This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]
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Yemen Ethnic and Religious Groups
Santa Claus was from Turkey?
The modern Turkish town of Demre is on the site of Myra, the birthplace of Saint Nicholas, whom the world now calls Santa Claus. If […]
Christmas Trees, Christmas Parties among Egyptian Muslims
Some 500,000 Christmas trees were sold this year in Egypt, an extremely mysterious statistic. The country’s Orthodox Coptic Church celebrates Christmas on January 7, considers […]
Christmas in Beirut
The people of Beirut, Lebanon, are dealing with their chronic political nervousness with bright lights and Christmas cheer. Sunni Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri lighted the […]
Abu Dhabi Hotel Does not Regret $11 Mn. Christmas Tree
Christmas means never having to say you are sorry. The Seven Emirates Hotel in Abu Dhabi says it does not either regret its display of […]
Israeli Mayor Forbids Christmas Trees in part of Nazareth; Christian Tourism Boom Fuels Hopes for Palestinian State
The some 50,000 Christians in the West Bank continue to labor under Israeli military occupation this Christmas, though somewhat improved tourism and prosperity have lessened […]
Map of Lebanon by Religious Sect
GOP and 9/11 First Responders Bill: Jamiol
Courtesy Paul Jamiol
Al-Khoei: Why We Shouldn’t Be Celebrating Iraq’s New Government: Power-Sharing Means Nothing without Reconciliation
Hayder al-Khoei writes in a guest column for Informed Comment : 22/12/2010 Bickering is still very much the order of the day in Iraq. Prime […]
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