On Christmas Day, I like to recall the significance of Jesus and the nativity for Muslims. I’ve talked about Rumi, Attar, and other mystics. Today […]
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Forced transfer, ‘Moral Imperative’ and Colonial Contempt
( Middle East Monitor ) – Two op-eds published on Christmas Day, one by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Wall Street Journal, and […]
With Palestinian Struggle in Gaza, Tiktok has opened Rare Spaces of Empathy and Learning about Islam
By Nahid Widaatalla, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – The ongoing conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel is playing out on screens […]
Netanyahu Advocates Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians of Gaza: Believe him the First Time
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The extremist, fascist government of Binyamin Netanyahu continues to press its monstrous, illegal and most of all completely implausible plan […]
Recording allegedly catches Trump pressuring Michigan Canvassers to reject 2020 Biden Win
By: Jon King – ( Michigan Advance ) – Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said she “wasn’t surprised” by news that former President Donald […]
Palestine Solidarity Crackdown: Challenges in the US and Europe
By Layla Kattermann and Diala Shamas | – ( Al-Shabaka ) – Israel’s 2023 genocide of Palestinians in Gaza has horrified many around the world […]
Pope and Pastor: “Prince of Peace rejected by the futile Logic of War;” “Christ in the Rubble”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – My mother was a Lutheran and the Coles were Catholics, though my grandfather fell away when he married a woman […]
From BLM to Gaza: Inside the Youth-led fight for a Demilitarized Future
By Alessandra Bergamin | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – In January 2020, Dissenters — a grassroots, youth-led antiwar movement — began with the mission […]
In First, Britain Likely Generated more Electricity from Wind/Water/Hydro than Fossil Fuels in 2023
By Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Joseph Day, University of Birmingham; and Katarina Pegg | – There are many milestones to pass in the transition […]
A Merry Muslim Christmas from India’s Hyderabad, c. 1630: Jesus, the Dutch, and Diamonds
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The nativity of the Christ child is not solely an occasion of Christian spirituality, but has been celebrated through the […]