is what I will discuss with my good friend Jeff Becker.

Growing up is hard to do. You have to leave your old self behind, give up on dreams, and discover new ones--and who knows where you might end up. But in the end, we're each on a journey that is pretty unique and awesome. You can meet your other half, fall in love, and end up a proud dad to two amazing children. You don't need to be a superhero to have a lesson or a life we'd all love to hear about. Join us this week as Hadi Khatib talks about his own journey from a religious Muslim Arab upbringing to father of two and Renaissance man, in a raw, honest conversation we can all relate to.

Can you bring peace to the Middle East by sharing food?Beth Elise Hawk, is the producer and Director of Breaking Bread, a fascinating documentary about exotic cuisine and a side of politics on a menu.Dr Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Muslim Arab to win Israel’s MasterChef television competition is on a quest to make social change through food. In an effort to affect change, she founded the A-Sham Arabic Food Festival in Haifa where pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs, collaborate on local dishes.

Dear Listeners and Readers: Have you noticed the myths Democrats like to spread about President Trump and his administration? The Left has said repeatedly over the last four (4) years and throughout the presidential campaign that the President has failed to work well with America's allies and by extension, has been a failed leader on the international stage. Not so. On today's show, we prove once more the lies on the Left. Working with America's allies, there has been another historic FIRST under President Trump's leadership: An Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met secretly with Saudi Arabia's crown prince in the kingdom on Sunday. Accompanying them was Israel's Mossad chief, and United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Due to the tremendous work of #PresidentTrump, #SecretaryPompeo and the #Trump team, the United States has moved peace forward in the Middle East through a normalization of ties between Israel and Muslim Arab regimes - which have been longtime foes due to a pan-Islamic campaign to annihilate the Jewish state. Unlike what the Left, including the new Biden team thinks, peace does not run through Palestinian-controlled Ramallah! It is time for President Trump to receive his Nobel Peace Prize! He advanced peace in a highly volatile arena that has historically spilled over and affected the United States and the Western world since America's founding and the Barbary Wars involving Islam's pirates - Muslim slave traders.... In addition, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a visit to Israel last Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in what is known as the Judea and Samaria region or West Bank. His visit comes as the State Department, in a major policy shift, announced that products from Israeli communities in Israeli's historic heartland, otherwise known as settlements, can be labeled "Made in Israel." Democrats will argue this is an obstacle to peace, but of course, it is not. And we can count on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and other Leftist, Trump-hating BDS supporters to say it is. You have to love the President and Secretary Pompeo who also announced that the U.S. would now brand the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement, BDS an internationally-led Palestinian boycott organization to bankrupt Israel as "anti-Semitic." Going forward, groups that participate in it will be denied federal funding - although it is not immediately clear which groups will be affected by this move. Can I get a HALLELUJAH?! See: https://www.facebook.com/TheDeniceGaryShow/videos/880788949418825

Dear Listeners and Readers: Today RABBI URI PILICHOWSKI, scholar, author, and educator speaks to the impressive leadership of President Trump and his hand selected team to push forward a new peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates despite Muslims who have sought to destroy the Jewish state for decades while Palestinian terrorism remains constant. See: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/285491 and https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/hamas/red-color-alerts-in-askelon-and-zikim/2020/08/18/ The peace agreement between this oil rich Gulf State, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel has now made clear to the world that the Arab Muslim or Palestinian war of attrition against the Jews of Israel is no longer a high priority within the Muslim Arab world - at least not for now. Instead, the Sunni Muslim Arab states are worried about Iran and threats from Iranian proxies such as Hizballah. Also, hear Rabbi Pilichowski address the possibility of the domino effect as additional breakthroughs for peace among other Arab states may be accomplished under the Trump administration's leadership, thereby eclipsing the anti-Semitism of the Muslim world among some additional leaders. Moreover, support RABBI URI's South NCSY's Israel Political Advocacy program which trains teenagers all over America to advocate for Israel with members of Congress, the Senate, and the White House. Besides the value to Israel and giving them an outlook to express their Zionism, this non-profit organization empowers them and gives them the confidence to make a difference. It is ONLY with donor support that South NCSY can do its work. To make a tax-deductible donation, please click: https://upreaching.com/ncsy/israel-advocacy PLEASE DONATE TODAY! Also see: https://www.facebook.com/TheDeniceGaryShow/videos/3461990727172768/

There are always two sides to every story! In this episode, our wonderful guest, Rana Maarouf, joins Nour in sharing their stories as Muslim non-hijabi women to shed light on some sociocultural pressures faced. We bring the subject to life by breaking down stereotypes and tackling judgements directed at non-hijabis by the Muslim-Arab community.

