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Highway Patrol Officer aims Knockout Punches at Woman along Freeway
CNN: “A highway patrol officer was caught on camera hitting a woman with what a witness says were “knockout punches.” Aviva Shen at Thinkprogress writes: […]
Egypt’s Generation Gap over Gen. al-Sisi: Arguing with your Mom
By Amr Kotb This conversation about the political situation in Egypt provides a good example of the generational gap numerous young Egyptians are struggeling with. […]
Can Palestinians ever Get a Break in the American Press?
By: Yazan al-Saadi As tragedy and uninterrupted terror strikes the besieged Palestinian population once more, Western media outlets have been busy producing and presenting articles […]
Bring Back our Children: Palestine-Israel Children’s Crusade by the Numbers
By Juan Cole The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people and the conflict it produces has in the past week taken on a horror-film aspect, […]
Top Things you need to know about the next Israeli-Palestinian crisis
By Hugh Lovatt “Destroying Hamas infrastructure and removing its leaders could also lead to de-centralisation” The abduction and killing of three young Israelis has brought […]
China’s New Soft Power: Transformers 4, X-Men & Hollywood
By Chris Homewood, University of Leeds What do The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Godzilla have in common? Aside from belonging […]
How are Iran’s Special Forces intervening in Iraq?
By Golnaz Esfandiari To help Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government battle militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Iran could […]
Unitarians divest from Fossil Fuels: Clear Commitment on Climate Change
By Robyn Purchia In some good new in the fight against climate change, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) passed a resolution calling for divestment of […]
In Midst of Tikrit Campaign, al-Maliki refuses to step Down
By Juan Cole Despite the Iraqi parliament’s failure to reach a quorum on Tuesday, in a clear slap in the face to Prime Minister Nouri […]
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