by Ranbir In India the preference for lighter skin is well known. In Bollywood lighter actresses such as Katrina Kaif find that the right skin tone outweighs talent and ignorance of Hindi. Skin lightening products do roaring trade. But what lies at the root of all this? Many people assume it is because over three […]
The Egyptian presidency on Monday denied that president-elect Mohammed Morsi gave an interview to Iran’s Fars news agency in which he pledged to strengthen ties with the Islamic Republic. A report in AFP quoted a spokesman for the Egyptian presidency as having told the official news agency MENA, “Mr. Morsi did not give any interview […]
by Daniel Pipes June 23, 2012 updated Jun 24, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online There appears to be agreement on the basic facts: a Turkish F-4 violated Syrian airspace and the Syrian military shot it down over its territorial waters. Further, there is no dispute that the AKP-led Turkish government has for months offered […]
The question needs to be asked, as everyone else is too afraid to ask it. Was there a terrorist breach at JFK last week? Here is a scary story, a Muslim agent working as a TSA screener at JFK airport turned off his metal detector or rather it was unpugged. More surprising law authorities and […]
by Daniel Pipes July 2, 2012 updated Jun 21, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online If even Time magazine realizes that in Egypt, “The Military Shows Egypt Who’s Boss,” one figures that the memo has finally been read by the dullest of the dull. Here is the lead-in to Time‘s article by Tony Karon and […]
Pro-Israel Editor Disappears In Iraq June 21, 2012 12:03 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. The Iranian-born editor of Kurd-Israel disappeared in Iraqi Kurdistan. Point of No Return fears that Mouloud Afand was […]
A terrorist claiming to be linked to Al-Qaeda has taken four hostages and demanded to speak to the police who killed Islamist Mohamed Merah. Among the hostages being held is the director of the bank, a branch of CIC. Police have thrown a dragnet around the area of the bank, according to the Quest-France newspaper. […]
The EU’s top foreign policy official said on Tuesday that high-level nuclear talks in Russia between Iran and six world powers have been suspended, The Associated Press reported. The report added that experts from both sides will meet next month to see if there is enough common ground for new negotiations. The talks were hosted […]
“When I was a kid, I wondered why they told us that Adolph Hitler was a good guy and that he did good by the Holocaust,” reminisced Ahmed Meligy, a self described Egyptian peace activist. “This sounded like pure racism and ignorance, but I couldn’t speak my mind or say that out loud,” he continued. Meligy has […]
Instead of “terror” say “resistance” Instead of “suicide bombing” say “Martyrdom-seeking operation” Instead of “Star of David” say “Six-pointed star” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Information has published a book instructing Palestinians which words to use and calling to replace “the Israeli and American dissemination of poisoned terms.” […]