What are Islamists listening to in the United States and around the world from social media sites airing official Palestinian Authority TV, Muslim Brotherhood videos, as well as propaganda from other terrorist entities regarding COVID-19? See what's on television in and around Israel and streaming here into the U.S. Watch this latest clip by a Muslim Arab or Palestinian religious leader exercising his racist, free speech rights.... This Muslim preacher states that the "[Corona] virus is one of Almighty Allah's soldiers, and He is unleashing it on those who attack His believers…." He makes clear what this epidemic should be used for, i.e., "Martyrdom for every Muslim." Pray for the safety of Israel as they too combat the Corona Virus together with the constant threat of terrorism. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood, which has infiltrated the highest levels of government in America as well as groups that include the Islamic State, IS/ISIS/ISIL, are calling on Muslims to produce "human biological weapons" and use COVID-19 to kill the "infidels." See: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15765/muslim-extremists-coronavirus. Hear this broadcast and learn more.

Priscilla Hanna, a Chaldean Arab-American, comes on Arab Girl Pod and shows us how much Muslim girls have in common with Catholic girls. Click here to see Priscilla's Instagram Click here to see Pricilla's Skin Care Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabgirlpod/message

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Eiman Al Zaabi is a Muslim spiritual teacher and life coach who integrates the principles of harmony, beauty, and unity in her teachings. Raised in a Muslim Arab family in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she embarked on a spiritual journey sparked by struggles with anxiety and depression. It led to years of in-depth research into science, energy medicine, and various religions and spiritual traditions, culminating in her book, The Art of Surrender, A Practical Guide to Enlightened Happiness and Well-Being. Eiman holds a degree in business information technology and a master’s in business administration. She works at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus. We spoke about Islam, life in Abu Dhabi, and mostly about the meaning of surrender and other insights from her book. Learn more about Eiman Al Zaabi here: www.eimanalzaabi.com

Upping the price of hunting down innocents, Jewish people, in order to murder them, hear live from JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, DIRECTOR JEFF DAUBE of the ZOA speak to the Muslim Arab leader of Palestinians, Abbas and the salary increase he has made to terrorists in addition to the insights being gained by the largest-ever United States Congressional delegation to Israel.

Julia Fisher talks to Yuriel Katz - Today I'm at the Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Aviv, on an emergency ward caring for babies born with congenital heart disease. What makes this story so interesting is that the majority of children that pass through this ward come from neighbouring Muslim Arab nations including Gaza, Syria, Iraq and Kurdistan. This is made possible by an organisation called Shevet Achim, founded and directed by a Christian called Jonathan Miles. Today I'm talking to the consultant cardiologist, a Jewish doctor called Yuriel Katz. I started by asking him how long he'd been involved working as a surgeon saving the lives of these children. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org shevet.org

Dr. Asmaa Abada is a first-generation Muslim Arab American woman establishing herself in the medical field. She recently graduated from Podiatry school and is currently working at St. John Macomb Hospital as a first-year resident. In today’s episode, Asmaa is sharing her family’s story of fleeing Iraq in the middle of the night and immigrating to the United States. This inspirational woman is using her experiences of thriving in a new culture to become a compassionate physician. Truly, Dr. Abada is helping to define what it means to be a Muslim Arab American woman who puts her right foot forward in medicine and life.

In this episode I am joined with a previous guest, Anysa Saleh, to talk about a hot topic at the moment: sexual assault and harassment. We know its been the topic of conversation in the media and politics following the #metoo movement, so we wanted to sit down and talk about how this subject stands in our community and the gaps that need to be filled and addressed. 

