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Jeremy Iggers

Jeremy Iggers

Why Ilhan Omar is Good for the Jews

I’m Jewish, I live in Ilhan Omar’s district, and I helped organize the signature drive, “We’re Jewish, and We Support Ilhan Omar.” We’ve…

Aug 7, 2020

Aug 7, 2020

Jeremy Iggers

Who’s behind those anti-Ilhan attack ads?

Another day, another glossy attack ad against Ilhan Omar arrives on my doorstep — full of half-truths, lies and distortions.

Jul 28, 2020

Who’s behind those anti-Ilhan attack ads?

Jul 28, 2020

Jeremy Iggers

Melton-Meaux On Israel/Palestine: From Old Myths to Incoherent Solutions

I have no desire to speak ill of Antone Melton-Meaux, who is by all accounts a decent and capable fellow. People who know him personally…

Jul 25, 2020

Melton-Meaux On Israel/Palestine: From Old Myths to Incoherent Solutions

Jul 25, 2020

Jeremy Iggers

West African Adventure: Playing Cards with the Paramilitaries

Being the unexpected guests of a platoon of Guinean paramilitaries hadn’t been in our travel plans, but it turned out to be one of the…

Mar 17, 2020

West African Adventure: Playing Cards with the Paramilitaries

Mar 17, 2020

Jeremy Iggers

To the Fouta Djallon and Back: A West African Adventure

We arrive in Koundara, a market town in northern Guinea, just as night is falling. The streets are crowded with men and women selling…

Mar 17, 2020

To the Fouta Djallon and Back: A West African Adventure

Mar 17, 2020

Jeremy Iggers

I’m making a 30-day activism pledge

I’ve been feeling a little discouraged lately, and so have a lot of my friends. Too many weeks of bad news for immigrants, human rights…

Jul 1, 2018

I’m making a 30-day activism pledge

Jul 1, 2018

Jeremy Iggers

Unfriended

One thing always puzzled me about the Facebook friend I’ll call Lee. Or ex-friend, to be more precise.

Apr 25, 2018

Apr 25, 2018

Jeremy Iggers

Is Islam really more violent than Hinduism, Buddhism or Christianity?

(A reply to a Facebook post.)

Apr 13, 2018

Apr 13, 2018

Jeremy Iggers

Mehran from Tehran and Atefeh From Isfahan Want to Meet You. Face to Face.

At last report, most Americans couldn’t find Iran on a map, but it looks like we are about to get another geography lesson. President…

Apr 12, 2018

Apr 12, 2018

Jeremy Iggers

What I Learned on My Iranian Vacation

Actually, this was my second visit in the last two years — I went last year to see the sights, and returned this year to visit the friends…

Feb 9, 2018

What I Learned on My Iranian Vacation

Feb 9, 2018

Jeremy Iggers

Jeremy Iggers

I have been a newspaper restaurant critic, ethics columnist, philosopher, university instructor, community news publisher and nonprofit executive.

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