ביום שישי האחרון הלך לעולמו פרופסור עמנואל סיון, מבכירי חוקרי המזה"ת בישראל שזכה למעמד של מומחה בעל שם עולמי בתחום. אין חוקר או סטודנט להיסטוריה של המזה"ת בארץ שגיבוש עולם הידע והתובנות שלו לא עבר דרך ספרי המופת שפרסם, ובראשם "קנאי האסלאם" ו"מיתוסים פוליטיים ערביים".>>

Did you know that Ignaz Goldziher, the Hungarian-Jewish scholar of Islam, was once called a “mad grammarian” while visiting a bazaar in Damascus in 1873? This was because he insisted on using only literary Arabic rather than spoken Arabic… Beginning in the 19th century, a

From the blogs: Scenes from the massacres: Delacroix's painting depicts as much brutality as Western art dares, but the real graphic images from October 7 are too much for us to bear blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

"Delacroix’s painting is visceral. Indeed, it’s reminiscent of the horrific videos of slaughter, abduction, and abuse recorded by the body cams of Hamas terrorists."

That “Scenes from the Massacres of Chios” (1824) still speaks to our moment is a reminder of continuities we would rather forget. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

Delacroix’s painting is visceral. Indeed, it’s reminiscent of the horrific videos of slaughter, abduction, and abuse recorded by the body cams of Hamas terrorists. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

Exactly 200 years ago, a disturbing painting debuted in Paris, depicting a massacre in a far corner of the Mediterranean. No other work in the artistic canon speaks more to the events of October 7 than this one. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

Exactly 200 years ago, a disturbing painting debuted in Paris, depicting a massacre in a distant corner of the Mediterranean. No other work in the artistic canon speaks more to the events of Oct. 7 than this one. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

Exactly 200 years ago, a disturbing painting debuted in Paris, depicting a massacre in a distant corner of the Mediterranean. No other work in the artistic canon speaks more to the events of October 7 than this Delacroix masterpiece. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

200 years ago precisely, a disturbing painting debuted in Paris, depicting a massacre in a distant corner of the Mediterranean. No other work in the artistic canon speaks more to the events of October 7 than this one. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

Thnx, Mosaic mosaicmagazine.com/picks/arts-cul…

Delacroix’s painting is visceral. It’s reminiscent of the horrific videos of slaughter, abduction, and abuse recorded by the body cams of Hamas terrorists. blogs.timesofisrael.com/scenes-from-th…

I published this 18 years ago. It’s stood the test of time very well. “The Israeli-Islamist War.” scholar.harvard.edu/martinkramer/p…

I’m looking forward.

In DC. Be there.

Going, going…

Last call for tomorrow’s conference.

A fantastic conference. Kudos and thanks!