On this edition of The Israel Whow: The guessing is over - Election in Israel are set for Tuesday, April 9. TIS follows the breaking news. How did a Muslim Arab get buried in a Jewish cemetery, last month, with the approval of Jerusalem's Chief Rabbi ? and the "not to be missed" weekly Israeli music mix. All this and more.

Lena gets real on today’s Podcast you will be captivated with her story growing up in western Sydney as she says “I’m an Arab girl in fact a Muslim Arab girl” her heart felt story is the struggle she had growing up, torn between her Muslim culture and the desire to fit in with her piers….this is a compelling story that you must listen to Lena has over 25 years’ experience in Television post-production, photography, digital design, social media and print experience, before delving into the world of celebrity talent management.. Her impressive photography portfolio has a strong focus on lifestyle and portraiture. Lena has had a sea change and is now the co-owner of the Henrie Stride talent Agency. Lena also works as a volunteer photographer for the Heartfelt Organisation.

When three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped by Hamas, Yahaya Mahamed expressed his contempt on his Facebook page. As a Muslim Arab Israeli, his life was about to change forever. A true story of the courage of one 19 year old. A story that will change your life. Please Share.عندما تم خطف الأولاد الثلاثة من قبل حماس عام 2014, قام يحيى محاميد بإدانة هذا الاعتداء على صفحته الخاصة على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيس بوك).كشخص مسلم عربي إسرائيلي, كانت حياتة على وشك التغير للأبد. بعمر ال19 عاماً.قصة سوف تغير حياتك. شارك! (Share)

When three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped by Hamas, Yahaya Mahamed expressed his contempt on his Facebook page. As a Muslim Arab Israeli, his life was about to change forever. A true story of the courage of one 19 year old. A story that will change your life. Please Share. عندما تم خطف الأولاد الثلاثة من قبل حماس عام 2014, قام يحيى محاميد بإدانة هذا الاعتداء على صفحته الخاصة على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيس بوك). كشخص مسلم عربي إسرائيلي, كانت حياتة على وشك التغير للأبد. بعمر ال19 عاماً. قصة سوف تغير حياتك. شارك! (Share)

