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Articles
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KANYE’S ANTISEMITISM MATTERS
This rapper’s ramblings are serious and dangerous
By Jonathan Feldstein
As tempting as it is to ignore to the antisemitic rants of rapper Kanye West or “Ye”, with more Twitter followers than there are Jews in the world at a ratio of about 2:1, we cannot afford the luxury to ignore. A wizer world needs to stand up and say: “Nay to Ye”.
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THE COVER UP
The hijab and the nuanced position of Iranian women
By Hügo Krüger
Having travelled across Iran noting the hijab’s enforcement differing from city to city and within family to family, the writer believes the upliftment of Iranian women will be driven more by technology and urbanisation than intellectual debate. “Encourage modernization” rather than “preach revolution” counsels the writer.
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THE TIPPING POINT
From Russia to Iran – will the rumble of their people lead to a tumble of their leadership?
By Neville Berman
From Marcos and Ceausescu to Hussein and Ghaddafi there comes a tip-over point when autocratic rulers cross a line and a repressed people rise up and answer – “ENOUGH”. With the present rumblings in Russia and the protests across Iran, should Putin and the Mullahs be worried?
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LOTL Co-founders David E. Kaplan (Editor), Rolene Marks and Yair Chelouche
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