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Archives for April 2019

Islamophobia
Don't Blame Islamic Law for Muslim Extremism -- Blame Western Colonialism

Don’t Blame Islamic Law for Muslim Extremism — Blame Western Colonialism

The Conversation

There is no inherent tension between Sharia, human rights and the rule of law

Donald Trump
Top 7 Illusions about Government that Trump Demolished

Top 7 Illusions about Government that Trump Demolished

Andrew J. Bacevich

Irony, paradox, contradiction, consternation — these define the times in which we live.

Israel/ Palestine
Should Palestinian-Israelis Boycott Today's Elections?  A Debate

Should Palestinian-Israelis Boycott Today’s Elections? A Debate

Al-Shabaka

Participating in the elections allows Palestinians to organize themselves internally, conduct political debates, and lobby

Israel/ Palestine
Dem Pres. Hopeful Beto:  "Netanyahu is Racist, siding with  far right party"

Dem Pres. Hopeful Beto: “Netanyahu is Racist, siding with far right party”

Middle East Monitor

His opponent referred to O’Rourke as “rabidly anti-Israel”

Featured
In Norway Electric Vehicles outsold Gasoline Cars for first Time in History and other EV Success Stories

In Norway Electric Vehicles outsold Gasoline Cars for first Time in History and other EV Success Stories

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Electric cars are coming on like gangbusters, as ranges increase and prices fall dramatically. Here are 6 headlines pointing to the green car future: 1. In Norway, electric vehicles in March, 2019, outsold gasoline-driven cars for the first time. 2. Indeed, electric vehicles in Norway were responsible for 58% of […]

Featured
Would-be Assassin brands Rep. Ilhan Omar as "Muslim Brotherhood," aping Milstein of Canary Mission

Would-be Assassin brands Rep. Ilhan Omar as “Muslim Brotherhood,” aping Milstein of Canary Mission

Juan Cole

A man from Addison, New York, was arrested after he made a menacing phone call to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office, speaking with staff. The FBi says that the man told the staffer, “Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood? Why are you working for her, she’s a fucking terrorist. I’ll put a bullet in her […]

Israel/ Palestine
PPS: Israeli Forces detained over 6,000 Palestinian children since 2015

PPS: Israeli Forces detained over 6,000 Palestinian children since 2015

Maan News Agency

Children living in occupied East Jerusalem are the most targeted, with dozens facing arrests more than one time a month

Islamophobia
It’s Not Just that Mosque Shooter’s Islamophobia That Scares Me — It’s the Media’s

It’s Not Just that Mosque Shooter’s Islamophobia That Scares Me — It’s the Media’s

contributors

By Domenica Ghanem | – (Institute for Policy Studies) – If we want to avoid another tragic day asking ourselves how this could happen, news organizations have to stop giving a platform to Islamophobic talking heads. When 50 people praying in a New Zealand mosque were gunned down and killed by a white supremacist, the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to usurp much of Palestinian West Bank

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to usurp much of Palestinian West Bank

Middle East Monitor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office, a last-minute pre-election promise likely to enrage Palestinians and the Arab world. In an interview with Israeli Channel 12 News three days ahead of the 9 April poll, Netanyahu […]

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