A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Muslim Conquest (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Nancy Khalek, professor of Religious Studies at Brown University, is a study of the city of Damascus, the seat of power for the Umayyad dynasty.  More specifically, this book explores the interaction between the recently arrived Muslim Arab rulers and the Byzantine-Christian peoples who made up the majority of the population in Syria. Khalek employs both traditional historical texts, such as Ibn ‘Asākir’s TārÄ«kh Dimashq, along with art and architecture from the region. She displays a mastery of both the Muslim and Christian sources, discerning the value of their historicity but highlighting the narrative and iconographic significance that can be extrapolate from those sources. During her study of the stories and art, the narratives and iconography reveal that the Muslim and Christian cultures of Syria were in a type of dialogue with each other. She takes care to avoid stating this was a replacement one culture or one borrowing from anther, but instead wishes to portray a blending of these cultures; a blending whose legacy lived on for centuries. Khalek’s work is truly a significant contribution to the field of Islamic Studies and an indispensable interdisciplinary study for both its use of a variety of lesser known source material and its re-imagining of Umayyad history in Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Muslim Conquest (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Nancy Khalek, professor of Religious Studies at Brown University, is a study of the city of Damascus, the seat of power for the Umayyad dynasty.  More specifically, this book explores the interaction between the recently arrived Muslim Arab rulers and the Byzantine-Christian peoples who made up the majority of the population in Syria. Khalek employs both traditional historical texts, such as Ibn ‘Asākir’s TārÄ«kh Dimashq, along with art and architecture from the region. She displays a mastery of both the Muslim and Christian sources, discerning the value of their historicity but highlighting the narrative and iconographic significance that can be extrapolate from those sources. During her study of the stories and art, the narratives and iconography reveal that the Muslim and Christian cultures of Syria were in a type of dialogue with each other. She takes care to avoid stating this was a replacement one culture or one borrowing from anther, but instead wishes to portray a blending of these cultures; a blending whose legacy lived on for centuries. Khalek’s work is truly a significant contribution to the field of Islamic Studies and an indispensable interdisciplinary study for both its use of a variety of lesser known source material and its re-imagining of Umayyad history in Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Muslim Conquest (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Nancy Khalek, professor of Religious Studies at Brown University, is a study of the city of Damascus, the seat of power for the Umayyad dynasty.  More specifically, this book explores the interaction between the recently arrived Muslim Arab rulers and the Byzantine-Christian peoples who made up the majority of the population in Syria. Khalek employs both traditional historical texts, such as Ibn ‘Asākir’s TārÄ«kh Dimashq, along with art and architecture from the region. She displays a mastery of both the Muslim and Christian sources, discerning the value of their historicity but highlighting the narrative and iconographic significance that can be extrapolate from those sources. During her study of the stories and art, the narratives and iconography reveal that the Muslim and Christian cultures of Syria were in a type of dialogue with each other. She takes care to avoid stating this was a replacement one culture or one borrowing from anther, but instead wishes to portray a blending of these cultures; a blending whose legacy lived on for centuries. Khalek’s work is truly a significant contribution to the field of Islamic Studies and an indispensable interdisciplinary study for both its use of a variety of lesser known source material and its re-imagining of Umayyad history in Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Muslim Conquest (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Nancy Khalek, professor of Religious Studies at Brown University, is a study of the city of Damascus, the seat of power for the Umayyad dynasty.  More specifically, this book explores the interaction between the recently arrived Muslim Arab rulers and the Byzantine-Christian peoples who made up the majority of the population in Syria. Khalek employs both traditional historical texts, such as Ibn ‘Asākir’s TārÄ«kh Dimashq, along with art and architecture from the region. She displays a mastery of both the Muslim and Christian sources, discerning the value of their historicity but highlighting the narrative and iconographic significance that can be extrapolate from those sources. During her study of the stories and art, the narratives and iconography reveal that the Muslim and Christian cultures of Syria were in a type of dialogue with each other. She takes care to avoid stating this was a replacement one culture or one borrowing from anther, but instead wishes to portray a blending of these cultures; a blending whose legacy lived on for centuries. Khalek’s work is truly a significant contribution to the field of Islamic Studies and an indispensable interdisciplinary study for both its use of a variety of lesser known source material and its re-imagining of Umayyad history in Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A top five finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religion Award, Damascus after the Muslim Conquest (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Nancy Khalek, professor of Religious Studies at Brown University, is a study of the city of Damascus, the seat of power for the Umayyad dynasty.  More specifically, this book explores the interaction between the recently arrived Muslim Arab rulers and the Byzantine-Christian peoples who made up the majority of the population in Syria. Khalek employs both traditional historical texts, such as Ibn ‘Asākir’s TārÄ«kh Dimashq, along with art and architecture from the region. She displays a mastery of both the Muslim and Christian sources, discerning the value of their historicity but highlighting the narrative and iconographic significance that can be extrapolate from those sources. During her study of the stories and art, the narratives and iconography reveal that the Muslim and Christian cultures of Syria were in a type of dialogue with each other. She takes care to avoid stating this was a replacement one culture or one borrowing from anther, but instead wishes to portray a blending of these cultures; a blending whose legacy lived on for centuries. Khalek’s work is truly a significant contribution to the field of Islamic Studies and an indispensable interdisciplinary study for both its use of a variety of lesser known source material and its re-imagining of Umayyad history in Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NYPD cricket league is a huge success story in police-community relations. The police were successful in engaging the mainly Muslim Arab-speaking communities through a soccer competition, but the department was struggling to reach youths in the South Asian communities and young West Indians. The Police Commissioner, Raymond Kelly, came up with the idea of cricket. "His concept is the three Cs - crime fighting, counter-terrorism and community relations - and this is the community relations side," says Deputy Inspector Amin Kosseim, who is in charge of special projects. "We looked for a door to open with the South Asian community. A lot of them play cricket, so it was the perfect sport to partake in," he said. Deputy Inspector Amin Kosseim will tell us how the program is building trust within the Muslim community in New York and how the concept can be used with other agencies world wide to combat violence …  

An interesting explanation, with some help from Rabbi Berel Wein...Also...A street named Arafat...David Ben Gurion Street in Germany...And...A Muslim Arab (or two, or eight hundred) named Jonathan and Daniel...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

