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911
Politics

One day in September

September 11, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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warsaw2
Politics

Arabs beat Jews in Poland, Poland gets the blame

September 9, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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negzzia
Politics

The heart-warming story of a lingerie refugee

July 8, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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hormuz
Politics

Dire Straits of Hormuz

June 22, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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iran5
Politics

Just like Lent, only compulsory

May 14, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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Politics

The End of the Caliphate

March 22, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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erdogan
Politics

Talking Turkey

March 20, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“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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caliphate
Politics

Why?

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

As Hillary Clinton famously borrowed an African saying as her book title – no, not “What happened?” – it takes a village to raise a child. Conversely, sometimes you raze …

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gaytrump
Politics

Worst homophobe ever

February 20, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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asylum
Politics

Refugee, yes, but in Australia? (Updated)

January 11, 2019January 12, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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taliban5
Politics

Cirque di Shariai

December 28, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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kurd
Politics

Don’t throw the Kurds with the Baath water

December 23, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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pro51
Lifestyle

The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World, Part 3

December 23, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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pro34
Lifestyle

The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World, Part 2

December 6, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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asia
Politics

Will America or Australia save Asia?

November 24, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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pro1
Lifestyle

The Daily Chrenk’s Best Proverbs From Around The World

November 21, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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
Politics

Bachelor in Paradise

November 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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bibi
Politics

Pakistan vs Asia Bibi

November 1, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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khashoggi
Politics

The Mysterious Case of a Missing Journalist

October 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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labour
Politics

Corbyn’s Labour chooses side

September 29, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

And it’s not the side of the Middle East’s only liberal democracy, which is surrounded by hundreds of millions of people who would love to see the second Holocaust happen: …

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The friend of my enemy is not my enemy

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