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== Request for mediation rejected == == New book about Ziryab ==


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I am delighted to report that my book "The Language of the Heart" is now published. The book is about ], the chief musician of the court of Cordoba in ] in the ninth century. The book is an historical fantasy, but includes an Afterword with a well researched discussion of the historical record. Following is a blurb for the book:
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Ziryab, the Blackbird of Baghdad, born in a hovel to Ethiopian slaves, grew to be the greatest musician of the Golden Age of Arabia. This fictionalized account of his life tells of his rise to greatness: his journey from childhood in Baghdad to Cordoba, his battles with an evil wizard who hates music, how he vanquishes demons, outsmarts pirates, and uses the magic of music to rescue princesses and whole villages.
== Jerusalem RfC discussion: rounding up step one ==
Few facts are known about Ziryab's life, but much is known about the Golden Age in which he lived: the age of Aladdin and Scheherazade and Sindbad the sailor, a world of Djinni and magic. So it is not unlikely - indeed it is probable - that the magic retold in this tale did indeed swirl about Ziryab, and that the magic of his music proved more powerful than all the other.


For this story, as much as it is about Ziryab, is a story about music - the power of music to move the human heart, the magic of music to bridge from the material world to the spiritual world, the call of music to reach across barriers of nationality, religion and language to unify people. Indeed, Music is the Language of the Heart.
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*On 21 December 2010, when a gang of Jewish youths was arrested in Jerusalem after carrying out a large number of attacks on Arabs. A girl aged 14 would lure Arab men to the Independence Park, where they were attacked with stones and bottles and severely beaten. The teens confessed to nationalistic motives.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teens suspected of attacking Arabs |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4002406,00.html |date=2010-12-21 |work=]}}</ref>


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*Numerous racist attacks against Jews have taken place throughout Arab localities in the ] and in Arab areas of ], including murders. Among the people killed in such attacks was Kristine Luken, an American tourist stabbed in a forest near Jerusalem after being seen wearing a ] necklace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4019519,00.html |title=Murder survivor: I still have flashbacks - Israel News, Ynetnews |publisher=Ynetnews.com |date=1995-06-20 |accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> In Jerusalem, Jews driving through ] have been subjected to ambushes by crowds, as was a repairman who had been hired by a resident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146253 |title=Issawiya Mob Attack: 17 Nabbed - Defense/Security - News |publisher=Israel National News |date=2011-07-31 |accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> Emergency services vehicles have also been attacked while passing through the neighborhood. Jews who travel to the ] also risk violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3982156,00.html |title=Israel’s red lines - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews |publisher=Ynetnews.com |date=1995-06-20 |accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref>
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Nice to meet you again! - 29 May 1913: ] - ], actually something I saw at that place in a revival. - Thank you for lightening the mood for Haydn, - made me smile, much more than in the 2013 discussion for the Rite ;) --] (]) 12:18, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
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== Jerusalem RfC discussion: step two question ==

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:Hi Ravpapa. Maybe you noticed it already, but I have just parts of your comment in the step two discussion. I don't really regard those parts of your comments as incivil or anything - I just think it is better not to group editors together by their position, and especially not to assume that they are not open to compromise. If we assume that editors are unwilling to compromise, it has the effect of polarising discussion and making it harder to reach an agreement. Of course, what everyone ''really'' wants is the opposite, where all the editors can work together to find an agreement. I hope this explains why I redacted what I did, but please do ask if you have any questions about it. Best — ''''']''''' <sup>]</sup> 00:36, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

::That's fine. Probably for the best. As someone who has been long involved in this dispute - too long, in fact - I am constantly reading the subtext in editors' comments, looking at how their suggestions are in subtle ways strategies for promoting their positions. Perhaps my involvement has made me too Machiavellian. --] (]) 06:22, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

:::I certainly wouldn't go as far as to say it was Machiavellian! At this point, I could get really deep about the reasons that I am so keen on avoiding labelling editors and avoiding opinions in comments (see also ]). However, I will just say that it is very easy for people to slip into a mindest of "us-versus-them", and that doing so isn't actually at all helpful in getting everyone what they need. People are bound to slip into these kinds of patterns given the nature and length of this dispute, and breaking this pattern of thinking is precisely the reason that I'm here. (Well, that, and to organise the discussion in a logical way, I suppose. :) — ''''']''''' <sup>]</sup> 08:17, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

:Hi there. This is just a quick message to let you know that unless there is significant ongoing discussion, I intend to wrap up step two in a few days, probably on Thursday <s>31st</s> 28th February. I invite you to have a look at ], especially at question five where I have just asked a question for all participants. — ''''']''''' <sup>]</sup> 13:38, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

== "He was Jewish." ==

Hi Ravpapa-- Is it just me? I looked at ] earlier tonight, being reminded of the comic book controversy by my new NYTimes Headlines email, and there it was again: "''He was Jewish.''" What relevance could that sentence possibly have to his career, or to the controversy? I deleted it, with the edit summary ''(del "He was Jewish" as irrelevant - would we say "He was "?)''