Normally Jews are only prohibited from PRAYING at our holy site...Today, we may not even enter...Who said "The Temple Mount is in our hands?"...Time for us to exert REAL control and stop appeasing the Muslim Arab extremist murderers...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

This episode is titled “Meanwhile, Back in the East” because before we dive into the next phase of church history in Europe, we need to catch up on what's happening to the East.The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th Cs occupied the largest contiguous land empire in history. Rising originally from the steppes of Central Asia and stretching from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan; from Siberia in the north to Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Iranian plateau, and the Middle East. At its greatest extent it spanned 6000 miles and covered about 16% of the planet's total land area.Genghis Khan was a shamanist, but recognizing the need to unite the Mongol clans. He adopted a policy of religious toleration that remained official policy during his reign and that of his son Ogedai. Several of the tribes that formed the core of the Mongol horde were Christians in at least a cultural sense. The Keriats, Onguds and Uighurs owed the Christianization of their culture to the Eastern expansion of Christianity we've looked at in earlier episodes.It's important to insert a short parenthetical comment here. Knowing what devastation the Mongols wrought during the 13th and 14th Cs and the literal wagon-loads of blood they spilled, we have to be careful when we call these tribes Christian. They certainly weren't evangelical missionaries. Their faith was a highly-distorted Nestorian version of the Gospel that exercised little restraint on the barbaric rapaciousness that marked their conquests. Still, they called themselves ‘'Christians and their claimed allegiance to the Gospel had a huge impact on what happened in the Middle East.Genghis Khan's son Tolui, married a Christian woman from the Keriat tribe. One of their sons was the Mongol ruler Hulegu. Another was the famous Kublai Khan, founder of the Yaun Dynasty in China. While Hulegu seems to have identified as a Christian, Kublai certainly favored Christians in his court. When Hulegu conquered Baghdad, the Islamic capital of the day, his Christian wife urged him to destroy the city's mosques but protect the churches. Her goal was to dismantle Islam in the region and hand it a permanent setback.The Mongols took control of the Caliph's palace and gave it to Baghdad's Christian patriarch. It ended up being made into a grand church. With such obvious favor being shown Christians, many Mongols converted.Asian Christians who'd suffered under the tyranny and oppression of Islamic rule for generations began to look to the advancing Mongol army as deliverers. One writer lauded the genocidal Hulegu and his wife as great luminaries and zealous combatants for the Christian religion. Beleaguered Western Crusaders were stoked by reports of allies in the East doing noble battle with the Muslims. Some Crusaders even sent emissaries to try to link up with the Mongols and help them in their conquest of the Egyptian Mamelukes in 1260. The Mameluke victory at Ain Jalut over the Mongols was a major disappointment.Hulegu's son married a Byzantine princess and he favored Christianity over both Buddhism and Islam. Over the next few decades the Mongols didn't persecute Muslims but they did impose what the Muslims felt was a heavy burden. They were no longer able to treat Christians living among them as a subject people they could extract heavy tolls and fines from. The Mongol attitude was that as long as everyone paid their taxes, they were free to practice whatever religion they wanted. So a huge source of wealth to Muslims was lost.Christians all across the Middle East took advantage of their newfound freedom and hoped things would stay that way indefinitely under a sympathetic Mongol rule. With Hulegu and his heirs in power, Christians began doing things that had been forbidden under Islam; like carrying the cross in public processions, drinking wine, and building churches where none had been permitted.Then, in 1268 in Baghdad, I aks you to pay close attention to. Maybe this will bring a little light to why there's such tremendous hatred on the part of certain elements within Islam towards Christians today; especially in that region of the world. The Christian Catholicos, the title of the archbishop, ordered a man drowned for converting from Christianity to Islam. Muslims were scandalized and rioted. Following Mongol policy, the rioting was brutally crushed. Christians took this as further evidence they were now the favored faith. But that favor was soon to turn against them.The Mongol leaders became increasingly aware that Islam, with its embrace of jihad in the extension of the Faith by the power of the sword, was much more compatible with their values than either