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#MSF declares international #aid & #humanitarian assistance falling short in #Uganda for #SouthSudan #refugees. doctorswithoutborders.org/article/uganda…
Run #Mitch Run! That speech marked you for greater things. #Landrieu. thehill.com/homenews/campa…
What distings a migrant from na expat? Or a refugee vs migrant? - Nabil Al-Tikriti #EstorilConferences #Changetheworld #ECSpeakers Retweeted by Nabil Al-Tikriti
They should not be looked at as migrants ,they should be looked at as people - Nabil Al-Tikriti #EstorilConferences #ECSpeakers Retweeted by Nabil Al-Tikriti
The law itself is the problem, in many cases - Nabil Al-Tikriti #EstorilConferences #ECSpeakers #Changetheworld Retweeted by Nabil Al-Tikriti
Just completed, and thank the organizers for this opportunity to address such an august audience. twitter.com/EstorilConf/st…
Conference: Global Migration, Global Responsibility
— Estoril Conferences (@EstorilConf) May 31, 2017
Panel: Eduardo Cabrita, @drashwani_kumar, @MariaDConceicao & @NabilAlTikriti pic.twitter.com/RZ2Os5FEvk
"Sorry I drowned" short animation by MSF & Studio Kawakeb, music by Hello Psychaleppo, I 1st heard poem in May 2015 youtube.com/watch?v=SUMyg0…
Congrats #MitchLandrieu, showing what #AMDG means. Hit it out of ballpark with #NOLA #Confederate #Monument speech: youtube.com/watch?time_con…
Potentially #EU-funded #Libya coast guard tries to recover merchandise for multiple donors. #MSF statement on #Med: msf.org/en/article/msf…
Burasi #America, bir sey olmaz, tabii! #POTUS #ComeyFiring: nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/…
Just uploaded 'Al-Tikriti -- An Ottoman View of World History: Katip Celebi's Takvimu't-tevarih' to @academia. academia.edu/32911769/Al-Ti….
#Facebook won't share this link to #ICE report on arresting folks @ NJ courthouse, features #UMW alumna Lauren Bayer wnyc.org/story/defying-…
#History of a knife for #FN, #JMLePen, and #France's history of violence, till today's #ElectionPresidentielle2017: thefunambulist.net/history/testim…
Stunning 1950s US Air Force film showcasing the B-36, largest combat bomber -- lest one think MOAB's a new thing: youtube.com/watch?v=1V9CWQ…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Save USIP Letters to Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb
Dear Senators Warner and Webb: This letter is in support of continuing to fund the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), the entire budget of which the House of Representatives voted to eliminate in the past month. I understand that the … Continue reading
The Yin and the Yang of Japanese Militarism and Pacifism
Anyone wanting to experience both extremes of Japanese politics as they concern foreign policy and military affairs could hardly learn more than by visiting Hiroshima’s Peace Museum one day and the Yushukan museum on another day. I just did that … Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, gave a keynote address, “The State of Middle East Studies in the American Academy,” at the 5th Joint International Workshop held in Tokyo, Japan February 12-13. Al-Tikrit also served as a discussant for the graduate student workshop ”Science, Institutions, and Identity in the Muslim Societies” organized jointly by Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of […] Continue reading
Stealth Jihad, Saddam’s Turbe, Bank Heists, and Orientalism Today
Potpourri: 1) This is the level of discourse for many Americans. On this “Amerisrael” posting University of Mary Washington ‘Stealth Jihadist’ Faculty, a completely anonymous person (10-1 he’s male) goes after me and my colleagues at Mary Washington following a … Continue reading
Iraq’s Provincial Border Changes
Here is an excellent interview with maps, covering the more significant of changes made in Iraq’s provincial borders over the 20th century, by an American PRT planning consultant. There are a couple of information typos by the blogger, but otherwise … Continue reading
Feb 6 News Feed (Mostly on Egypt)
Today this came in from Tahrir: “They just had a priest lead a Christian prayer and they’ll have a Muslim one at noon followed by another Christian prayer at one. During the Christian prayer a Sheikh from Al Azhar was … Continue reading
Egypt Revolution Analysis, from Day 12
In order to keep this blog from going silent, I’m going to try reverting back to what I used to do with truthtalkz, and summarize important news analysis every day. It adds a step for me, but it might keep … Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
A University of Mary Washington expert on Middle Eastern history who studied in Egypt says yesterday’s violence in Cairo’s main square indicates that President Hosni Mubarak is still trying to cling to power. Continue reading