I'm not generally aware of the religion (or ethnicity, if that's what it is) of Gentiles being always mentioned in articles as a matter of course, unless it's pretty relevant. I have no idea who is Jewish or not, but if so, it seems that I can always rely on Misplaced Pages editors to go out of their way to tell me about it. I do not get the impression that it's Jewish pride; and I must say it's starting to leave a bad taste in my mouth. So is it just me? Have you ever noticed anything to this effect? ] (]) 11:22, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

:I have no opinion one way or the other. If he were a Kyrgestani or an American Indian, I suppose you wouldn't object. Jews are a kind of borderline case - they are a minority but not a very minor one. In any case, he was a psychiatrist, and among psychiatrists Jews might well be a majority. Ravpapa (writing from a foreigner's computer) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 11:38, 20 February 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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::Yeah, I don't know. Maybe it is just me. It's a hard question. Just for the hell of it I looked up ] just now, because he was the first psychiatrist who came to mind; and there's not a word about his ethnicity or religion. ] (]) 11:49, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


new items = news items? (I agree. Most I/P articles are disgraced by bloated polemical recentism that has no encyclopedic value, but there doesn't seem to be a solution) Best regards ] (]) 05:52, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
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Hi. I expressed some comments on some of the ideas which you expressed at ]. feel free to drop by if you wish, and to add any comments further if you wish to do so. --] (]) 17:43, 6 March 2013 (UTC)


Stumbled across it after your comment at ARCA - after reading it, I was shocked to see it was last edited in '''''2010!!''''' The article/issues discussed throughout it are virtually the same that the area’s dealt with in the last few months; it could just as easily have been written about most articles today.
:yes I saw your comments. Thanks for the support. I have nothing more to add at this point - prolixity simply adds obfuscation. --] (]) 04:54, 7 March 2013 (UTC)


Christ, it’s utterly depressing how legitimately nothing has changed in the 14 years since then. ] ] <span style="color:#C8102E;"><small><sup>(])</sup></small></span> 08:12, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
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New book about Ziryab

Dear friends,

I am delighted to report that my book "The Language of the Heart" is now published. The book is about Ziryab, the chief musician of the court of Cordoba in Andalusia in the ninth century. The book is an historical fantasy, but includes an Afterword with a well researched discussion of the historical record. Following is a blurb for the book:

Ziryab, the Blackbird of Baghdad, born in a hovel to Ethiopian slaves, grew to be the greatest musician of the Golden Age of Arabia. This fictionalized account of his life tells of his rise to greatness: his journey from childhood in Baghdad to Cordoba, his battles with an evil wizard who hates music, how he vanquishes demons, outsmarts pirates, and uses the magic of music to rescue princesses and whole villages. Few facts are known about Ziryab's life, but much is known about the Golden Age in which he lived: the age of Aladdin and Scheherazade and Sindbad the sailor, a world of Djinni and magic. So it is not unlikely - indeed it is probable - that the magic retold in this tale did indeed swirl about Ziryab, and that the magic of his music proved more powerful than all the other.

For this story, as much as it is about Ziryab, is a story about music - the power of music to move the human heart, the magic of music to bridge from the material world to the spiritual world, the call of music to reach across barriers of nationality, religion and language to unify people. Indeed, Music is the Language of the Heart.

https://www.amazon.com/Language-Heart-musical-fantastical-journey/dp/1070100900

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Nice to meet you again! - 29 May 1913: The Rite of Spring - today's story, actually something I saw at that place in a revival. - Thank you for lightening the mood for Haydn, - made me smile, much more than in the 2013 discussion for the Rite ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

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new items = news items? (I agree. Most I/P articles are disgraced by bloated polemical recentism that has no encyclopedic value, but there doesn't seem to be a solution) Best regards Nishidani (talk) 05:52, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Politicization essay

Stumbled across it after your comment at ARCA - after reading it, I was shocked to see it was last edited in 2010!! The article/issues discussed throughout it are virtually the same that the area’s dealt with in the last few months; it could just as easily have been written about most articles today.

Christ, it’s utterly depressing how legitimately nothing has changed in the 14 years since then. The Kip 08:12, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

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