Likud Government insists Palestinians must remain Stateless
Archives for December 2018
Shiite Parties Decry Trump’s ‘Arrogant’ and ‘Disdainful’ Visit to Iraq, Ignoring Iraqis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s surprise visit to a US military base in Iraq on the day after Christmas has provoked a strong critique among some Iraqis, who mind that Trump slipped in and out to visit the Ain al-Assad base in al-Anbar Province but did not bother to meet with any Iraqi officials. […]
Glowing NY Times Review of Cole’s ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace’
There is a more uplifting image of the Prophet Muhammad, waiting to be discovered not just by non-Muslims, but also many Muslims themselves
Are Massive Protests Sudan’s ‘Arab Spring’?
Rising prices, shortages of basic commodities and a cash crisis have driven protesters to the streets
How Muslim-Americans Helped Create Modern Jazz
Art Blakey (in 1947) and and Ahmad Jamal (in 1959) traveled to North Africa to study Islam
America’s Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials
Rising “racial generation gap” between white people over 65 and young people of color.
Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN
To obtain a full member position, Palestine needs the votes of 15 member countries of the U.N. Security Council.
Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians
And the Western Press Mostly Ignored it.
Trump’s 3 Generals may be Out, but the Forever War Lobby Still Rules
( Tomdispatch.com) – Leave it to liberals to pin their hopes on the oddest things. In particular, they seemed to find post-Trump solace in the strange combination of the two-year-old Mueller investigation and the good judgment of certain Trump appointees, the proverbial “adults in the room.” Remember that crew? It once included Secretary of State […]