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Iran “Happy” Video Arrestees out on Bail but Pharrell Cover goes Viral
Iran frees ‘Happy’ video dancers on bail (via AFP) Six young Iranians arrested for dancing on rooftops to US singer Pharrell Williams’ hit “Happy” in […]
Historian who Made History: Vincent Harding, Civil Rights Pioneer and King Confidant
(By Ken Butigan, Waging Nonviolence) Historian by profession and relentless nonviolent advocate by calling, Vincent Gordon Harding died on Monday, May 19, at the age […]
Top 5 Wars on Religious Extremism in Today’s Muslim World
The Fox News commentators who say that the Muslim world is not doing enough to police its own extremist movements don’t actually seem to be […]
If Senate’s Phony Journalist “Shield Law” wouldn’t Protect a Glenn Greenwald what Good is It?
Back in March, we pointed out that Senator Chuck Schumer had more or less admitted that his attempt at a media shield law (protecting sources) likely wouldn’t protect Glenn Greenwald. While Schumer argued that it was still “better than current law,”…
The BuSSy Monologues in Egypt: I will pinch your ass and grab your boobs, and you can’t talk about it:
(By Sondos Shabayek) “You can’t go on stage and say this,” the state-owned theater director told me. “How do you suggest I say it […]
Israel Accused of War Crime over Army “Execution” of Innocent Palestinian Teens
(By Lauren McCauley) According to rights group Defense for Children International — Palestine, which obtained and circulated the security camera footage, Nadeem Siam Nawara, 17, […]
When the McCarthyites tried to Ban “Robin Hood” as a Communist; and the Green Feather Movement
(By Alison Kysia) On November 13, 1953, during the height of the McCarthy era, Robin Hood and his band of “merry outlaws” made headlines. Mrs. […]
The Obama Effect? Are Iran/ Saudi-and-GCC no longer on a war footing?
(By Juan Cole) There are signs of a diplomatic thaw between Iran and the Arab oil monarchies of the Gulf. It has just been announced […]
India-Pakistan Solar Energy Race? Desert Solar Park among world’s Largest
Pakistan’s first large-scale solar power project, the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project, was recently inaugurated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, representing one of the country’s first clear steps towards renewable energy. The project…
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