Via Middle East Studies Association Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) 3542 N Geronimo Ave Tucson AZ 85705 (USA) 520-333-2577 520-207-3166 fax Website October 22, 2018 Mark S. Schlissel, President University of Michigan presoff@umich.edu Martin A. Philbert, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Michigan philbert@umich.edu Dear President Schlissel and […]
University of Michigan Professor Disciplined for Refusing to Write Student Recommendation Letter
October 16, 2018 Committee on Academic Freedom Middle East Studies Association of North America Elizabeth R. Cole Interim Dean College of Literature, Science and the Arts University of Michigan ecole@umich.edu Dear Dean Cole: We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committee on Academic Freedom to express […]
Global Heating Boosts Hurricane Florence, as Climate Denialist Governors Urge 1.5 Million to Flee
(Watchers.news) – The National Weather Service has issued hurricane and storm surge warnings for portions of the coasts of North and South Carolina on September 11, 2018, as extremely dangerous Hurricane “Florence” continues heading toward the East Coast U.S. Landfall is expected between northern South Carolina and North Carolina’s Outer Banks on September 13. Florence […]
Danish Politician Pwns terminally Ignorant Trish Regan of Fox on “Socialism” (Video)
Now This News (Video Clip) Fox News tried coming after Denmark’s social safety net. This Danish politician’s clap back was legendary. Now This: ” Fox News Tried Going After Denmark. Big Mistake. | NowThis
Aretha Franklin’s Reminder to Trump Era: Women, Minorities, Humans owed R E S P E C T (Video)
The Guardian: “Aretha Franklin, who has died at the age of 76, reflects on her 1967 cover hit Respect in a collection of archive clips. The queen of soul discusses how she and her sister injected Otis Redding’s song with their own twist and its subsequent use as a ‘battle cry’ and ‘women’s anthem’ 1. […]
Urgent: End Israeli Occupation of Palestine, Restore Iran Deal, and Denuclearize ME
Launched by professors at Princeton University and signed by experts on both sides of the Atlantic, this declaration calls for a break with the policy of unconditional support for the Likud government in Israel by US president Donald Trump, and an engagement with the region toward its denuclearization, including the signing by Israel of the […]
Iranians Dance To Protest Detention Of Teen Over Instagram Videos
Iranian social-media users are expressing support for a teenager who was detained over her Instagram dance videos
“Trump: Cut out the Final Insult of Sadism and Dickishness” – Jon Stewart/ Colbert (Video)
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Americans cheer for #MPRraccoon in Skyscraper Climb but are often Unsympathetic to Climb of Immigrants (Video)
A raccoon climbed more than 20 stories up the side of an office building in St. Paul as millions of people watched its progress online
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