"Lily's Room"

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

Entries from 2015-09-01 to 1 month

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…

Jewish and Islamic Holy Days

The Huffington Post(http://www.huffingtonpost.com)When Jewish and Islamic Holy Days Coincide by Stephen Schwartz 14 September 2015This year - 2015 by the common era (C.E.) calendar - includes an alignment at mid-September of the main hol…

Happy Jewish New Year!

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/itunalily2/20140925)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20141004)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunal…

The jihadist threat in the US

Homeland Security Today(http://www.hstoday.us) McCaul Releases September ‘Terror Threat Snapshot’ by Homeland Security Today Staff 4 September 2015 The jihadist threat in the US “is high and has escalated dramatically this year,” accordi…

Holy Land

Patheos(http://www.patheos.com/blogs/roberthunt/2014/01/thoughts-from-the-holy-land-2/) Thoughts from the Holy Land 2 19 January 2014 by Dr. Robert Hunt Let me start with a map. The distance from the Jordan river (border of Jordan) to th…

Kalimah “Allah”

Projekdialog(http://www.projekdialog.com/featured/kalimah-allah-dan-agama-kristian/) Kalimah “Allah” dan agama Kristian Uthaya Sankar SB 21 July 2013 “Mengapakah penganut agama Kristian dan gereja sengaja mahu menimbulkan kemarahan dan r…

Christianity under Islam

1. WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org/articles/39967/) World’s Muslim population more widespread than you might think by Drew Desilver ("Pew Research Center," June 7, 2013) There are an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the worl…

Spirit of Jewish Conservatism

As for Professor Martin Kramer, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=%22Martin+Kramer%22). (Lily)Mosaic Magazine(http://mosaicmagazine.com) "The Spirit of Jewish Conservatism"—A Five-Part Sy…

Iran deal needs to be fixed

Dr.Ida Lichter (Surry Hills, NSW, Australia) is a psychiatrist and writer in the UK and Australia. She is the author of Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression published by Prometheus Books. I met her during the Israel …