Kuwaiti jiu-jitsu gold medalist Jassim Alhatem refused to shake Israeli bronze medalist Yoav Manor’s hand during a medal ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Alhatem later defended the snub in an Arabic-language video circulating on social media with English translations in which he said “Zionist entity” when referring to Israel and added that Muslim men […]
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Giants star Dexter Lawrence disputes team legend’s claim NFL players don’t respect him anymore: ‘Delusional’
A New York Giants star is firing back at a team legend’s criticism of his play this season. Carl Banks, one of the team’s best defensive players to wear the Big Blue jersey, recently called out Lawrence, saying that no one in the league respects him anymore. Banks said he has a rapport with Lawrence, […]
Ukrainian author Oksana Zabuzhko on why Ukrainians ‘don’t have to respect Pushkin’
Over the past three years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s cultural figures have shifted from focusing solely on their craft to becoming diplomats, advocating for their culture abroad as the Russian army continues its relentless attempt to destroy it. At the same time, within Ukraine itself, a resurgence of national identity that began in 2014 has […]