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When I began The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age by Eamonn Gearon, I didn’t expect to feel such a deep sense of both awe and melancholy. Awe at the extraordinary intellectual, scientific, and cultural contributions of Muslims during a time when much of the Western world was stumbling in the dark. And… Continue reading Book Review: The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age

I picked up AI 2041 by Kai-Fu Lee & Chen Qiufan with high hopes. The idea of blending science fiction with deep analysis on artificial intelligence intrigued me—especially coming from Kai-Fu Lee, someone whose views on AI I’ve long respected. The book is structured as ten short stories, each imagining a future scenario shaped by… Continue reading Book Review: AI 2041

This is the first book I’ve ever read on economics—and it was long overdue. For years, I’ve grown tired of hearing about trillion-dollar budget deficits, how “our children and grandchildren” will be left to pick up the tab, and how the nation’s debt is spiraling out of control. Whether it’s at family gatherings, community events,… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Deficit Myth

Before reading The Biggest Prison on Earth, I, like many others, had a general understanding of the situation in Gaza and the West Bank—an occupation, a conflict, a struggle for land. But Ilan Pappé’s book shattered those surface-level narratives and exposed something far more disturbing. This book was an eye-opener, not just in terms of… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Biggest Prison on Earth

Reading The Holocaust Industry by Norman G. Finkelstein was one of the toughest intellectual challenges I have encountered. The writing style, dense with references and often unrelenting in its critique, made it difficult to follow at times. Yet, I pushed through because the book tackles a subject that is both historically significant and deeply controversial—the… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Holocaust Industry

I chose to read Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza because I wanted to understand how a prominent Jewish thinker like Peter Beinart processes the moral and emotional weight of what Israel has done to Gaza. Beinart, a journalist and political commentator, has spent years grappling with Jewish identity, Zionism, and Israel’s actions toward… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart