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#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…
#BryceBaschuk #Bloomberg describes tale of #Moldova blocking #UK #WTO government contract bidding authorization #GPA ($1.7 Trillion market), following impossibility of gaining UK #visa previously. Karma sucks sometimes. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#EBSCO as a gateway to schoolhouse #pornography? Apparently, some parents really have far too much time on their hands (as well as schmegma, it would seem): oif.ala.org/oif/?p=16002&f…
#ZaidAlAli #AlJazeera analyzes recent spate of killings of successful females in #Iraq, cases of #femicide. aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Al-Tikriti Lectures on Ottoman Intellectual and Maritime History
On Nov. 14, Associate Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a lecture entitled “Ottoman and Safavid Religious Identities of the 16th Century” to the Philosophy Department at Texas State University, in San Marcos, Texas. In the cou… Continue reading
Al-Tikriti Lectures on Ottoman Intellectual and Maritime History
On Nov. 14, Associate Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a lecture entitled “Ottoman and Safavid Religious Identities of the 16th Century” to the Philosophy Department at Texas State University, in San Marcos, Texas. In the course of this lecture, Al-Tikriti outlined the effects of the Safavid rise to power on religious identities […] Continue reading
New Discovery
Early copy of the Qur’an discovered By Medievalists.net – November 17, 2014Posted in: News Researchers in Germany have discovered that a manuscript of Qur’an written between 20 and 40 years after the Prophet Muhammad’s death, making it one of the earliest copies of the Islamic holy book known to be in existence. Scholars at the … Continue reading » Continue reading
Mecca under threat: Outrage at plan to destroy the ‘birthplace’ of the Prophet Mohamed and replace it with a new palace and luxury malls
According to the Gulf Institute, up to 95 per cent of the holy city’s millennium-old buildings have been destroyed Andrew Johnson Wednesday 12 November 2014 3K Print A A A The site in Mecca where the Prophet Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be “buried under marble” and replaced by … Continue reading » Continue reading
Mongolia: Archaeologists Unearth Genghiz Khan’s Tomb (?)
Archeology, Archeology, Asia, History, Science 6 November, 2014 Mongolia: Archaeologists Unearth Tomb of Genghis Khan Genghis1 Öndörkhaan| Construction workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary stone structure. Forensic … Continue reading » Continue reading
Al-Tikriti Discusses Military-NGO Relations and Recent Middle Eastern Developments
In this past month, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti discussed both military-NGO relations and contemporary Middle East politics at three public forums, each invited appearances.
On Oct. 6, in his capacity as a membe… Continue reading
Al-Tikriti Discusses Military-NGO Relations and Recent Middle Eastern Developments
In this past month, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti discussed both military-NGO relations and contemporary Middle East politics at three public forums, each invited appearances.
On Oct. 6, in his capacity as a member of the MSF/Doctors Without Borders USA Board of Directors, Al-Tikriti addressed U.S. Army staff at Missouri’s Fort Leonard […] Continue reading