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#NACLA #MERIP #Jadaliyya #NYU #Kevorkiancenter #conference this 27-28 April on "The #Latin #East," in conjunction with the just released #MERIP issue on the same topic: as.nyu.edu/clacs/events/s…
#MERIP #MiddleEastReport just released its newest issue, "The #Latin #East," with several articles exploring connections between the Middle East and Latin America, in conjunction with an NYU joint conference on this topic next weekend: merip.org/mer/mer284
#RanaDasgupta #Guardian long read articulates a vision for a post nation-state world, with transnational citizenship, cross border taxation, and an empowered democratic polity. This is a worthy read. theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/…
#MESA / #MiddleEastStudies Association's #CAFMENA Committee on #AcademicFreedom for the #MiddleEast & #NorthAfrica, which used to usually speak out on such limitations in the region itself, today releases statement on #CanaryMission: mesana.org/advocacy/commi…
#Medium #RussJusklaian report on #WFP #UN use of #blockchain technology for personal #Syria #refugee ID purposes at #Jordan's #Zaatari camp, only briefly touching on implications of #technology as cutting edge experiment 4 #global #surveillance of everyone medium.com/mit-technology…
#DavidIKertzer #TheAtlantic relays story of #EdgardoMortara #PiusIX and #PopeFrancis, a tale of #Catholic-#Jewish tension in the #Vatican, and careful #history source research, doctored memoirs: theatlantic.com/international/…
#USMC veteran #PhilKlay reflects on the relationship of #US #veterans in society, in light of endless war, and the saying: "we're at war while America's at the mall." Perceptive essay: nytimes.com/2018/04/14/opi…
A statistic says so much, saying so little: in first 3.5 months of 2018, #US has accepted 11 #refugees / #AsylumSeekers from #Syria, vs. 790 in same period of 2017. Remember that next time they justify bombing the origin country for those seeking refuge npr.org/sections/paral…
#Douma chemical weapons attack death toll now said to top 150, yet the lead story on the #NBC weekend network #news was about a rogue German driver. Similar silence on 700+ Palestinians injured by Israeli live fire over the past week. We're being played, again. twitter.com/MhdKatoub/stat…
Number of people killed by #chemical weapons today in #Douma exceeded 30 , a barrel loaded with chemicals was dropped over a shelter . Number of contaminated people by chemicals in the 3 attacks of today exceeded 500 pic.twitter.com/S9o7vTbyyz
— Mohamad Katoub (@MhdKatoub) April 7, 2018
#ChristopherNewfield at #Academe #blog critiques #Wisconsin #StevensPoint #UWSP administrative restructuring away from #SASH programs in #humanities & #liberalarts, as constituting second class #citizenship for working class #HigherEd #students: academeblog.org/2018/03/26/new…
Be a New Orleanian, wherever you are. twitter.com/Saints/status/…
Thousands of Saints fans, players, coaches and staff gathered at St. Louis Cathedral for the funeral of owner Tom Benson and then celebrated his life with a second line through the streets of New Orleans ⚜️ pic.twitter.com/eJblPYmIY7
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) March 26, 2018
Stunning 11/17 #Wired article examines #China's "Social #Credit System," to rate each citizen for trustworthiness, stated opinions, actions, and all of the above of their friends. It then explores how it's already somewhat true in the West. Read this: wired.co.uk/article/chines…
Non-white? Ambiguously white? Now that #Bolton's got a seat at the table, get your #passport now, even though that might not save you in the #ICE crises to come: newyorker.com/news/daily-com…
That #POTUS #Trump replaces #NationalSecurityAdvisor #McMaster with #war monger #Bolton is the surest sign yet that war is in fact coming. It's just a matter of time at this point. Don't say you didn't know. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
Certainly reassured that #WhiteHouse confirms that #AustinBombings not a result of #terrorism. At the same time, what is terrorism, if placing bombs here and there isn't? reuters.com/article/us-tex…
#Iraq tales, #Armenian familes forced to flee to #Canada and elsewhere in wake of #US destruction of Iraqi society: huffingtonpost.com/entry/iraq-war…
A long, complicated, & ultimately life well lived. R.I.P. Requiescat in Pace #NOLA #NewOrleans icon #TomBenson. After all is said & done, you did much for our beloved city, via #Saints, #Pelicans, #DixieBeer, #Church, #BrotherMartin, #WVUE. 7th Ward 4ver: nola.com/saints/index.s…
Video look at new #MSF #DoctorsWithoutBorders office in #NewYorkCity: youtube.com/watch?v=-07pNs…
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Christopher Torchia, SF Gate, 2/24/2012: “Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side”
Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side. This article discusses the SS Struma sinking that we mentioned in class this week. Continue reading
Jonathan Lis, Ha’aretz, 2/23/2012: “U.S. refuses to grant visa to Israeli MK due to his membership in ‘terror group’”
U.S. refuses to grant visa to Israeli MK due to his membership in ‘terror group’ — for the first time in recent memory, an Israeli parliamentarian was denied entry into the United States due to membership in a banned organization, … Continue reading → Continue reading
Israel Shamir, Counterpunch, 2/22/2012: “What Really Happened in the “Yom Kippur” War?”
What Really Happened in the “Yom Kippur” War? Continue reading
Jonathan Cook, MERIP, “The Myth of Israel’s Liberal Supreme Court Exposed,” 2/23/2012
The Myth of Israel’s Liberal Supreme Court Exposed “Little more than a decade ago, in a brief interlude of heady optimism about the prospects of regional peace, the Israeli Supreme Court issued two landmark rulings that, it was widely assumed, … Continue reading → Continue reading
Jonathan Cook, MERIP, “The Myth of Israel’s Liberal Supreme Court Exposed”
The Myth of Israel’s Liberal Supreme Court Exposed
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Primary Source Resource
This website is a German repository of Middle East and North African primary source documents and secondary literature journals. The journals are mostly in German, but many of the primary sources are in English — including one that I found … Continue reading → Continue reading
Adam Shatz on Palestinian Politics Today
Adam Shatz, London Review of Books, 7/14/11: Is Palestine Next?
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Glenn Greenwald on Khader Adnan Hunger Strike Case
Khader Adnan and now-normalized Western justice
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Muhtesem Yuzyil [The Magnificient Century], English Subtitles, 1st Episode
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Conquest 1453 Official Trailer, English Subtitles
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