Category Archives: Egypt

Joseph & The Egyptians

From the Chayenu on Torah portion Vayigash: “The last section of the parashah describes how Joseph prepared Egypt and its populace for the eventual enslavement of the Jewish people. This servitude had been foretold to Abraham in the ‘Covenant between … Continue reading

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Divide, Conquer, Colonize

Dan Sanchez writes: As US-driven wars plummet the Muslim world ever deeper into jihadi-ridden failed state chaos, events seem to be careening toward a tipping point. Eventually, the region will become so profuse a font of terrorists and refugees, that … Continue reading

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Most Of The World Has Low Social Capital

Link: * Steve Sailer quotes Iranians Firoozeh Dumas and Dayi Hamid on the Persian concept of ‘zerangi’: … When we first came to America in 1972, my father was amazed at the way Americans waited in line at Disneyland. No … Continue reading

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The Jewish Owner Of American Pharoah

Jack* says: Dear Luke, if you read the article you will find something unusual. Anwar Sadat had a Jewish doctor, whose son is the millionaire who owns American Pharaoh, the thoroughbred racehorse, that won the triple crown. This means there … Continue reading

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Are Arabs Lascivious?

Tahrir Square in Cairo was the center of Egypt’s pro-democracy movement in 2011. It was also the site of a lot of rapes. REPORT FROM JUNE 9, 2014: Yesterday thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to celebrate the inauguration … Continue reading

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