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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…
Category Archives: Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at MESA Conference
On December 2, Associate Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a paper entitled “Ibn-i Kemal’s Confessionalism and the Construction of an ‘Ottoman Islam’” at the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Con… Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, is currently serving as a short term observer (STO) for the May 8 municipal elections in Durres, Albania. For these elections, he is affiliated with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro… Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, gave a keynote address, “The State of Middle East Studies in the American Academy,” at the 5th Joint International Workshop held in Tokyo, Japan February 12-13. Al-Tikrit also served as a discussant for the graduate student workshop ”Science, Institutions, and Identity in the Muslim Societies” organized jointly by Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of […] Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
A University of Mary Washington expert on Middle Eastern history who studied in Egypt says yesterday’s violence in Cairo’s main square indicates that President Hosni Mubarak is still trying to cling to power. Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, made presentations entitled “Shifting Borders and State Prerogatives: Iraqi Provincial Border Changes from the Ottoman Era to Today” at the July WOCMES conference in Barcelona, “Messiah Lovers, Sola Scriptura, and the Early Evolution of both an Ottoman Islam and Protestantism” at the October WHA conference in Istanbul, and “Iraqi […] Continue reading