Tag Archives: Islam

Jew اليهودي

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

I’m going to write up some thoughts on Cynthia Baker’s Jew, but for now want to share this link to Simon Hopkins, “On the Words for “Jew(s) in Arabic,” Israel Oriental Studies XVII (1997), 11-27. I do so in order to push … Continue reading →

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(Levantine) Aesthetic Judaism (Lucette Lagnado)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Memoir is an unusually interesting genre for the study of modern religion and modern Judaism. Casting about for material that would expand the contours of my mid-level class last semester (spring 2017) on American Judaism I finally got around to … Continue reading →

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Donald (of Arabia)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

Without exception colorful, the pictures from the Trump visit to Saudi Arabia were exceptionally exotic. The image was one part arms bazaar, one part catwalk, and one part performance spectacle.

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Trump’s Islam Speech & Religious Studies

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

About Trump’s big speech on Islam to be delivered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, please pass this jewel from columnist Sarah Posner to Department chairs of Religious Studies and to their deans. “[E]xperts I spoke with today warned that this speech is … Continue reading →

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The Place of Religion in Film (Islam & Judaism) (Conference Notes)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Here are some quick notes from the recent Place of Religion in Film conference at Syracuse, organized by my friend and colleague Gail Hamner. What caught my attention was the prominence of Jews and Muslims, especially in relation to gender, in … Continue reading →

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Muslim Refugees & Immigrants In The Synagogue ( A Note From The Liberal Pew)

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

Expressing deep shame about the Trump administration’s recent executive decision, yesterday at congregation Ansche Chesed in New York the rabbi voiced strong support of refugees and immigrants from Muslim countries. The expression of this kind of solidarity has a particular … Continue reading →

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Junction 48 (Tamer Nafar)

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

Went to the JCC on the Upper West Side to see Junction 48, an Israeli Palestinian film co-written by Tamer Nafar and Oren Moverman and directed by Udi Aloni. At turns biting and sentimental, the movie is a biting and … Continue reading →

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