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#GlennGreenwald #TheIntercept outlines stunning #Texas demand, that #state employees sign #oath of #loyalty (or non-opposition) to a foreign country if they want employment. NB: this legislation has been introduced in #Virginia, but not yet approved. theintercept.com/2018/12/17/isr…
#buzzfeed's #MonicaMark documents $400 #slavery conditions in #Libya today, offering background to those fleeing into #Mediterranean #MSF boat rescues on #Aquarius, which was forced to cease ops on 6 December due to #Italy authorities: buzzfeednews.com/article/monica…
Julia Gfrorer and Andy Warner describe via a graphic short story (cartoon) a night #rescue in the #Mediterranean this past year, on the #MSF backed #Aquarius boat, which was forced to cease operations on 6 December by #Italy's government authorities: thenib.com/lost-at-sea
#MSF #DoctorsWithoutBorders shuts down #Aquarius & #MediterraneanRescue ops due to pressure by #Italy & other #EU governments designed to let people (quietly) drown at sea. J'accuse such officials of manslaughter, by forcing ships to disobey Law of the Sea msf.org/aquarius-force…
#SOAS / #BrownUniversity #MiddleEast #Gender #Professor #NadjealAli & #OpenDemocracy analyzes the steady encroachment on #academicfreedom in the #UK #HigherEd, and the difference between academic freedom and #freespeech: opendemocracy.net/can-europe-mak…
#NamrataMohan argues, in flawless #English, why "Becky" shouldn't bother teaching English abroad, since #ESL #TESOL #Fulbright are all inherently neo-colonial initiatives in the #missionary tradition. Ama, baska dil kulansaydi, #Twitter'da olacakmiydi? gal-dem.com/teaching-engli…
#NYTimes investigative story exposes #NGO parable of using #charity growth under #federal #migrant #housing contracts for personal enrichment, including for profit spinoff entities, featuring #SouthwestKeyPrograms, and #JuanSanchez: nytimes.com/2018/12/02/us/…
See what happens when you take a generation of young policymakers on day trips to the #USHMM? They start to get ideas. twitter.com/ilangoldenberg…
Seriously? Nobody thought this was a bad idea? https://t.co/rCI7VHAlhP
— Ilan Goldenberg (@ilangoldenberg) December 1, 2018
#MarcLamontHill's full #speech on #Palestinian #humanrights at #UN #GeneralAssembly, which got him fired at #CNN. A threat to one is a threat to all: jadaliyya.com/Details/38202?…
#TheProfessorisIn deconstructs two #conference reactions to the #HigherEd crisis in the #US, #AAA and #AAR. Worth a read: theprofessorisin.com/2018/11/24/a-t…
Has there been an adjustment in #US #Navy operational rules of conduct? The incident details are contested. #Mediterranean #refugee: newsweek.com/us-navy-refuse…
The #Gubernator @ArnoldSchwarz24 is a great #American, taking on #Gerrymandering nationwide: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Keone & Mari “#WeAre” inspired by #immigrants and #displaced humans around the world. A modern dance interpretation of the right to move under duress. The part that got the most attention runs from about 2:30 to the end, if you're short on time. mothershipla.org/2018/02/18/wat…
Just saw this on #CNN. It was nice being a #US #citizen for the past 50 odd years, as it was a good run. You'll have to pry that #passport from my cold, dead hands, which I'm sure you're quite capable of. Didn't realize 1/3 of us were #WhiteNationalist... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
We're all cookies now! Facial recognition is the future of retail.. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Is this why all those fine folks got their NELC doctorates at OI -- to access the Star Gates? vice.com/en_ca/article/…
#SarahElDeeb and #LeeKeith #APNews survey several examples of trend of assassinating opposition exiles in recent years: apnews.com/def377fc0c0546…
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