Dream Land
Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon was exactly the ambassador for Islam Americans needed after Sept. 11
Talking About Islam, Mostly Past Each Other
Hitchens and Ramadan debate the ‘religion of peace’
Fundamentals
Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan, Somali refugee Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Paul Berman’s new ‘Flight of the Intellectuals’
Sundown: Jewish Majority Approves of Obama
Plus Smith v. Rosenberg, Packer v. Ramadan, and more
Live, From New York, It’s Tariq Ramadan
Formerly banned from U.S., professor preaches limited reform
Respectfully Yours
Dalia Mogahed may be the most influential figure guiding the Obama Administration’s Middle East outreach
Ben-Gurion
The Tenth Man
The key to Christopher Hitchens wasn’t his iconoclasm; it was his desire for belonging—and the proof can be found in an unexpected place
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
