Genesis 9 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth,…
The Republic of Ararat – FREE the Kurds
The Republic of Ararat, or Kurdish Republic of Ararat, was a self-proclaimed Kurdish state. It was located in eastern Turkey, centred on Karaköse Province. “Agirî” is…
Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and…
The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha
In 563 or 566 B.C.E., a prince was born to a noble family of the Shakya clan, in a very…
Palestinians say 9 killed in the West Bank
The Israeli military on Thursday carried out its deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank in years, killing at least…
Slavery and the Haitian Revolution
Since the revolutionaries explicitly proclaimed liberty as their highest ideal, slavery was bound to come into question during the French…
Native American Gods
Apistotoke is a very important deity in the traditional religion of the Blackfoot tribe. The name of the deity roughly…
Wakan Tanka (great mystery)
In Native American mythology, Wakan Tanka (great mystery) is the supreme being and creator of the Lakota Sioux. Sometimes called…
Wakan Tanka, Gitchi Manitou
The Great Spirit (Wakan Tanka, Gitchi Manitou of Native American cultures) is a beautiful example of a non-theistic belief in an active,…
Dungan – Hui Muslims who fled China
Dungan is a term used in territories of the former Soviet Union to refer to a group of Muslim people of Hui origin. Turkic-speaking peoples in Xinjiang Province in Northwestern…
The Importance Of The Book Of Enoch
What is the book of Enoch and is it inspired? This book has become popular not only in Christian circles,…
The Book of Giants
It is fair to say that the patriarch Enoch was as well known to the ancients as he is obscure…
Israelis protest against the Netanyahu government
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin…
UAE names oil chief to lead UN climate talks
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named the CEO of a state-run oil company who also oversees renewable energy projects…
Netanyahu’s Betrayal of Democracy and Israel
This past summer, I marked a personal milestone: 40 years since moving to Israel. The summer of 1982 was one…
the battle at Greasy Grass
In all the testimonies of participants of the battle at Greasy Grass that occurred on June 25 and 26 of…
Medals of Honor for soldiers at Wounded Knee
Lawmakers took a step last week towards taking back the nation’s highest award for valor from Army troops who perpetrated…
Israel, NSO Group, Pegasus – SPYING
Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) running most versions of iOS and Android. Pegasus is able to…
1 out of 4 Old West cowboys were Black
Did you know that 1 out of every 4 cowboys was Black? Historians now estimate that between 20 to 25%…
Elizabeth “Eliza” Lucas Pinckney
Elizabeth “Eliza” Lucas Pinckney (December 28, 1722 – May 27, 1793) transformed agriculture in colonial South Carolina, where she developed indigo as one of its…
Michael Ruark 