"Lily's Room"

This is an article collection between June 2007 and December 2018. Sometimes I add some recent articles too.

Entries from 2015-01-01 to 1 year

G25 Malaysia

Sisters in Islam has been considered as a professional Muslimahs' reform group in Malaysia, but as shown below, Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin seems somewhat very cautious not to claim herself as a reformer of Islam being in the G25 (http://g25…

Sexual violence in Paris

As for this author, please refer to my previous posting(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20150901). (Lily) Huffington Post(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ida-lichter-md/)Author of 'Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppressi…

Chanukah

As for this‘guide for the perplexed'series, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20140604)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20150406). (Lily) (http://theettingerreport.com/)Chanukah guide for the perplexed…

A Japanese Prince Among Jews

I feel so proud of being as a Japanese reading this article. (Lily) Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/195456)A Prince Among the Jews Japan’s Imperial Prince Takahito Mikasa—scholar, patron, pacifist, Hebrew-speaker—t…

China issue

Gatestone Institute(http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6932/)Is China Heading to a 1930s-Style Crash? by Gordon G. Chang 22 November 2015One statistic summarizes the situation: in Q3, there was $460.6 billion of net capital outflow. No ec…

Grand Mufti and Hitler

As for this topic, please refer to my previous posting(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151031). (Lily) Jewish Virtual Library(http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/mufti2.html) The Holocaust:The Mufti’s Conversation with H…

Japan & the Jews

Jewish Virtual Library(https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/japan.html) The Holocaust:Japan & the JewsDuring the war years, the Jewish communities in the Far East living under the Japanese occupation - principally the 3…

Innocent American President

What an innocent American President we have now! (Lily) (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/obama-malaysia-slaps-us-hypocrisy-growing-inequality-problems-our)Obama in Malaysia Slaps U.S. for Hypocrisy, ‘Growing Inequali…

Intelligence failure

As for this author, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=Aymenn+Jawad+Al-Tamimi). He is brilliant! (Lily) Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aymenn-jawad-altamimi/) The Paris Attac…

Dr. Adam Garfinkle

Dr. Adam Garfinkle recently visited Nagoya (my alma mater) and Kyoto (my former workplace) in Japan. The title of his talk in Nagoya seemed somewhat obscure and foreign to us, so I went to Kyoto to listen to his cheerful talk entitled “The…

Stop rewriting the Bible!

Media Research Center(http://www.mrc.org) 14 November 2015 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews The United Nations has passed a resolution declaring the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem as Islamic …

Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel behind the news(http://israelbehindthenews.com/) Secrets under the Al-Aqsa Mosque: A Photographic Essay by Lenny Ben-David 15 Heshvan 5776 (October 28, 2015) The current Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammed Ahmad Hussein, declared …

The Vietnam War

Spero(http://www.speroforum.com/) New revelations: how Kennedy lost the Vietnam War 30 Oct 2015 by Martin Barillas Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy Numerous books, articles, and exposés have sought to understand how …

Saudi-funded John Esposito

As for John Esposito, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20071015)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20080320)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20080522)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20080730)(http://…

PM Netanyahu vs. Husseini (4)

As for this topic,please refer to my previous postings(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151023)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151024)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151025)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151029)(http://d.hat…

PM Netanyahu vs. Husseini (3)

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151023)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151024)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151025) (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151029). I like …

Lessons learned

1. Algemeiner (http://www.algemeiner.com) (1) Report: Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti Planned Construction of ‘Auschwitz-Like’ Crematorium in Israel 27 October 2015 by Shiryn GhermezianA veteran Israeli journalist recalled on Friday that research …

PM Netanyahu vs. Husseini (2)

As for this topic, please refer to my previous posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151023)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151024).(Lily) 1. Middle East Forum(http://www.meforum.org/) Spotlight: Haj Amin al-Husseini and Hitl…

Fresh and old approach

1. Jerusalem Post(http://www.jpost.com) Ted Cruz: A fresh approach to American foreign policy – and US-Israel relations US Senator and presidential contender issues scathing rebuke of Obama administration's handling of the Mideast confli…

PM Netanyahu vs. Husseini (1)

As for the second auther, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120111)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20141125)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20151006). (Lily)1.Government of Israel(http://www.pmo.…

Genizah and Al-Aqsa preach

The first article on Genizah reminds me of a passionate review by Dr. Daniel Pipes published in Fall 2011(http://www.danielpipes.org/10317/sacred-trash). As for the Palestinian Media Watch, please refer to my previous postings(http://d.hat…

Anti-Semitism in the ME Studies

History News Network(http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/160546) The Middle East Studies Blind Spot: Anti-Semitism by Jeffrey Herf 27 September 2015 [Ed. note: HNN title is "The Middle East Studies Blind Spot."] Anti-Semitism, the hat…

Tombs of Jewish heroes

Spero Forum(http://www.speroforum.com)Archaeologists discover ancient tombs of Jewish heroes 22 September 2015 by Martin Barillas In recent weeks the Israel Antiquities Authority and citizens have been conducting an unusual archaeologica…

“Mafia” club and Pope Francis

Jihad Watch(http://www.jihadwatch.org)Cardinal Danneels admits: “Mafia” club brought down Benedict XVI to make Church “much more modern” 25 September 2015 by Robert Spencer Danneels “called it a ‘mafia’ club that bore the name of St. Gal…

A founder of Peace Now

Haaretz(http://www.haaretz.com/news/israel/.premium-1.676088) Veteran Israeli Politician and Career Soldier, Meir Pa'il, Dies at 89 Pa'il's politics were always left-leanin; he was a former Palmachnik and was among the founders of Peace …

The Middle East Studies

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120510)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20150830). (Lily)Middle East Forum(http://www.meforum.org/5511/mesa-boycott)The Politicization of Mid…

The meaning of Yom Kippur

eTeacher Hebrew THE MEANING OF YOM KIPPUR This festival’s name, Yom Kippur, is comprised of two Hebrew words: yom (יום) which means day and kippur (כיפור) which means atonement. It is described in the Bible as follows: On this day atonemen…

Saudi funding to the West

As for the related topic of this blog today, please refer to my previous postings(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20080425)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20140911)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20140918)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp…

The Fantasy Islam

As for Dr. Ingrid Mattson, please refer to my previous postings(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20071015)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20090703)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20091129). (Lily) Campus Watch(http://www.campus-…

Murabitat for al-Aqsa

Middle East Eye(http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/women-al-aqsa-meet-murabitats-2039073489) The women of al-Aqsa: the compound's self-appointed guardians by Bethan Staton 25 November 2014/13 February 2015 JERUSALEM: It’s a wet Monday mor…