Abul ‘Alaa al Ma’ari was a maverick 11th century Islamic theologian and poet, whose unconventional views remain hated and admired in equal measure.

How a critical study of literature can enrich the debate about Israel and Zionism.

A genealogy of the two most radical examples of Jewish ultra-Orthodoxy: Jerusalem’s Neturei Karta and Brooklyn’s Satmar Hasidim.

Tracing the origins of modernity to the Black Death, which instigated a complete overhaul in the way society functioned and perceived itself.

Discussing how universities have adapted to market forces and global capitalism with a mixture of accommodation and resistance.

How Israel’s political and conceptual relationship with the African continent has contributed to the shaping of its own identity.

A case study of three national collectives that have been pathologically insecure about the validity of their identity.

At the excavation of Tel Burna, southwestern Israel, archaeologists are applying an inclusive “community” approach.

A discussion of the surprisingly many parallels between Zionism and Irish nationalism.

A discussion of the early conceptual and theological exchanges between Islam and Judaism.