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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Eric Johnson |Tal Fortgang |Jennifer Murtazashvili
When Christianity collides with politics. Published February 2, 2025 This is an unlocked episode of our weekly Dispatch Faith podcast, which is typically released on our members-only podcast feed, The Skiff. If you enjoy the conversation, we hope you’ll consider signing up as a full Dispatch member today.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Tal Fortgang |Jennifer Murtazashvili
Published February 1, 2025 • Updated January 31, 2025 Jonah Goldberg has gone to drastic lengths to cure his latest illness, absconding to Belize to drink fresh coconut water and ponder his life choices in the rainforest. Ruminations from his hammock include Donald Trump’s irresponsible comments on the tragic DCA plane crash, the ongoing tariff debate, and the discourse surrounding the hierarchy of love. Show Notes:—Ross Douthat on The Remnant—Michael Moynihan on The Remnant
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Jennifer Murtazashvili |Thomas S. Kidd |Charlotte Lawson |Reuel Marc Gerecht
Is it possible for a book to feel both timely and like a relic from a different era? In the case of The Islamic Moses, by the Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol, the answer is yes. The book was completed before the seismic events of October 7, 2023, shattered Jewish-Muslim relations, and the chasm between these communities has only grown wider since. Still, by looking back into centuries of history, this book offers a vision for a path forward.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
aol.com | Jennifer Murtazashvili
September 24, 2024 at 5:00 AMPrinceton University PressShadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History, by Thomas J. Barfield, Princeton University Press, 384 pages, $35In his classic book Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History, the anthropologist Thomas Barfield argued that Afghan society had seen stability only when its rulers respected the diversity of the country's communities and allowed them some space to govern themselves.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
reason.com | Jennifer Murtazashvili
History Empires with more room for cultural difference were more successful, anthropologist Thomas Barfield argues.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Warren |Michael Reneau |Jennifer Murtazashvili |Samuel Benson
Published July 21, 2024 On yet another emergency edition of Dispatch Live, Steve and Sarah were joined by Jonah, Mike, and Drucker to break down President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. What was the tipping point for Biden? Is Harris a done deal? How will the Trump campaign respond? And what kind of steak does Steve want from Sarah?
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Jennifer Murtazashvili |Matthew Anderson |Mustafa Akyol
Community cohesion after Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018 gave way to hatred after October 7. By and Published July 21, 2024 Happy Sunday! For those with eyes to see it, the natural world never ceases to amaze. The Royal Entomological Society’s photography contest—featuring some incredible looks at some six-legged creepy crawlies—is just the latest example. Tragedy has a capacity to melt away bitter division.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
reason.com | Jennifer Murtazashvili
Housing Policy In Fragile Neighborhoods, author Seth Kaplan applies his Fixing Fragile States observations domestically. | Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time, by Seth D.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
tabletmag.com | Jennifer Murtazashvili |Abdesalam Soudi
We are two professors at the University of Pittsburgh—one Jewish, one Muslim. We are also close friends. We have seen American college campuses torn apart by conflict this fall, but we believe there is another way. A way for us to move forward. On Oct. 26, we organized our first event together, called Pitt Community United in Compassion. Faculty, staff, students, and community leaders—including religious leaders—gathered from across the region.
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Oct 1, 2023 | 
thediplomat.com | Jennifer Murtazashvili
Although the relationship between Afghanistan and Central Asia started with confrontation and confusion, it has evolved into a cooperation based on shared norms. The collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021 directly impacted the country’s Central Asian neighbors from the very beginning.
