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Archives for April 2019

Israel/ Palestine
US States use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses cutting Ties with Israel’s Illegal Squatters

US States use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses cutting Ties with Israel’s Illegal Squatters

Human Rights Watch

Anti-boycott laws in the US are part of an increasingly global campaign by Israel and its supporters to combat perceived supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

Climate Change
Not just Notre Dame:  With Global Heating, Arsonists have set the whole World on Fire

Not just Notre Dame: With Global Heating, Arsonists have set the whole World on Fire

Tom Engelhardt

We are, of course, talking about nothing short of the ultimate crime, but on any given day of our lives, you’d hardly notice that it was underway

Featured
Saudi Mass Execution of Shiites draws UN, NGO Condemnation and raises tensions with Iran

Saudi Mass Execution of Shiites draws UN, NGO Condemnation and raises tensions with Iran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi authorities tweeted Wednesday that they had executed 37 persons. Two of the bodies were hung from light poles in public as a warning to the Saudi public to avoid any sort of dissidence. The widely condemned step came while the kingdom was hosting a two-day economic forum that attracted […]

Iran
Trump’s Crackdown on Iran’s Oil Exports Could Backfire Badly– With Serious Risks to Global Economy

Trump’s Crackdown on Iran’s Oil Exports Could Backfire Badly– With Serious Risks to Global Economy

The Conversation

Inflation-adjusted oil prices nearly doubled during the 1973 embargo

Israel/ Palestine
How Israel’s anti-BDS Tactics Mirror White South Africa’s Defense of Apartheid

How Israel’s anti-BDS Tactics Mirror White South Africa’s Defense of Apartheid

Middle East Monitor

South Africa’s supporters felt that many in the West had an “obsession” with the country, and questioned the disproportionate attention it received from governments

Saudi Arabia
Comedian Hasan Minhaj Calls out Jared Kushner at Gala,  Demands Release of Saudi Woman Dissident

Comedian Hasan Minhaj Calls out Jared Kushner at Gala, Demands Release of Saudi Woman Dissident

Middle East Monitor

It would be crazy if there was a high ranking official in the White House here that could WhatsApp MBS

Featured
Iran designates US CENTCOM Troops “Terrorists”

Iran designates US CENTCOM Troops “Terrorists”

Juan Cole

Likewise, some Iranian officials have threatened to close the Straits of Hormuz

Buddhism
Sri Lanka’s Mainstream Muslims Caught in Nexis of Extreme Nationalisms and Fringe Radicalism

Sri Lanka’s Mainstream Muslims Caught in Nexis of Extreme Nationalisms and Fringe Radicalism

The Conversation

Even though most Sri Lankan Muslims are Sunni, it is a diverse community, with some following the mystical form of Islam, Sufism

Israel/ Palestine
The Palestine Marathon: A Window Into Occupation and Survival in a Less Than Holy Land

The Palestine Marathon: A Window Into Occupation and Survival in a Less Than Holy Land

Tomdispatch

By Jen Marlowe | – (Tomdispatch.com) – I never intended to run a marathon, but when I realized that I would be on hand for the 2019 Palestine Marathon, I registered. I did so in solidarity with the goals of the aptly named Right to Movement, the global running community founded in 2013 to organize […]

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