
Martin Kramer
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Dec 7, 2024 |
martinkramer.org | Martin Kramer
In 2015, I gave a lecture on the deeper historical background to the civil war in Syria, and I published it in my 2016 book The War on Error. Under present circumstances, it seems as relevant as ever, and I wouldn’t change a word. When the revolution (or uprising, or insurgency) started in Syria in 2011, many people saw it as the obvious continuation of the so-called Arab Spring. There had been revolutions in Tunisia, then Egypt and Libya—countries with Mediterranean shorelines.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
blogs.timesofisrael.com | Martin Kramer
Some years ago, I purchased a delightful 1924 poster at auction, advertising a performance of Verdi’s opera Aida by the Eretz-Israel (Palestine) Opera in Tel Aviv. The date of the performance? Exactly a century ago: November 18, 1924. The poster reads: “The Opera ‘Aida’ will be performed for the second time under the Direction of Mr. M.
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Nov 5, 2024 |
blogit.nl | Martin Kramer
In België hebben oplichters QR-codes op parkeerautomaten geplakt die leidden naar een frauduleuze website waar bestuurders hun bankkaartgegevens moesten invoeren. Deze vorm van oplichting wordt ook wel QR-codefraude of ‘qhishing’ genoemd. Het is belangrijk dat mensen zich ervan bewust zijn dat cybercriminelen QR-codes op deze manier kunnen gebruiken. Zeker nu ze de QR-code steeds meer in het dagelijks leven tegenkomen.
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Oct 27, 2024 |
blogs.timesofisrael.com | Martin Kramer
This past Sukkot holiday marked an important anniversary for the National Library of Israel and the study of Islam in Israel. A century ago, the Hebrew University opened a prized acquisition to the Jerusalem public: the 6,000-volume private library of Ignaz (Isaac Jehuda) Goldziher, the Jewish-Hungarian scholar of Islam. The books had been transported from Budapest, after lengthy negotiations and at some cost.
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Oct 27, 2024 |
qoshe.com | Martin Kramer
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