Pity they can’t both lose, part II
In case you’re not a Middle Eastern politics nerd, I borrowed the title of this post from Henry Kissinger’s famous (at least in the Middle Eastern politics nerd circles) comment …
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One day in September
It’s impossible to write anything new about September 11. From the human stories of courage and tragedy of victims, survivors and responders, and fanaticism and hatred of perpetrators, to the …
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Arabs beat Jews in Poland, Poland gets the blame
An ugly incident in Warsaw: Several Israelis were brutally assaulted in Poland after the assailants asked where they were from, the brother of one of the victims alleged on Sunday. …
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The heart-warming story of a lingerie refugee
A case of bootylicious persecution, followed by down-and-out, but now with a happy ending: Negzzia, 29, has been fleeing the Revolutionary Guards in Iran since 2017 after photos surfaced of …
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Dire Straits of Hormuz
What if Iran wanted to provoke a war and nobody came? A growing consensus among smart people* seems to be that Donald Trump should not let himself be drawn into …
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Just like Lent, only compulsory
It’s good to live in societies where religion is a private matter, isn’t? Though as a substitute, a whole range of secular ideas about everything from gender to the environment …
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The End of the Caliphate
It seems to be over: The caliphate has crumbled, and the final offensive is over. While the official announcement hasn’t yet been made – Fox News has been told that …
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Talking Turkey
“The Washington Post” thinks that “democracy dies in darkness”, but in Turkey it has been under a slow and steady assault by the ruling party in broad daylight for the …
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Worst homophobe ever
Not satisfied to have personally tied a noose around Jussie Smollett’s neck and poured some MAGA bleach on the gay “Empire” sort-of-a -star, Donald Trump now goes and does this: …
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Refugee, yes, but in Australia? (Updated)
The saga continues: A Saudi teenager has claimed she had been granted asylum in Australia after she fled her “abusive” family and was detained in Bangkok. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun captured …
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Cirque di Shariai
Perhaps rejoicing at Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan, Taliban are working hard not to become Talitubbies when the time for the next offensive comes: Taliban …
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Don’t throw the Kurds with the Baath water
One thing about Trump – he is consistent in his policies, or perhaps better call them political instincts. If not strictly speaking an isolationist, Trump has always believed that the …
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The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World, Part 3
Dedicated to my uncle Stanislaw from Lodz, Poland, who is the biggest fan of the series so far. Nevertheless, I hope that all of you will find something insightful and …
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The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World, Part 2
I won’t lie and say that “The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World” are back by popular demand. Unlike the still often remarked upon and secretly missed “Girls …
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Will America or Australia save Asia?
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman whose death sentence for alleged blasphemy has been lifted by the Supreme Court, continues to be in danger, as the Pakistani Islamists are baying …
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The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World
Oh Germany, really? As the Russians say, “proverbs are the coins of the people” – and they should know, as both Tsarism and communism ensured the people didn’t have too …
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Bachelor in Paradise
Does he have enough roses for all the 72 virgins? Exclusive: Amir Millson seemed to have it all. Born in Perth to a white father and Malaysian mother, he was so …
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Pakistan vs Asia Bibi
A long running case reaches its final stage: A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. …
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The Mysterious Case of a Missing Journalist
A Saudi journalists disappears inside a Saudi consulate in Turkey and is now presumed dead, so you know you can count on “The Huffington Post” for the take so hot …
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