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Archives for April 2019

Israel/ Palestine
Notre Dame of Gaza:  Our Mosques and Churches are Also Burning

Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches are Also Burning

Ramzy Baroud

(Ma’an) – As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood home in the Gaza Strip.Then, also on television, I watched as a small bulldozer hopelessly clawed through the rubble of my neighborhood mosque. I grew up […]

Climate Change
Our Climate Emergency and 'Extinction Rebellion:' disruption and arrests can bring social change

Our Climate Emergency and ‘Extinction Rebellion:’ disruption and arrests can bring social change

The Conversation

It takes just 3.5% of a nation’s population engaged in sustained nonviolent resistance to topple a dictatorship

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In Drive to Overthrow Iran, Trump stops Waivers for Oil Purchases from Tehran

In Drive to Overthrow Iran, Trump stops Waivers for Oil Purchases from Tehran

Juan Cole

Lord knows what monstrosity yet another US coup in Iran will produce

Israel/ Palestine
With 130 Gaza Palestinians having lost limbs to Israeli Snipers in past Year, Qatar opens Amputee Rehab Center

With 130 Gaza Palestinians having lost limbs to Israeli Snipers in past Year, Qatar opens Amputee Rehab Center

Middle East Monitor

Health officials say the 100-bed hospital is vital for Gaza

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"The Nearest in Love:" On how the Sri Lankan Death Cult Betrayed the Islamic Values of the Qur'an

“The Nearest in Love:” On how the Sri Lankan Death Cult Betrayed the Islamic Values of the Qur’an

Juan Cole

“You will find that the nearest to them in love are those who say ‘We are Christians.'”

Climate Change
Earth Day:  Can the Sixth Extinction be Slowed?

Earth Day: Can the Sixth Extinction be Slowed?

The Conversation

This event is driven by human actions that are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems and changing Earth’s climate

Saudi Arabia
Revolutionary Sudan granted $3 bn. by Saudis & Emirates, Hostile to Democracy

Revolutionary Sudan granted $3 bn. by Saudis & Emirates, Hostile to Democracy

Middle East Monitor

The two Gulf states have ties with the head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Christianity
Why the Qur’an denied that Jews were Responsible for Jesus’ Death on Good Friday

Why the Qur’an denied that Jews were Responsible for Jesus’ Death on Good Friday

Juan Cole

“So peace be upon me, the day I was born, and the day that I die, and the day that I am raised.”

Algeria
How Algerians Used Nonviolent Civil Resistance to unseat a President for Life

How Algerians Used Nonviolent Civil Resistance to unseat a President for Life

International Center for Nonviolent Conflict

After six weeks of continuous protests, the commitment of demonstrators to nonviolent discipline has remained strong

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