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Allen S. Maller

May 18, 2025, 6:18 AM

“For us is our religion and for you is your religion.” (Qur’an 109:6) so…

Aristotle not God started religious conflicts. Religious truth in Europe, and the Middle East, became a zero sum game: anything positive said about another religion was seen as weakening your own side. The goal was not to modestly try...

Allen S. Maller

May 16, 2025, 2:26 PM

Qur’an, Torah, and Abraham the Hebrew on the Origin of Judaism

Yosef S. Razin in an article in the Times of Israel titled “Avraham: Guilt and Faith in the Fiery Furnace” November 5, 2020 says: “Abraham in the fiery furnace, a well known story though it does not appear anywhere...

David S. Levine

May 15, 2025, 1:30 PM

This is what they pray for. The Numbers Don’t Lie.

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In the early 1970’s, a New York University finance professor of mine said to our senior class, “give me one set of numbers and I will give you two sets of answers.” For most of my professional business career...

Allen S. Maller

May 15, 2025, 1:28 PM

Learning from Quran and Torah about Abraham’s 10 Trials

The descendants of Ishmael and the Descendants of Isaac both treasure their common ancestor Prophet Abraham, “whom God chose to be His friend. ” (Qur'an 4:125 & Isaiah 41:8) Abraham is the only person ever to be given this...

Allen S. Maller

May 13, 2025, 3:20 PM

Ba’th: Resurrection in Islam and Judaism

If one believes that there is only one God who is revealed by many different inspired prophets, then we should be able to learn more about God’s will and gain insights into our own unique revelation, from other revelations...

Andy Blumenthal

May 11, 2025, 8:30 AM

To Understand Israel, Look to Taiwan

Despite being separated by more than 8,300 kilometers, Israel and Taiwan stand as pivotal centers of global geopolitics. Each strives to safeguard its democratic and peaceful ways of life amid some of the world’s most contested environments. To understand...

Andy Blumenthal

May 4, 2025, 6:52 AM

Neither Peacenik nor Kahanist

A popular misconception is that you are either a foolhardy peacenik who doesn't know how to defend the country or you are an extremist nationalist who promotes violence. The reality is, as King Solomon said, to everything there is...

May 2, 2025, 12:04 AM

At Auschwitz, I Marched with Muslims and Jews

I marched on Auschwitz with Muslims and Jews side by side. In a time of rising global antisemitism, this simple act felt extraordinary and deeply moving. Even after Sharaka has organized multiple delegations to the March of the Living,...

Allen S. Maller

May 1, 2025, 9:33 AM

Did Two Rabbis Get a Jewish King to Not Destroy an Idol-Filled Kabah in Makkah?

Why did two Arabian Jewish rabbis save from destruction — at the hand of an Arabian Jewish king — a pagan-controlled sanctuary in Makkah when it was filled with idols? Keep in mind that idols are completely forbidden by...

Allen S. Maller

Apr 30, 2025, 9:46 PM

Anti-Muslim Hate and Antisemitism Rise Together

Anti-Muslim hate in the UK surged to record levels last year, an organization tracking all Islamophobia has found. Almost 6,000 reports to Tell Mama were confirmed by it as anti-Muslim incidents, more than double the number two years ago,...

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