Lydia Musher

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Jun 30, 2025, 11:02 PM

Shaking off Zohran Mamdani’s Violent Doublespeak

Democratic NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, in a photo from his website

It is appropriate to fear political leaders who hide behind double meanings of violent words. The word “intifada” can mean "uprising" and comes from the Arabic root for “shaking off.” Also, the word “holocaust” can be defined a burnt offering,...

Jun 2, 2025, 4:02 AM

An actually pro-Palestinian MIT graduation speech

On the missed opportunity to talk about what those in the Institute community are really doing to advance the Palestinian cause

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Lydia Musher is an entrepreneur and educator who lives in the United States with her husband and children.