Mona Eltahawy Arrested for Spray Painting

In this article, Mona Eltahawy protests Pamela Geller’s ads in the NY Subway by spray painting over the ad, which gets her arrested by NYPD.

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Turkish-Greek Population Exchange Film

Video

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MSF Doctors Without Borders in Syria Border Region

Here are two videos discussing Doctors Without Borders’ recent establishment of a field hospital in Syria, 7 km from the Turkish border:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOiJFq4jmU4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34F65R2w-D8[/youtube]

 

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Films as Persian Miniatures

Famous Films Portrayed as Persian Miniatures — this website gives you some versions of films portrayed in the style of Persian Miniatures.

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1993 Article on Osama bin Laden

The below article is a good example of the potential uses of primary sources — it is an article published in 1993 by Robert Fisk about an obscure Saudi who became involved in fighting Soviet imperialism in Afghanistan: Osama bin Laden.

Anti-Soviet warrior puts his army on the road to peace: The Saudi businessman who recruited mujahedin now uses them for large-scale building projects in Sudan. Robert Fisk met him in Almatig

 

 

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Cultural Encounters: Jesus and Jerusalem in the Mughal Court

“Cultural Encounters: Jesus and Jerusalem in the Mughal Court” Museum Exhibit

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Osama Bin Laden Primary Source Sample

Here is an article in “The Independent”written in 1993 by renowned journalist Robert Fisk on Osama Bin Laden.

 

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Article of refugees fleeing to Turkey on submerged craft

Scores die trying to flee to Turkey

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Article: Buried Soldiers May Be Victims of Ancient Chemical Weapon

In this article, Buried Soldiers May Be Victims of Ancient Chemical Weapon, note the use of sources and evidence to build a theory concerning an example of ancient warfare.

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French Writer Richard Millet Says Anders Breivik Gave Norway ‘What It Deserved’

Apparently, Anders Breivik is not not alone in his beliefs.

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