Euronews | — “Yazidi refugees from the Iraqi village of Hardan returned to their homes for the first time on Tuesday after being driven out by Islamic militants in August. They were hoping to find out what happened to their friends and family who were captured by ISIL. What they discovered confirmed their worst fears: […]
“Even a 10 percent loss of Antarctica’s ice would cause catastrophic flooding of coastal cities”
NOVA | (PBS) — “Almost three miles of ice buries most of Antarctica, cloaking a continent half again as large as the United States. But when an Antarctic ice shelf the size of Manhattan collapsed in less than a month in 2002, it shocked scientists and raised the alarming possibility that Antarctica may be headed […]
Gap between Wealthy and everyone else in USA is now Insane
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “”The wealthy are getting wealthier. As for everyone else, no such luck. A report released on Wednesday by the Pew Research Center found that the wealth gap between the country’s top 20 percent of earners and the rest of America had stretched to its widest point in at […]
Dissident Youth, Facing Military-Media Crackdown, begin new Exodus from Egypt
By Muhammad Moneib | (Your Middle East) — “A lot of posts share tips and tricks about finding a legal way out of Egypt” Perfectly timing the theatrical run of Ridley Scott’s epic new movie, starring Christian Bale as Moses, God’s prophet who leads the oppressed Israelites out of ancient Egypt through the miraculous parting […]
Gaza’s 6-yros Struggle with Nightmares of the 3 Israeli Wars they’ve Already Experienced
Agence France Presse | — “Muntasser survived an Israeli strike on Gaza this summer which killed his young brother and three cousins. Five months later the Palestinian boy remains haunted by the memory.” AFP: “Gaza’s children struggle to overcome nightmares of war”
Syrian Refugees in Turkey struggle to Cope with Frigid Winter
CCTV | — “As budget shortfalls continue to plague UN relief agencies, the colder weather brings with it further challenges for the millions of Syrian refugees who have fled the war zones in Syria. While some refugee camps inside Syria and Iraq are being equipped with emergency winter kits, including heating stoves, blankets, mattresses and […]
Egypt Bans “Exodus: Gods and Kings”, saying Jewish Slaves did not build Pyramids
CNN | — “CNN’s Ian Lee reports that the reason why Egypt banned a Hollywood film — not the ban itself — has surprised many.” CNN: “Egypt bans movie ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’”
NCIS Egypt-Style: 820 Civilians referred to Military Courts since October
Human Rights Watch | — (New York) – Egyptian authorities have referred hundreds of civilians to military courts based on an October 2014 decree by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. At least 820 civilians have been referred to military prosecutors in the past six weeks based on the unprecedented extension of military court authority, according to […]
Arab East Jerusalem a la Detroit: Being Starved of Water
RT | — “This is the renowned Teddy Fountain in central Jerusalem. Spectacular water shows go off every ten minutes – a sight enjoyed every evening by locals and tourists, but in another part of the city, water is not nearly as abundant. Paula Slier reports from the Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem.” RT: […]
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