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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Interesting New York Times Article: Jews in Iran
My friend Lydia sent me this interesting article about the Jewish community in Iran, and I thought it may be relevant to post here…
February 23, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
What Iran’s Jews Say
By ROGER COHEN
Esfahan, Iran
At Palestine Square, opposite a mosque called Al-Aqsa, is a synagogue where Jews of this ancient city gather at dawn. Over the entrance [...]
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
The Bahariya Oasis and the Black and White Deserts
Bahariya does not exactly match the images I once associated with oases: a beautiful pocket of green palm trees, grass and access to water surrounded on all sides by endless rolling hills of dry, hot sand. As an oasis, Bahariya is certainly greener than the desert around it; it has multiple springs all [...]
