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Jewish Influence and the Origins of Islam
A story of collaboration turning into confrontation.
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Kyle Orton
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The Israel-Hizballah Ceasefire in Lebanon is Deeply Flawed
The conditions that led to war are being reset.
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Kyle Orton
Did the Qur’an Exist Before Muhammad?
An intriguing theory with radical implications.
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Kyle Orton
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Islamic State Weighs in on Donald Trump’s Re-election
Absolutely everyone has a take on the American election.
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Kyle Orton
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Martin Luther King and J. Edgar Hoover
The interaction of the civil rights movement, Communism, and the FBI in the 1960s.
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Kyle Orton
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Crusaders and “Assassins”: A Murder-Mystery in the Medieval Levant
The case of Conrad of Montferrat, 900 years on.
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Kyle Orton

October 2024

Journalists Being Partisan Advocates in Foreign Wars is Nothing New
Looking back at the war in Bosnia in the 1990s.
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Kyle Orton
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Israel’s War in Lebanon This Time Is Not Like the Others
It is much better prepared and planned.
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Kyle Orton
Justice Done: Israel Has Killed HAMAS Leader Yahya Sinwar
A necessary but not sufficient step on the road to strategic victory.
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Kyle Orton
Nobody Knows the Number of Palestinian Casualties in Gaza
And We Should Judge Harshly Those Who Pretend Otherwise
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Kyle Orton
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Jews and the Russian Orthodox Church: History of a Relationship
A detailed article by Yuri Tabak.
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Kyle Orton
Iraq is Going To Execute the Caliph’s Wife
The journey of Asma Mohammed, the first wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Kyle Orton
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