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Theater They created a musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Today’s activists are listening
"We Live in Cairo," now playing at the New York Theatre Workshop, takes on new resonance in light of pro-Palestinian protests
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Food 7 under-the-radar Purim treats you can get from NYC bakeries
Tired of dry Hamantashen and boring fillings, I went on a quest for something new
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Fast Forward Hopes rise for deal to free all hostages in exchange for 2-month cease-fire
President Biden is sending his CIA director to the Middle East Sunday to help seal the deal between Israel and Hamas
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Opinion Oct. 7 upended my sense of safety. Studying the Exodus story is helping me reclaim it
Learning Torah about the antisemitism our ancestors faced in biblical Egypt is the only thing consoling me since the Hamas attacks
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Fast Forward Egyptian president falsely claims Jews and Egyptians have always gotten along, raising a fraught and ancient history
Sisi might have been tapping into a real grievance that Egyptians have with a core element of Jewish identity, the tale of the Exodus
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Fast Forward Arab world embracing Jewish history, doing more to fight antisemitism, according to new report
Despite having little to no Jewish populations, Egypt and UAE among countries cited for taking on anti-Jewish hatred
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Books The secret Jewish history of Layla Murad, Egyptian superstar
A new book highlights Murad’s conversion story — and the complex Arab culture that helped guide it
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