Politics
A tale of loss, longing, and legacy in Palestine
My beloved grandparents survived the 1948 Nakba; 75 years on, there is another Nakba taking place.
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Islamic Ijara Mortgages by HSBC and Other Banks
Let me first brief the reader regarding the manner in which the scheme works. Under the ijara (rental) variety of Islamic mortgage, the bank purchases a property selected by the client, following…
The fires of the past: Israel
Her implication that whatever solution is brokered would have to be enduring is in and of itself a clearing of Israel from blame in the present state of affairs. Moreover, the insistence…
Gods and Monsters of Our Own Making: Tell Me Who I Am
The conquering of nations, the extending of ones imperial and cultural influence is borne from an internal conviction of ones own superiority or the belief of duty to liberate, educate, or in…