Special Correspondent | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | – – In Mosul, the Islamic State is preparing for a siege, building walls, tunnels and trenches and boasting that, like the Prophet Mohammed in the 7th century, they will be able to withstand any attacks. Locals doubt it. In Mosul, members of the extremist group that control […]
The Challenge for the Arab World of tackling Gender-based Violence
By Lina Abirafeh | (The Conversation) | – – It should now be beyond dispute that gender-based violence is a critical human rights issue – possibly the most important human rights challenge of our time. There is a great deal of research and action on this issue, and also a great deal of terminology that […]
Marvel’s New Black Panther Comic – Q&A With Author Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates | (The Atlantic Video) “The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates visited Fantom Comics in Dupont Circle, Washington DC to take questions from fans about his work on the new run of Marvel’s Black Panther comic.” The Atlantic from August: “Marvel’s New Black Panther Comic | Q&A With Author Ta-Nehisi Coates”
Can Saudi Arabia Survive its Economic ‘Shock Therapy’?
By Nasser Saidi | (Project Syndicate) | – – BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia has long relied on oil to fuel its economic growth and development. Last year, oil accounted for about three-quarters of the Kingdom’s total export revenues and around 90% of government revenue. But the recent collapse in oil prices highlighted what should long […]
Dear Americans: Want Security? Try the Bill of Rights
By Karen J. Greenberg | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – One vivid image of the historical relationship between government power and individual liberties in America has long been the swing of the pendulum. It catches the nature of the perpetually changing balance between the two. When it comes to terrorism and civil liberties after 9/11, […]
Iraq: Bush DoD paid PR Firm millions to Plant fake I.S. Videos, False Stories
By Crofton Black and Abigail Fielding-Smith | ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ) | – – The Pentagon gave a controversial UK PR firm over half a billion dollars to run a top secret propaganda programme in Iraq, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal. Bell Pottinger’s output included short TV segments made in […]
Backfire: Did Volkswagen’s Dieselgate ensure victory of Electric Cars?
By EurActiv.com | – – The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal will mark an important step towards phasing out the hundred-year-old internal combustion engine which doesn’t have a place in a modern, low-carbon transport system, says Ulf Björnholm. Ulf Björnholm is head of the EU office for the UN Environmental Programme. He spoke to EurActiv.com at the European […]
Nixonian Donald Trump threatens writers who dare Criticize him
By Richard Tofel | ProPublica | – – In 1733, New York printer John Peter Zenger began publishing the eighth newspaper in the American colonies, and the first willing to venture criticism of the government. The New-York Weekly Journal was the second paper in a city of 10,000 or so people, 1700 of them slaves. […]
Iran releases Canadian Academic it accused of ‘Feminism,’ but Crackdown on Women Activists Continues
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( Globalvoices.org) | – – Some good news reached Canada this week when Homa Hoodfar, an Iranian-Canadian anthropologist, was released after months of incarceration in Iran. Hoodfar is known for her research on women and Islam, especially women's participation in Iranian elections. Her arrest highlighted two particular areas of sensitivity for […]
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