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#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…
When I say I want to “burn Lindsay Graham’s house to the ground,” I am of course referring to a very popular drinking game that everyone knows about. Retweeted by Nabil Al-Tikriti
#ChristopherRBrowning #NYRB in "Suffocation of #Democracy" compares #MitchMcConnell to #Hindenburg, in destruction of American Democracy. History may not repeat, but it echoes sometimes: nybooks.com/articles/2018/…
#DavidSirota #Guardian op-ed describes the construction of an #American #oligarchy and #aristocracy, accountable to none: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
#AidaTekla #Horus #EgyptAir in flight magazine cut and paste (badly) a fake interview with #DrewBarrymore, which is what happens when an education system fosters rampant plagiarism: huffingtonpost.com/entry/fake-dre…
Your future, today. twitter.com/marceldirsus/s…
This is so wild: "We, the happy youth of a beautiful epoch, support your domestic and foreign policies with all our hearts."pic.twitter.com/bjHWTC5ZZk
— Marcel Dirsus (@marceldirsus) October 2, 2018
#Hey US #teachers! If #DonnaFerguson #Guardian's summary of UK teachers' woes sounds familiar (low pay, bureaucracy, no support), you too can leave your own personal nightmare and work internationally. Come on in, the water's great! theguardian.com/education/2018…
#JudithDonath #Atlantic ponder the possibility that, like in "The Good Shepherd," perhaps #Kavanaugh's strongest signaling with his angry denial was the ability to protect in group secrets, no matter what: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
#MSF #DoctorsWithoutBorders public advocacy account by #ManishaKumar concerning #abortion, with broad implications for #SCOTUS stakes at hand this week: medium.com/@MSF_USA/ive-s…
For followers of #EdwardSaid, this is a special and limited opportunity to read scholarship concerning his thoughts and life. twitter.com/PalStudies/sta…
Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of Edward Said's death. Among his many contributions to scholarship on Palestine was his seminal 1984 article in the Journal of Palestine Studies, "Permission to Narrate." Read it here free for a limited time: https://t.co/G3wFlBLwpm pic.twitter.com/vf4urHZ32h
— Palestine Studies (@PalStudies) September 25, 2018
#EU policymakers to #Mediterranean desperation: "if thousands #drown, but nobody witnesses their drowning, did they really drown"? twitter.com/samjtay/status…
If European Governments refuse to conduct their own dedicated search & rescue operations then at the very least they shouldn't obstruct MSF's. Revoking #Aquarius' registration risks condemning hundreds of men, women & children to drowning at seahttps://t.co/3NcYr9pnoh
— Sam Taylor (@samjtay) September 24, 2018
#MadaMasr survey, there to help the best English language independent #media outlet in #Egypt: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
#NYTimes #MichaelTackett investigates #ScottTaylor #Virginia #GOP #Republican #Representative's campaign apparent case of #VoterFraud, featuring a petition drive with fake names. I wonder how many of the fake names were "foreign"?: nytimes.com/2018/09/23/us/…
I'd expect nothing less from #HomeDepo twitter.com/Saints/status/…
The @AtlantaFalcons just did a video tribute for Tom Benson #respect #NOvsATL pic.twitter.com/5egJID1nMy
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 23, 2018
1970s #Cyprus violence casualty grows a tree, then discovered. This might merit a shrine: msn.com/en-gb/news/wor…
#AdnanKhan #MacLeans interviews #AhmadMassoud, son of #AhmadShahMassoud (d. 2001), on future of #Afghanistan macleans.ca/politics/world…
#NortheasternUniversity Assistant #Professor @benjaminschm #Atlantic surveys trends in #Humanities majors, and comes to some moderately optimistic conclusions? Basically, students are choosing majors that they THINK will pay off, despite the numbers: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Category Archives: FSEM: History of Genocide
“Timothy Snyder’s Lies”
Once you’re done reading Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands, read this harsh criticism of his work and be prepared to discuss in class next week. Timothy Snyder’s Lies by Daniel Lazare In Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands, Hitler and Stalin are one and the same. And the partisans — Jewish fighters included — only encouraged German crimes. When is a bad […] Continue reading
Account of surviving June massacre in Tikrit
Surviving June’s massacre in Tikrit — this is a NYT video blog which provides an account by Ali al-Kadhim about surviving the June 2014 ISIS massacre in Tikrit: “Back now at his family home here in southern Iraq, Mr. Kadhim, 23, recounted his story on a recent afternoon while taking a break from harvesting dates […] Continue reading
When the World Turned Its Back: James Nachtwey’s Reflections on the Rwandan Genocide
In the linked article: In 1994 TIME photographer James Nachtwey witnessed the devastating effects of the Rwandan genocide. On the 17-year anniversary, the photographer looks back on the tragedy. Humans make war, and we make peace. We make love, and we make hatred – hatred and fear. Those two are the killers. Orchestrate hatred and […] 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