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#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…
#WillardDix @Forbes describe what happens when universities turn from #liberalarts to become trade school training centers. #UW #StevensPoint: forbes.com/sites/willardd…
#JustinStover #AmericanAffairsJournal in "There is no Case for the #Humanities" argues cogently why defending the humanities (and the liberal arts) is a fool's errand, and should be abandoned. Best defense of humanities ever, as a #class creation exercise americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/no-cas…
#NashvileScene feature article on #SeanaArrechaga: nashvillescene.com/news/cover-sto…
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Al-Tikriti Participates in NGO Debate, Speaks at Stafford Rotary Club
In his capacity as a board member of the United States section of MSF/Doctors Without Borders, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history and American studies, participated in the annual Field Associative Debate (FAD) for MSF staff serving thro… Continue reading
Al-Tikriti Participates in NGO Debate, Speaks at Stafford Rotary Club
In his capacity as a board member of the United States section of MSF/Doctors Without Borders, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history and American studies, participated in the annual Field Associative Debate (FAD) for MSF staff serving throughout Afghanistan, in Kabul on March 10 – 11.
This year’s international FAD topic covered the use of new […] Continue reading
MERIP’s Primer on Palestine
This is the latest version of the Middle East Report’s “Primer on Palestine,” a comprehensive guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Primer on Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Contents The Land and the People The British Mandate in Palestine The United Nations Partition Plan The Palestinian Refugees Palestinians Palestinian Citizens of Israel The June 1967 […] Continue reading
Yarmouk Camp Op-Ed, Right of Return
Lessons from Yarmouk Yousef Munayyer Yousef Munayyer is Executive Director of The Jerusalem Fund and its educational programme, The Palestine Center. Prior to joining the Palestine Center, he served as a Policy Analyst for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the nation’s largest Arab American membership organisation. Yarmouk is the latest reminder of the international community’ […] Continue reading
Op-Ed on Yarmouk Camp & Right of Return
Lessons from Yarmouk Every decade, another episode of dispossession and loss plays out for Palestinian refugees in troubled host countries. Last updated: 27 Feb 2014 10:01 Yousef Munayyer Yousef Munayyer is Executive Director of The Jerusalem Fund and its educational programme, The Palestine Center. Prior to joining the Palestine Center, he served as a Policy […] Continue reading
Islamic Civilization II » naltikri 2014-03-03 03:43:47
Zoologic Darwinism and the Origins of World War One: A posting form “The Afternoon Map” blog on cartography and history: Thursday, February 27, 2014 Zoologic Darwinism and the Origins of World War One The cover of Mussaver Tarif-i Hayvanat, or Illustrated Guide to Animals. M. Emin, Istanbul: Matbaa-i Osmaniye, 1310 (1892) A great deal of […] Continue reading
“The Act of Killing” Documentary
This article discusses the documentary “The Act of Killing,” which was nominated for an Academy Award at this year’s Oscars. It covers the mass killing of Communists in Indonesia in the 1960s: It’s Our Act of Killing, Too The brilliant Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing depicts the horrifying mass murder in Indonesia in the 1960s—but […] Continue reading