Sigal Samuel
The Jewish Daily Forward
Washington, DC, United States
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This is the only cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” we need right now
Matt Beuchele's 10 artist "cover" of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is a fresh take on one of the most over-covered songs of all time. → Read More
In 1960, Clifford Odets wrote his final film — for Elvis
The 1961 film "Wild in the Country" was written by playwright Clifford Odets, and starred Elvis as a troubled youth who wants to be a writer. → Read More
On Elvis Presley’s 85th birthday, a story of his brush with Jewishness
Elvis Presley never learned to read music. But according to his former Jewish neighbors, he benefited from early exposure to cantorial music. → Read More
Trump Disses Trudeau on the World Stage
The U.S. president complains about Canada: “We’re not getting along at all with their negotiators.” → Read More
China Is Treating Islam Like a Mental Illness
The country is putting Muslims in internment camps—and causing real psychological damage in the process. → Read More
Canada Is Raging Against Gun Violence—But Not Like America
After a shooting in Toronto, the country is debating a total ban on handguns. → Read More
Why Richard Dawkins Thinks ‘Allahu Akbar’ Sounds ‘Aggressive’
Sociolinguists, who study the ways people’s cultural beliefs affect their beliefs about various languages, say this is no coincidence. “A lot of times people’s negative or positive attitudes about a particular group get transferred onto the language,” explained Christopher Lucas, a professor of Arabic linguistics at SOAS in London. “They start to believe that it’s just the linguistic content of… → Read More
Atheists Are Sometimes More Religious Than Christians
A new study shows how poorly we understand the beliefs of people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular. → Read More
‘There’s a Perception That Canada Is Being Invaded’
Justin Trudeau’s government has started rejecting more refugee claims from migrants who cross the U.S.-Canada border on foot. → Read More
A Design Lab Is Making Rituals for Secular People
Will it work? → Read More
It’s Disturbingly Easy to Buy Iraq’s Archeological Treasures
U.S. forces invaded the country 15 years ago this week—and left behind a booming trade in looted artifacts. → Read More
What It Takes To Make Saudi Islam ‘Moderate’
Can you curb religious fundamentalism by “eliminating fake and extremist texts”? → Read More
What To Do When Racists Try To Hijack Your Religion
White supremacists are coopting Norse heathen symbols. Should the heathens ignore them? Protest them? Create a new theology? → Read More
Reading the Bible Through Neuroscience and Anthropology
What was it like inside the brain of an ancient prophet? → Read More
Tell Us: Have You Been Part of a New Religious Movement?
We'd like to hear about your experiences with alternative spiritual communities that have sprung up in the last 100 years—particularly if they’re ones we may never have encountered before. → Read More
Why Iran Broke Its Strict Hijab Rules for the 'Queen of Math'
Famed mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, who died Friday, was memorialized without the headscarf. → Read More
Who Gets to Own Iraq’s Religious Heritage?
An archeologist on cultural preservation in the shadow of ISIS → Read More
Where Russia Is Seen as a Buffer Against the U.S.
As some Americans worry about alleged undue influence from Russia, many Orthodox Christians are anxious about the inverse. → Read More
The Push to Ban Arabic Sermons in Europe's Mosques
Some politicians are calling for more “transparent” services for Muslims. → Read More
The Long Arm of Marine Le Pen
Quebec is flirting with French-style secularism—and courting its risks. → Read More