Christianity or Buddhism. They began to drift towards Islam until 1295, when the new Khan, Mahmoud Gazahn, persecuted Christianity and Buddhism. His successors followed his policies. During the early years of the 14th C, Christians found themselves under the control of a Muslim super-state. Their position radically change from what they'd known under the Arab caliphate. Now Christians were subject to intense persecution. In the regional capital of Al-Malek in 1338, all Christians in the city were killed. The few traces of faith among the Keriats and Uighurs didn't last much into the 15th C.Islam's victory among the Mongols proved devastating for the remaining Christians of Central Asia and the Middle East. These communities had managed to weather the storm of the Muslim Arab conquest of the 7th C and it settled down to an uneasy peace with their new neighbors. But the brief respite brought by the Mongol invasion allowed the Christians to emerge in a dominant role for a time that they used to inflict the Muslims with real hurt. When a few years later, Muslims were back in control, this time with the authority of a Mongol Muslim powerhouse à Well, they decided it was payback-time. It was the Christians in Egypt who first bore the brunt of this new intolerance.From the start of the 13th C, Egypt was the main target of Western Crusades. Frustrated Egyptian governments regularly retaliated for the Crusades by attacking the Copts, the native Egyptian church. In the mid-13th C, Egypt was ruled by the Mamelukes and with the loss of Baghdad to the Mongols, the center of gravity of the Muslim world shifted to Mameluke Egypt. They considered the Christians in their region as a 5th column, in cahoots with the Mongols pressing west toward Egypt. After the loss of Baghdad, it wasn't hard to imagine a world in which Egypt would stand alone as the last great Muslim power in a Middle East dominated by Christian-Mongols.The greatest Mameluke leader was General Baibar, the Scourge of both Crusaders and Mongols. Baibar hated Christians in general, but had an extra dose of loathing for those of the European variety. When he captured Antioch in 1268, he wrote the city's Crusader ruler, who'd barely escaped, “Had you stayed, you'd have seen the crosses in your churches smashed, the pages of a false testament scattered, the patriarchs' tombs overturned. You would have seen your Muslim enemy trampling over the places where you celebrated Mass, cutting the throats of monks, priests, and deacons upon your altars--bringing sudden death to the patriarchs and slavery to your royal princes.”This attitude was radically different from the tone of earlier Muslim-Christian affairs. It reflected Baibar's fury at the Christian alliance with the Mongols who themselves were utterly brutal in their conquests. This intolerance was increasingly evident in Egyptian policies toward their still substantial Christian minority. Persecution in Egypt wasn't new, but things deteriorated quickly after the Mameluke-Mongol wars.Between 1293 and 1354, the Egyptian government launched four campaigns to enforce the submission of Christians and Jews and drive them to accept Islam. Each wave of violence became more intense and better organized. A review of this half-century gives us a much better understanding of the ancient hostilities that have inflamed the Middle East ever since.A quick sketch of what happened.In 1293, an initial persecution fizzled when the sultan's officials realized the Christians they were about to execute controlled the country's finances and were the most competent scribes.In 1301, a vizier visiting from Morocco was appalled at the wealth and status of Egyptian Christians and Jews. In Morocco, they had to pay a steep fine if they refused to convert and were subject to all kinds of public indignities.  But in Egypt they held high public office, wore rich clothes and rode the best mounts. The vizier's criticisms moved Egyptian officials to install the same rules as Morocco. A wave of repressive laws followed, and ordinances closed all the churches and synagogues outside of Cairo. Some ancient churches were demolished, relics burned. Non-Muslims were dismissed from public employment and were forced to wear distinctive clothing; blue turbans for Christians, yellow for Jews. They were forced to ride only on donkeys and whenever a Muslim approached, they had to dismount and bow. Visitors to Egypt said that the enforcement of these rules continued all the way into the 19th C.The effects of this crisis linger to the present day, since the rigorous Muslim legalism that emerged at that time shaped modern Islamic fundamentalist movements. From the 1290s, Muslim jurists produced ever harsher interpretations of the laws governing minorities, particularly through the work of militant puritanical scholars like Ibn Taymiyyah. His life was shaped by the disasters of the Mongol wars which forced him into exile in Egypt. He saw his goal as the militant restoration of Islam in the face of its enemies at home and abroad. His work has had a long afterlife. Ibn Taymiyyah is regarded as the spiritual godfather of the Wahhabi movement and of most modern extremist and jihadist groups. Among many others, Osama bin Laden cited him as a special hero.The Muslim hostility toward Christianity in the early 14th C was reflected in outbreaks of extreme anti-Christian violence.  