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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…
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Nabil Al-Tikriti Discusses Recent Iraqi Developments, Military-NGO Relations
Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti appeared on Los Angeles based KPFK’s “Radio Uprising” program on Wednesday, April 15, to discuss the latest developments in Iraq and the region. Al-Tikriti has now appeared on this program, hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, at least three times in the past two years.
The segment lasted just […] Continue reading
Al-Tikriti Publishes Article on 16th Century Captives
The Turkish History Foundation [TTK: Türk Tarih Kurumu], recently published the conference proceedings from the “International Piri Reis and Turkish Maritime History Symposium” [“Uluslararası Piri Reis ve Türk Denizcilik Tarihi Sempozyumu”], which Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti participated in at Istanbul in September, 2013. The title of this peer-reviewed volume is Findings in […] Continue reading
Al-Tikriti Writes Book Chapter
Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history, recently published a chapter in an edited volume entitled “Hall Ishkal al-Afkar: An Ottoman Royal’s Shari’a Argument For Imperial Control Over Sea Ghazi Plunder.”
This segment of an edited volume originated as a chapter in Al-Tikriti’s dissertation, and was then expanded and refined for a presentation for the “La Frontiere […] Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Paper on Ottoman Cultural History
On Nov. 23, 2014, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a paper at the 2014 Middle East Studies Association Conference in Washington, D.C. The paper, entitled “Greatness Denied: Firdevsi-yi Rumi on the Cusp of Ottoman Sunnism,” was part of an Ottoman History panel, entitled “The Sunnification of the Ottoman Ideology and Polity, […] 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
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
Nabil Al-Tikriti Discusses Iraq on KPFA and KPFK Pacifica Radio Stations
On Friday, June 13, 2014, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti appeared on Los Angeles based KPFK’s “Radio Uprising” program to discuss the latest developments in Iraq. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, Al-Tikriti was also joined by Matt Howard of the NGO “Iraq Veterans Against the War.”
The segment lasted just over 18 minutes, […] Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti Monitors Ukrainian National Elections
On May 19 to 29, 2014, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti served as an election monitor for the Ukrainian national elections. One of around 90 Americans joining the 900 strong OSCE (Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe) delegation, Al-Tikriti spent the first two days in Kiev before joining the rest […] Continue reading
Nabil Al-Tikriti Discusses MSF at UVA and Quantico Forums
In his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors for Doctors Without Borders/MSF USA, Nabil Al-Tikriti discussed MSF at two recent forums. In the first, he addressed the University of Virginia International Relations Organization and Middle Eastern Leadership Council on 16 April, at Jefferson Hall off the main quads. In this presentation, […] 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