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🇬🇷🇸🇦 Greek actress Irene Papas portrays Hind bint Utbah (the wife of Abu Sufyan) in Moustapha Akkad’s legendary 1976 masterpiece, 'The Message'. Portraying one of the most powerful figures in early Islamic history, Papas delivered an unforgettable and compelling performance, particularly in the scenes depicting the Battle of Uhud and the martyrdom of Hamza (played by Anthony Quinn).

You should hear me chant in Hebrew! Surah Ikhlas speaks to the one-ness of God, and it’s what I offer when I visit a mosque. It’s comparable in important ways to the Shema, one of the central prayers in Jewish liturgy, which also declares that God is one. In fact, the Hebrew word for one, “Echad,” is the same as the Arabic word, “Achad.” But here’s David Frum telling me to pipe down about it in a way that manages to be antisemitic and Islamophobic at the same time.