Religious extremism is not something new or novel. Between the years 132 and 136 CE, Romans faced a confrontation with the Jews. A Jewish extremist, Simon Bar Kokhba, led a revolt against Romans known now as the Kokhba Revolution. He succeeded in establishing a Jewish state, which lasted for three years ultimately falling to Romans. […]
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An obituary: Dr. Saba Mahmood and her unique perspective on academic discourse
Dr. Saba Mahmood, professor of anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley, passed away on March 10, 2018. She was only 56 years old when her life was cut short by pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband Professor Charles Hirschkind. Born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1962, she came to the United States […]