My family in Gaza faces hunger. How do I find comfort in this Ramadan?
Normally, the days leading up to Ramadan, the holy month in which Muslims give up eating and drinking from dawn…
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How the Oscars addressed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the Hollywood strikes
A montage that opened the Oscar telecast on Sunday featured a line uttered by Jerrod Carmichael in the movie “Poor…
Protests delay the start of the 2024 Oscars ceremony
The 2024 Oscars were momentarily delayed as protesters gathered in Hollywood to call for an immediate ceasefire in the war…
The problem with the rush to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
If I were a Palestinian fighting in the rubble of Gaza, I would probably think Israel was committing genocide. If…
“War is hell” is a terrible excuse to continue killing Palestinians
February 29, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: Two letter writers used the expression “war is hell” to…
A history of tattoos from an ancient iceman to Dennis Rodman
Book Review Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History, From Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings By Matt LodderWilliam…
Los Angeles woman detained in Russia has court hearing this week
Chris Van Heerden was nervous because his girlfriend was traveling back to Russia to see the family she missed so…
Sorry for the anti-Semitic Harvard caricature? Apology not accepted
February 27, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: It is incredible that members of pro-Palestinian groups at Harvard…
San José State puts teacher on leave for confrontation with pro-Palestinian student
San Jose State University placed a professor on administrative leave after he got into a physical altercation with a student…
Palestinian friends with relatives trapped in Gaza united by anguish
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Since the war began, two friends have spent most nights locked in the Ramallah television studio…