Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The “Open Doors” annual report of the Institute for International Education on the surface seems to contain good news. There are slightly more foreign students studying at American universities than last year, i.e. slightly over a million. This is good news because foreign students at US universities bring in $42 […]
Archives for November 2018
Khashoggi killing: Strongest evidence linking murder to MBS
A message captured in the audio record of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi is widely believed to be an instruction to notify the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman that the operation to slay the Washington Post journalist had been carried out successfully. In the recording, which Turkey has said was passed on to western allies, […]
Hate Crimes skyrocket for Third Consecutive Year: FBI
Despite a general decrease in violence by 0.2 percent, hate crimes have seen a sharp increase since 2013 in the U.S. For the third consecutive year in the United States, the rate of hate crimes has increased to 17 percent a new FBI report revealed Tuesday said. Despite a general decrease in violence by 0.2 […]
Trump Lashes out at France’s Macron over ‘Nationalism’ as Bromance Dies
By Maggy DONALDSON and Shaun TANDON | – Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump on Tuesday unleashed an extraordinary attack on Emmanuel Macron, mocking the French president’s approval rating and lashing him over European defense proposals which enjoyed a crucial new boost from Germany. On the heels of a rocky trip to Paris to mark the […]
Remembering Stan Lee
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I write today to honor a titan who has passed on, who once did me a great kindness when I was a mere college student. Meeting him was the thrill of a lifetime. A saying is attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad […]
Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza kill 4, destroy TV Station, as Rockets kill 1 in Israel
By Sakher Abou El Oun with Mike Smith in Jerusalem Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end months of unrest as Israeli air strikes killed four Palestinians and destroyed a Hamas TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead on […]
The ‘Blue Wave’ Was Also a ‘Muslim Wave’
( Otherwords.org) – In the most Islamophobic election in history, Muslim candidates scored big wins by embracing progressive policies. By Domenica Ghanem | November 7, 2018 With the Muslim Ban, the promotion of torturer Gina Haspel to CIA director, and increases in hate crimes, it’s been a rough year for us Muslims in the United […]
Why Women’s Peace Activism in World War I Matters Now
By Anya Jabour | – (The Conversation) – A hundred years ago, soon after winning reelection on the campaign slogan “He kept us out of war,” President Woodrow Wilson called on the U.S. Congress to authorize “a war to end all wars.” The U.S. entry into World War I abruptly ended a different campaign to […]
150 Killed in Battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as Millions Face Starvation
Main Author: Khaled Mohammed with Natacha Yazbeck in Dubai Hodeida (Yemen) (AFP) – At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, medics said Monday, as Britain’s top diplomat visited the Gulf seeking to boost international calls for a ceasefire. Government loyalists supported by a […]
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