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Rachel Wahba

Rachel Wahba is a San Francisco Bay Area based writer, psychotherapist and the co-founder of Olivia Travel… [More]
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June 5, 2013
8:21 pm

Alice Walker’s Attack on Israel is Fueled by her Envy

Reading famed author Alice Walker’s recent call on R&B singer Alicia Keys to boycott Israel sent waves of grief spiraling through my veins. I have known for a long......

May 6, 2013
9:14 pm

From Jewish Refugees to Dudu Tassa’s Iraq n’ Roll

My father an Egyptian Jew, and I would discuss the same issue every few years until his death in 2006. That’s a lot of years going over the same......

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April 15, 2013
8:04 pm

Running with Denial– Morsi and Egyptian Jews

The Egyptian government recently overran its own censors in their attempt to ban the screening of a documentary featuring Egyptian Jews who were forced to leave Egypt in the......

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March 18, 2013
12:14 pm

We were Jews in Egypt…and Iraq, and…

In my grandmother’s time, making what we Iraqis call silan (see-lan), a syrup, made from dates, was a daylong labor of love. She cooked and stirred and......

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February 8, 2013
5:15 am

The point of no return to Egypt

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is currently the strongest political force in Egypt. Many observers believe they will remain the strongest political force for at least the near future. The......

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