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Phyllis Chesler

Dr. Phyllis Chesler is the author of 14 books and an emerita professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies. She once lived in Kabul, Afghanistan. She may be reached through her website www.phyllis-chesler.com.
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Islamists Take Over Manhattan, No Bullets Fired

Friday, April 9th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Righteous Arabs uptown, Tariq Ramadan downtown.

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Obama Says Jihad Is Only a Figment of Our Imagination

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Say what?

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Burqa Bans, No — Free Speech Bans, Yes

Monday, April 5th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

"Human rights" in Europe seem to apply only to specific "offended" groups, and only to certain offenses. Is open discussion in danger in the U.S.?

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Is Being ‘Americanized’ a Capital Crime in America for Muslim Women?

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Cultural differences should not be a defense for murder, or for being an accomplice to murder.

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Dr. David Gutmann: An American Zionist Hero

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

He ran the British blockade in 1947-1948. Where are his counterparts today?

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Bin Laden Threatens America; NYC Welcomes Tariq Ramadan

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Al-Qaeda's leader vows to kill American hostages if KSM and other detainees are executed. Meanwhile, the American left is still busy hosting radical Islamist speakers.

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Clinton Does AIPAC: In the Shadow of Anti-Semitism

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Secretary Clinton makes brave statements in support of Israel. But will the administration act to match her words?

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A Major Demonstration Against Honor Killings

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

More than 500 women marched in Nazareth protesting violence against women.

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Waltzing at the Waldorf: Israeli Solders Face Another Kind of War

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Inside the Waldorf: a tribute to the IDF. Outside the Waldorf? Thirteen protest groups accusing them of committing war crimes in Gaza, as part of "Israeli Apartheid Week."

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It’s International Women’s History Month — Where Is Secretary Clinton?

Monday, March 8th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Fighting gender apartheid laws in Iran: Madame Secretary Clinton and CNN's Christiane Amanpour, where are you on this?

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The Goddess That Failed

Saturday, March 6th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Ideological refugees from feminism, leftism, gay liberation, socialism, and progressivism, as the modern left continues to airbrush dissenters out of history.

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Artists Against Hatred: Confronting Genocide in the Middle East

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Spraying paint, rather than spraying bullets.

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A Modest Proposal: ‘Islamic Apartheid Month’

Friday, February 26th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Coming soon to a city near you? "Israeli Apartheid Week." Phyllis Chesler explains who's behind these boycotts and protests, and proposes the logical response.

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Presbyterians Usher in the Jewish Holiday of Purim

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Esther, and the war against the Jews, then and now.

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Christian-Americans Forbidden to Kill Murderer if He Is Muslim

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Arizona prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in honor killing; public defender raises the specter of “How will it look for Christians to execute a Muslim?”

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The Best Way to Democratize Saudi Arabia? Empower Women

Friday, February 19th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

An interview with Dr. Ali Alyami, an American Muslim hero.

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American Captured in Iraq — Who’s to Blame?

Monday, February 8th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Who is Issa T. Salomi — and who captured him?

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Buried Alive in Turkey — and Under the Burqa

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

A sixteen-year-old girl is murdered by her father and grandfather for talking to boys.

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How a ‘Nice American Girl’ Became a Jihadist

Friday, February 5th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Meet Aafia Siddiqui, who studied neuroscience at MIT and Brandeis, and was convicted this week of trying to kill American military officers in Afghanistan.

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Appalled Yet? Lancet Study Blames Palestinian Wife-Beating on Israel

Monday, January 25th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Big lies now pass for top-of-the-line academic, scientific work.

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On Trial for Telling the Truth: Political Correctness vs. Free Speech

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

As Geert Wilders' trial commences in the Netherlands, the same Muslim-Canadian who sued Mark Steyn is now suing Ezra Levant. (See also Zombie: "Dramatic animated re-creation of Kurt Westergaard jihad attack")

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Khomeini-ism Comes to Israel: Women of the Wall vs. the Jewish State

Sunday, January 17th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

I think I have earned the right to criticize Israel when such criticism is warranted.

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Pushback: A Pro-Israel Art Group Takes On the Village

Friday, January 8th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

Artists4Israel: "Hamas started a culture war. We decided to be proactive rather than defensive."

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Heroes in Dark Times

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

The Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam wishes to educate the entire world about the danger we all currently face.

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This Is Not Your Father’s War: Terrorism 2009-2010

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 - by Phyllis Chesler

We cannot fight it like a 20th century war.

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