Rawabi (“The Hills”) is the first planned city built for and by Palestinians in the West Bank, and is hailed as a “flagship Palestinian enterprise.” Rawabi … More
Category: Peace
Trump throws away hope for two-state solution
Trump just killed off any hope for a peace process between Israeli and Palestinians — and undermined US interests in … More
The Life of Silas Soule
A respected Union officer and gentleman, Captain Silas S. Soule proved his convictions by refusing to fire at the Sand … More
Who Will Decide On The Dalai Lama’s Successor
Thousands of Buddhists from all over the world made a pilgrimage this fall to a monastery high in India’s Himalayas. … More
Action needed to end Israeli occupation
The international community has a responsibility and legal obligation to compel Israel to end its 52 year-long “occu-annexation” of Palestinian … More
Syrian Kurds: political history (1918-2019)
The Kurds had their own de facto autonomies for four centuries within the Ottoman Empire. They also maintained their self-government … More
United States v. Trump : Open-and-shut
May 11, 1976: 52 USC 30121: Contributions and donations by foreign nationals Text contains those laws in effect on October … More
The Kurds are Israelites from the Tribe of Joseph
In c. 732 BCE, Pekah of Israel, while allied with Rezin, king of Aram, threatened Jerusalem. Ahaz, king of Judah, appealed to Tiglath-Pileser III, the king of Assyria, for … More
Stephen Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, and one … More
Stevland Hardaway Morris
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician … More
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Some of the things that we accept as true and take at face value are notoriously wrong. Scientists and philosophers have … More
infinite possibilities
Close your eyes for a moment and picture a one-month-old baby in a yellow onesie with rabbits embroidered on it. … More
Bibi blocks Omar and Tlaib from Israel
Voltaire said “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” – Israeli … More
Ruh al-qudus: “the holy spirit”
In Islam, especially Sufism, rūḥ is a person’s immortal, essential self — the “spirit” or “soul”. The Quran itself does not describe rūḥ as the … More
Mikha’el: who is like God? Ruach: wind, breath, spirit
The Spirit came with what seemed like wind – the Hebrew word is Ruach (Ruark) a word which means an … More
Memra, Yeḳara, “let the Shekinah rest”
SHEKINAH (“the dwelling”): In the Targumim. The majestic presence or manifestation of God which has descended to “dwell” among men. … More
Shekhinah – Ruach HaKodesh – sakana
The concept of shekhinah is also associated with the concept of the Holy Spirit in Judaism (ruach ha-kodesh), as can be seen … More
Israel’s Advocate and Mika’il
MICHAEL – Israel’s Advocate. One of the archangels one of the chief princes”; Dan. x. 13), who is also represented … More
Karma Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism
The first Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, started the Tibetan tradition of tulkus, or enlightened men and women who incarnate solely out … More
Crestone, CO – spiritual center
Crestone is named for the 14,000-foot peaks that lie just east of the town: Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle. The Crestones, as they are known … More
