Between the world wars in the Middle East, imperialism reached its apogee.
Tag: Shalem College
Europe defeats Islam
Egypt occupied, the Ottoman Empire defeated. Islam scrapes bottom.
Emulating the West
Take a seat in my course on the modern Middle East. First up: Europe arrives.
A year of anniversaries
Martin Kramer updates readers of late-2016 activities, and looks forward to an anniversary-laden 2017.
Boycott me. Please.
The academic boycotters want to force Martin Kramer to express views that aren't his. Won't happen.
Shalem College comes alive
Shalem College in Jerusalem celebrates its opening. College president Martin Kramer reflects on the road travelled to this day.
Shalem College goes Forward
The Jewish Daily Forward introduces its readers to Shalem College.
A scholar’s library at Shalem College
Distinguished historian of Islam Bernard Lewis has provided the fledgling Shalem College with the core of its library.
Shalem College is born
Israel's cabinet has approved the creation of Shalem College, Israel's first liberal arts college.
Yitzhak Shamir and leadership
Martin Kramer delivered these remarks to a dinner of the Board of Governors of Shalem College (then in formation), Jerusalem, July 9, 2012. Present was board chairman Yair Shamir, whose father, the Israeli leader Yitzhak Shamir, had passed away on June 30. Posted retroactively at Sandbox. In recent days, much has been written and said …
Shalem College in uncertain times
Martin Kramer delivered these remarks to the meeting of the Board of Governors of Shalem College, then in formation, New York, August 11, 2011. Posted retroactively at Sandbox. Friends, we live in uncertain times. It would have been preferable to establish Israel's first liberal arts college at a moment when Israel's present was stable, its …
Shalem College in the making
Martin Kramer delivered these opening remarks at the Shalem Center conference on "Philosophical Investigation of the Hebrew Bible, Talmud and Midrash," Jerusalem, June 26, 2011. Posted retroactively at Sandbox. It's my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to this conference on behalf of the Shalem Center. Our president, Dan Polisar, is traveling, so I'm here …
Shalem College: a stride forward
Everyone thinks a liberal arts college in Israel is a splendid idea. Now someone has put serious resources behind it.
Shalem College takes off
I've been tapped to serve as the president-designate of Shalem College, Israel's first liberal arts college, which will go from plan to reality over the next three years. Elliot Jager, editorial page editor of the Jerusalem Post, interviewed me about the College for the Friday magazine. Here is that interview, which ran under the headline: …
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