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Were there concentration camps already in 1934? I thought they only came into use or at lest major use after…
Thanks, Bla! But I don't think that would have been happening yet in 1933-1934, when this comic takes place?
Fun fact: The German government actively promoted describing its camps as 'concentration camps' because that's better than what they actually…
Beth! Yay! Thanks.
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Category Archives: International issues
Reading Journal: Verses of Forgiveness, by Myriam Aantaki — 2
I continue to be fascinated with this book—part 1 of this reading journal is here—and with the effort Ahmed (the narrator) makes, even while he is planning a suicide attack against Israel, to imagine his Jewish father’s life. The author, Myriam Antaki, … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine & Israel
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Reading Journal: Verses of Forgiveness, by Myriam Antaki – 1
I started a new novel not too long ago, Verses of Forgiveness, by Myriam Antaki and translated from the French by Marjolin de Jager. Antaki is a Syrian novelist who writes in French. Verses of Forgiveness, which is narrated in a lyrical, dream-like … Continue reading
Posted in Jews and Judaism, Palestine & Israel
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Sexism Hurts Men
Kind of an extreme case: “If you see anyone from about sixteen to sixty-five and they’re male, shoot ‘em. Kill every male you see.” –Chris Kyle, “the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history,” in his autobiography, describing the effective … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Sexism hurts men
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Being called racist or sexist does not “destroy” people, and, Joseph Levine’s defense of calling someone an awful human being
On drawing breaks lately, I’ve been leaving comments on Ozy’s blog, which I feel a bit guilty about since I’ve been neglecting my own blog. (Leaving comments on someone else’s blog is, somehow, easier and quicker for me than writing … Continue reading
Workplace Politics: Is the Risk Worth the Danger?
In “Story 16” in “Padeshahan,” or “Kings,” the first chapter of Sa’di’s Golestan—the stories are simply numbered; they are not given titles—the protagonist is having a hard time earning enough money to support his family. He has become so poor, … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Writing
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This is (Potentially) a VERY Big Deal: Hamas drops call for destruction of Israel from manifesto
ETA: When I first read the Guardian article, I carelessly did not look at the date, which is January 12, 2006, and so this is not so much a big deal now. Nonetheless, it is significant that Hamas has taken … Continue reading
Posted in International issues, Palestine & Israel
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I’ve Lived Until The End of My Desires
I’ve heard more than a few jokes about men who, after finding the proverbial genie in a bottle, manage to screw up their three wishes. The one that comes to me now involves a man who walks into a bar … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Writing
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The Viper Strikes, and Lives
I have been fascinated by metaphor since I was an undergraduate linguistics major, when one of my professors assigned parts of Metaphors We Live By, by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. In that book, Lakoff and Johnson argue that, as … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Writing
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The first Nazi concentration camp, Dachau, was opened in 1933. And of course, there were concentration camps before then. In…