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Islamophobia
Ms. Marvel Vs. Islamophobia

Ms. Marvel Vs. Islamophobia

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AJ+ | – “Who do you call when Islamophobia strikes? Kamala Khan, better known as Ms. Marvel. Street artists are using images of the Muslim superhero to cover up anti-Islam ads on the sides of buses and other public transportation in San Francisco.” AJ+: “Ms. Marvel Vs. Islamophobia”

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Kurds expel ISIL/Daesh from Syria's Kobane after months of fighting

Kurds expel ISIL/Daesh from Syria’s Kobane after months of fighting

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Rita Daou | Your Middle East Kurds expel Islamic State group from Syria’s Kobane after months of fighting Banner Icon War in Syria Kurdish fighters have expelled Islamic State group militants from inside the Syrian border town of Kobane, a monitor said Monday, dealing a key symbolic blow to the jihadists’ ambitions. The Syrian Observatory […]

Barack Obama
Photo-Bombing Obama’s Iran Talks (Cartoon)

Photo-Bombing Obama’s Iran Talks (Cartoon)

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Paul Jamiol | Jamiol’s World – Via Jamiol’s World

Arab Spring
Egypt: 28 Protesters Killed Marking Revolution - Police & Excessive Force

Egypt: 28 Protesters Killed Marking Revolution – Police & Excessive Force

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Human Rights Watch | — (New York) – The death of at least 20 people in Egypt during clashes with security forces surrounding the commemoration of the 2011 uprising underscores the need for an independent investigation into the authorities’ excessive use of force.A woman and 17-year-old girl were killed ahead of the January 25 anniversary […]

Displaced and Refugees
Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int'l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality

Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int’l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality

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Associated Press | — “Actress and director Angelina Jolie is calling on the international community to do more to aid refugees displaced by fighting in Iraq and Syria. The UN special envoy for refugees visited a camp in Iraq Sunday, saying that despite good intentions, “the international community has failed …” Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees […]

US Foreign Policy
Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis?  US Embassy Cuts Staff...

Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff…

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CNN | — “The United States struggles to maintain a sense of diplomacy in Yemen during political chaos.” CNN: “U.S. embassy cuts staff in Yemen”

Energy
Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)

Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)

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NDTV | — “Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement on the nuclear liability issue after talks with US president Barack Obama.” Further quotes from Bloomberg: Modi: “When we think about the future generations and what kind of a world […]

Barack Obama
The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International

The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International

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By Jasmin Ramsey | (WASHINGTON (IPS) – While it’s anyone’s guess whether a final deal will be reached over Iran’s nuclear programme this year, a number of key international actors have forcefully weighed in on calls from within the U.S. congress to impose more sanctions on the Islamic Republic. President Barack Obama reiterated his threat […]

Climate Change
Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed:  Low-Cost Oil and Pollution

Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed: Low-Cost Oil and Pollution

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Tom Giesen| (Informed Comment) — Here is a brief primer on the real implications of the decline of oil prices and environmental degradation on the unconventional petroleum industry (fracking, tar sands and deep-water drilling). Oil has been relatively inexpensive, energy intensive, portable, relatively safe, convertible to myriad uses – an incredibly useful substance, especially in […]

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