New film shows how Turkey saved Jews from Nazis
A new documentary,”Turkish Passport,” explores a little-known chapter of WWII in which a group of Turkish diplomats saved lives of hundreds of Jews by giving them Turkish passports and allowing […]
Musa Bin Maimun, the Jewish Scholar who Studied and Flourished in the Islamic Countries
Reem Shraiky – UKISLAMIC HISTORY•JUDAISM 11th January 2024 Add Comment © Shutterstock Reem Shraiky, UK In an Arabic book called The Muslim Between the Islamic Identity and the Pre-Islamic Identity (by Ali […]
What Religious Jews Say About Israel
ISRAEL-PALESTINE WAR•PODCASTS 20th December 2023 Add Comment Does a Jewish Community of 15,000 in the heart of London support Israel in the war in Palestine? We travelled to Stamford Hill, […]
American Rabbis disrupt UN meeting, demand Biden stops blocking peace in Gaza
The United Nations headquarters building is seen from inside the General Assembly hall, on Sept. 21, 2021. (AP) Updated 13 sec ago EPHREM KOSSAIFY January 10, 2024 NEW YORK: Dozens […]
‘Murder of Judaism’: French Jewish body slams Israel’s Gaza war
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JAN 07, 2024 – Palestinians search for missing people under the rubble following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Jan. 7, 2024. […]
Albania to Honour Heroes Who Saved Jews from Holocaust
OPINION Holocaust Memorial of Tirana. Photo: BIRN Harun Karcic BIRN April 12, 2023 New museum will celebrate the Albanians who risked their lives to shield Jews from Nazi persecution – […]
Anti-Defamation League staff decry ‘dishonest’ campaign against Israel critics
Antisemitism ADL has only doubled down on initiatives defending Israel and the policies of the Israeli government amid criticism and staff resignations Jonathan Guyer and Tom Perkins Fri 5 Jan 2024 11.00 […]
This Jewish Scholar Believes Diaspora Jews Must Embrace Exile to Save Judaism
I Shaul Magid once gravitated toward Jewish settlements, but today he’s a respected Jewish Studies professor who defines his worldview as ‘counter-Zionism.’ His stance imagines an Israel that respects all peoples’ histories and abandons Zionism as a ‘Jews only’ ideology Etan Nechin Dec 28, 2023 NEW YORK – Exactly two […]
A Shared Golden Age
By: Saulat Pervez Golden Age of Jewish Tolerance in Muslim Spain When the Muslims conquered Spain in 711 C.E., Jewish people were relieved from the persecution of their Visigoth Christian […]
Hundreds of Jewish organization staffers call for White House to back Gaza cease-fire
More than 500 employees of dozens of synagogues and Jewish groups signed a letter calling for a cease-fire. Most signed anonymously for fear of their jobs. President Joe Biden listens […]
Who should be entrusted with Jerusalem?
BY EKREM DEMIRLI NOV 30, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Muslim worshipers offer Eid al-Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied […]
Shelter of humanity: Turkey’s history with Jewish refugees
BY AHMET GÜNHAN ANKARA APR 03, 2017 – 12:00 AM GMT+3 Anatolia’s rich and abundant lands have always been welcoming to people who have fled their homeland seeking shelter and the […]
A Shared Golden Age
By: Saulat Pervez Golden Age of Jewish Tolerance in Muslim Spain When the Muslims conquered Spain in 711 C.E., Jewish people were relieved from the persecution of their Visigoth Christian […]
‘Beacon of hope’: Amid Gaza war, Indian Muslims take care of synagogues
Features|Israel-Palestine conflict In eastern India’s Kolkata, synagogues are managed by Muslim caretakers. The Israel war won’t change that, they say. By Monideepa Banerjie Published On 9 Nov 2023 Kolkata, India – The […]
Germany is a good place to be Jewish. Unless, like me, you’re a Jew who criticises Israel
OpinionGermany Deborah Feldman The pro-Israel political consensus has shut out any dissenting voices – as I found in a TV debate with the vice-chancellorMon 13 Nov 2023 I’ve lived in Germany for […]
Enough is enough, let’s have some jokes. Jewish jokes, Muslim jokes.
Editor’s Note. What can we do. Reality is getting too much. We need to try and diversify our thoughts. Let’s try… JEWISH HUMOR Jewish Jokes Great traditional Jewish jokes. BY MY […]
Safiyya bint Huyay, the Jewish Mother of all Muslims
Reem Shraiky WOMEN AND ISLAM 10th November 2023 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Reem Shraiky, UK Safiyya bint Huyay may Allah be pleased with her, was from the Jews of Banu Nadhir […]
Past Precedents for Muslim and Jewish Peace
A solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine seems as far away as ever. But, says Martin Gilbert, past relations between Muslims and Jews have often been harmonious and […]
Beware Suella Braverman and all the other vultures bent on exploiting Jewish and Muslim pain
OpinionIsrael-Hamas war Jonathan Freedland The home secretary is not alone in using the Israel-Hamas war to push her own agenda – squeezing that conflict into a shape it doesn’t fit […]
Jews and Arabs united by Haifa Ahmadiyya Mosque: ‘We are not adversaries; we are allies. Together, we achieve success.’
10th November 2023 Imaduddin Al-Misri, Kababir, Haifa Social media posts are being shared of the Jew-Arab gatherings hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Haifa. People from across the world […]