In 1321, Muslim mobs looted and destroyed Cairo's Coptic churches. Usually, a Muslim cleric would give the signal for the attacks by mobilizing crowds in the mosques under the cry of “Down with the churches.”Now, the sultan tried to keep order, but the hatred of Christians was too powerful to contain. They were blamed for setting fires across Cairo. When some of the accused confessed under torture, the authorities were forced to support the popular movement. At one point, the Sultan faced a mob of 20,000 calling for the forceful suppression of Christians. In order to safeguard his rule, the Sultan permitted purge. The government went further and announced that anyone who found a Christian was permitted to beat him and take his goods.By the mid-14th C, Muslim writers had a whole catalog of anti-Christian charges that bear a close resemblance to the libelous anti-Jewish tracks - The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Christians were accused of being spies, ever on the lookout for opportunities to betray the Muslim cause. Cases in both Egypt and Syria proved, and I'm using air-quotes around that word “proved”-- they were serial arsonists. Some were even reported to have planted a bomb in the Great Mosque of Medina.Given modern-day stereotypes of Islam in the West, it's ironic that Christian minorities were then so feared because they allegedly plotted terror attacks against prestigious symbols of Muslim power.In a society founded on honor and family pride, the humiliations of these new policies were too much to bear for many wealthy urban Christians who then converted to Islam. Other, poorer Christians proved firmer; particularly if they were located in rural areas where government policies were slower to penetrate. But later waves of intimidation wore down there resistance. Violence in the 1320s reduced Christian numbers and prepared the way for the disasters of 1354. From the end of the 14th C, Egypt's Coptic Christians were reduced to a minority they retain up to the present day. The Coptic Church entered a period of hibernation that lasted until the mid-19th C. This is sad when we consider that Egypt had been a major center of Christianity for hundreds of years, and the place of dozens of vital and prolific monasteries. What were once the thousand monks of Bufanda, were reduced to just two.Once their Mongol rulers converted to Islam, conditions became equally difficult for the Christians of Mesopotamia and Syria. Between 1290 and 1330, the story of Christianity in these parts, like that in Egypt, becomes a long list of disasters and ever harsher laws. One edict commanded that churches be demolished and services halted. All clergy and Christian leaders were to be executed. The storied churches of Tabriz, Arbella, Mosul, and Baghdad were torn down. Bishops and priests were tortured and imprisoned. Some laws struck directly at ordinary believers rather than just the institutions and hierarchy. Some of these edicts came from the Khans themselves while others came from the initiation of local governors. But the effects were just as damaging. Even when the Khans tried to limit persecution, they could hardly stem the zeal of local officers. In some cities, local laws ordered forcible conversion to Islam and prohibited the exercise of Christianity upon the pain of death. One Muslim ruler in Armenia passed ruinous taxes and ordered that anyone who refused to convert to Islam should be branded, blinded in one eye, and castrated. Christians and Jews were to be instantly recognizable by wearing distinctive clothing. In the words of one contemporary, “The persecutions and disgrace and markings and ignominy which the Christian suffered at this time, especially in Baghdad, well the words cannot describe.” The persecution reached its height with wholesale massacres at Arbella in 1310 and at Amita in 1317. There at Amita, where 12,000 were sold into slavery, the destruction of churches and monasteries was so thorough the fires burned for a month. These persecutions had a greater effect on the churches of the Middle East than any other event since the conversion of the Roman Empire. The succession of church leadership that had remained unbroken since the time of the Apostles came to an abrupt end. Whole Christian communities were annihilated across Central Asia and surviving communities shrank to tiny fractions of their former size. Christianity disappeared in Persia and across southern and central Iraq the patriarchs of Babylon now literally headed for the hills, taking up residence on the safer soil of northern Mesopotamia.