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    Culture
    Charlie Bertsch / 06 Apr 2022

    No Oriental Fantasy Here

    Albat Alawi Op. 99, by El Khat

    Israeli band El Khat’s new album Albat Alawi Op. 99 is the sort of record that gets better over time. Although intriguing from the outset, it proves too complicated to absorb right away.(...)

    Politics
    Joel Schalit / 20 May 2020

    The Varieties of Banking Experience

    Religion and Nationality in Germany

    "We don't give accounts to Israelis." The last stage in completing the paperwork for an online bank account, I'd just submitted my passport for review.(...)
    Remember me? ISIS leader Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi, in Turin.
    Politics
    Joel Schalit / 13 Jan 2020

    Two Scalps Are Better Than One

    America and Islam

    Nobody remembers al-Baghdadi. The head of ISIS, who was killed by American commandos in a nighttime raid in Syria, in October, was nowhere to be found.(...)

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