by zen | Nov 18, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] “….Instead of softening their feet with shoe or sandal, his rule was to make them hardy through going barefoot. This habit, if practiced, would, as he believed, enable them to scale heights more easily and...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 7, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — growth and mainstreaming of Rebuild the Temple movements in Israel, parallels with perceived slights against the Prophet of Islam, volatility of the situation ] . You saw the New York Times headline, New Clashes at Site in Jerusalem Holy...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 17, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — The Last Temptation of Christ troubles, an early warning re the upcoming Jesus of Nazareth movie — the blood libel and more ] . American and European Christians, too, can react violently to films they perceive as blasphemous, and...
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 11, 2012 | Monitor
An Islamic flag placed on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo during a heated demonstration on Tuesday. This and other images of the protest were tweeted as the protests unfolded. Photo: @Kristenchick [Update, 9 a.m., Sept. 12: U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens has...
by Matthew Wallin | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
Of the many ways in which foreign populations express their displeasure with America, few are as symbolically hurtful as burning the American flag. Today, NBC News produced an article covering this phenomenon and the logistics of flag burning in Karachi, Pakistan. In...
