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Archives for December 2018

Antisemitism
2018's Biggest Stories: Synagogue Murders & Anti-Semitism in America (AJ+)

2018’s Biggest Stories: Synagogue Murders & Anti-Semitism in America (AJ+)

AJ PLUS

Anti-Semitism frequently used by white nationalists and others on the right wing to rally against social change

Immigration
Second Guatemalan Child dies Christmas Eve in US Border Protection Custody

Second Guatemalan Child dies Christmas Eve in US Border Protection Custody

AFP

By Maggy Donaldson | – Washington, DC | AFP | – An eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in US government custody on Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection said, the second child fatality in American detention this month. The boy, who was with his apprehended father, had been transferred to a New Mexico medical center showing […]

Assyrians
Middle East Christians, with the population of Sweden, Celebrate Christmas

Middle East Christians, with the population of Sweden, Celebrate Christmas

Juan Cole

The Shadow of ISIL has Receded for Most Christians in the Region

Syria
Abandoned by Trump, Syrian-Kurdish YPG Closes in on Last ISIL Bastions

Abandoned by Trump, Syrian-Kurdish YPG Closes in on Last ISIL Bastions

AFP

Kurdish-led forces made fresh gains against jihadists defending their eastern Syria stronghold Monday.

Christianity
Arab Christmas Music Concert:   Majida el Roumi (MTV Lebanon)

Arab Christmas Music Concert: Majida el Roumi (MTV Lebanon)

contributors

MTV | (Music Video) – MTV Lebanon: Majida el Roumi Christmas Concert

Syria
Top 6 Players in Syria affected by US Departure

Top 6 Players in Syria affected by US Departure

AFP

Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | – US President Donald Trump’s decision last week to pull troops out of Syria could have far-reaching repercussions for the multitude of parties involved in the conflict. Turkey After a call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump appeared to be passing on responsibility for the fight against the […]

Solar Energy
Energy Revolution: Off-Grid Solar across Africa Benefits 165 mn. People (Video)

Energy Revolution: Off-Grid Solar across Africa Benefits 165 mn. People (Video)

World Bank

Countries are pushing forward in the global effort to fight climate change.

Christianity
Christmas and Sufism: Rumi on the Nativity and the Christ Within

Christmas and Sufism: Rumi on the Nativity and the Christ Within

Juan Cole

When we work through our pain, our inner Jesus is born.

Syria
France’s Macron slams Trump as Unreliable Ally over Syria Withdrawal

France’s Macron slams Trump as Unreliable Ally over Syria Withdrawal

AFP

Macron said “I deeply regret the decision” by Trump to pullout US troops.”

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