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Arab Americans
Can anti-Muslim Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson Win The Republican Race?

Can anti-Muslim Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson Win The Republican Race?

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AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Donald Trump may still lead the Republican polls, but Ben Carson is now only a point behind. What do the two candidates have in common? Well, for one thing, they’ve both been involved in anti-Muslim sentiment this month.” AJ+: “Can Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson […]

Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban

Afghanistan’s Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban

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By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) | – – Afghanistan’s much-maligned security forces were facing their greatest challenge yet in trying to retake a key northern city from the Taliban — and expectations were not high. But, when the smoke cleared, Kunduz was back in government control, and predictions of a bloody and protracted street war […]

African-Americans
Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties

Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties

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By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “The ‘decision to cut out ID services to almost all counties with a majority black population is discriminatory and wrong,’ says ACLU of Alabama.” Some observers say that Alabama’s move to close dozens of drivers license offices is a discriminatory move that could trigger […]

Republican Party
Reason Trumped:  How the Donald Phenom will Change our Lives

Reason Trumped: How the Donald Phenom will Change our Lives

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By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The 2016 election campaign is certainly a billionaire’s playground when it comes to “establishment candidates” like Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush who cater to mega-donors and use their money to try to rally party bases. The only genuine exception to the rule this time around has […]

Bashar al-Assad
Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?

Is Putin Gambling it all on Syria?

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By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – For those watching closely, the signal for Russia’s first airstrikes came in a statement early on September 30 by Kremlin spokesman Sergei Ivanov, just after the upper house of the parliament authorised military operations: To observe international law, one of two conditions has to be met […]

Israel/ Palestine
Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty

Union: 70 percent of Gaza workers live in poverty

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Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — Around 70 percent of workers in Gaza live in poverty, the director of the Gaza General Federation of Trade Unions, Sami al-Amsi, said on Thursday. Al-Amsi, at a press conference, warned that Gaza would face a “catastrophe” that will effect the majority of the coastal enclave’s […]

Bashar al-Assad
Trump Supports Putin's Russia Policy in Syria

Trump Supports Putin’s Russia Policy in Syria

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Erin Burnett | (CNN news video) | – – “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with CNN’s Erin Burnett on foreign policy issues including Iran, Syria and ISIS.” CNN: “Donald Trump: ‘Let Russia fight ISIS’”

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive

Afghanistan: The Taliban reign of Fear in Kunduz belies Charm Offensive

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By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/ RL) | – – An expected Afghan government counteroffensive to retake Kunduz from the Taliban appears to have largely stalled as troops await reinforcements.” “The citizens of Kunduz should not worry about safeguarding their lives and properties. Carry out your ordinary livelihoods in absolute security. All traders, workers, staff […]

Islamophobia
The Colonial roots of Hating on Muslims, & of Muslim Nationalism

The Colonial roots of Hating on Muslims, & of Muslim Nationalism

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Sami Zubaida | (Open Democracy) | – – The presence of growing Muslim populations in Europe at the same time as the rise of political Islam and the inception of Israel, was largely a legacy of twentieth century colonial history. ‘Islamophobia’ – fear, hostility or negative sentiments with regard to Islam and Muslims – comes […]

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