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What a Muslim baker and a Jewish recipe can teach us about coexistence

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Noveck, A. (2026, October 25). What a Muslim baker and a Jewish recipe can teach us about coexistence. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4772422/coexistence-through-food/

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The article discusses how coexistence between different cultures and religions is often overly complicated by societal norms and debates. It uses the example of a Muslim baker learning to make babka, a traditional Jewish pastry, from a Jewish woman and then sharing it with someone who grew up Christian but was unfamiliar with the dish. The piece argues that such simple acts of connection and mutual learning demonstrate coexistence more effectively than complex discussions or panels on the topic.

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A Washington Examiner article on October 25, 2026, discusses the simplicity of coexistence through an example involving a Muslim baker learning how to make babka, a traditional Jewish pastry, from a Jewish woman. The baker then shared this babka with a black man who grew up Christian and was unfamiliar with the dish. The piece argues that efforts to organize panels and debates about coexistence make it seem overly complex when, in reality, small acts of sharing and learning between different cultural and religious groups can foster understanding and unity.

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Christian NORP · 1× Jewish NORP · 1× Muslim NORP · 1×

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We organize panels about it, argue over who qualifies to speak about it, and ask people to defend their decision to reach across a religious or cultural divide.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25

2026-10-25 · Washington Examiner

What a Muslim baker and a Jewish recipe can teach us about coexistence · assertive framing

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We have made coexistence sound far more complicated than it needs to be. asserted

it → make → ?

We organize panels about it, argue over who qualifies to speak about it, and ask people to defend their decision to reach across a religious or cultural divide. asserted

who → organize → divide

Meanwhile, a Muslim baker learned to make babka from a Jewish woman and sent it to a black man who grew up Christian and had never even heard of babka. asserted

who → learn → babka