Tanast. Eli. Telel. Shaden. Dahia. Aelli. Just a sampling of names rejected by Moroccan authorities over the past few years for being "contrary to Moroccan identity." Moroccan law forbids the naming of one's children with anything from Amazigh or foreign traditions; over the past few years, this law...

De Campagne van Trots op Nederland is inmiddels in volle gang. Werd tijdens Koninginnedag nog een homo-modeshow verstoord door tientallen moslimjongeren, eergisteren zat Nina "ik doe het om de toekomst van m'n familie veilig te stellen" Brink bij Pauw en Witteman te werven door te vertellen hoeveel ...

I see idiots. I see race-denying idiots. I see them everywhere. I see them on the Egyptology Forum, in particular, linking to one of my posts, The Major and Minor Races of Mankind. That post is a massive work undergoing continuous revision that is based largely on Cavalli-Sforza's groundbreaking wor...

Tel Aviv University historian, Prof. Shlomo Sand, author of new book Matai ve’ech humtza ha’am hayehudi? (When and How Were the Jewish People Invented?; Resling, in Hebrew) is sure to......

We’re back in Essaouira after, all told, about 1000 km of driving in and out of the desert. I’m catching up on email and such, but I wanted to post to say that we’d survived, and to point to our 88 photos from the trip (here’s a slideshow, if you prefer). In honour of my Aunt...