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Crossing a Line: Laws, Violence, and Roadblocks to Palestinian Political Expression (Review)
Review of Amahl A. Bishara, Crossing A Line: Laws, Violence, and Roadblocks to Palestinian Political Expression (Stanford: University of Stanford Press, 2022). Barcelona […]
University of Michigan Won’t Pay Striking Grads, Rejects Proposals, as Tensions Rise and Professors delay Submission of Grades
By: Jon King – Updated, 10:42 a.m., 4/24/23 ( Michigan Advance) – Negotiations have hit an impasse between the University of Michigan and the […]
Department of History, University of Michigan, Delays Grade Posting until May 12th in Support of Striking Grads
Monday, April 24, 2023 To the University President, Provost, and Administration: We are deeply troubled by reports that the administration intends to punish faculty, staff, […]
Peace may finally be returning to Yemen, but can a fractured Nation be put back Together?
By Leena Adel, Curtin University and Ben Rich, Curtin University | – Last month, China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, a landmark […]
Egypt in uproar over Netflix’s “Black” Cleopatra, but Race is the Wrong Lens Anyway
Ann Arbor ( Mustafa Amin at the Akhbar al-Yawm [News Today] reviews the controversy in Egypt over Jada Pinkett Smith’s African Queens series of documentaries […]
Recent Mosque attacks raise Questions about the Affinity between White Supremacy and Far-Right Hindu Nationalism
By Zeinab Farokhi, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – During Ramadan, a man attacked a mosque in Markham, Ont. He allegedly yelled slurs, […]
Cementing Gaza’s History by Sketching its Ancient Sites
Mohammed Asad ( Middle East Monitor) – Gaza is a region we hear about often but how much do we know about its […]
The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them
( Tomdispatch.com) – I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II. Though it ended with […]
On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Earth Day, 2023, big public events were held by activists across the US (and across the world). But activists […]