BY Eli Rosenburg New York Times The global news organization Al Jazeera said on Sunday that it would cut an estimated 500 positions as part of a reorganization that it attributed to shifts in the media landscape. The news came on the heels of the network’s announcement that it would shutter its cable news wing … Continued
BY: Barbara Nimri Aziz/Contributing Writer President Obama began his address to the Cuban people in Havana invoking parallels between America’s and Cuba’s political histories: “We both live in a new world colonized by Europeans; and Cuba, like the US was built in part by slaves brought here from Africa; and Cubans, like us, can trace our … Continued
Michael Friedson of The Media Line analyzes President Obama’s response to a question about Palestine he received in Argentina. Obama gave no hope for a reconciliation of the decades long conflict and does not believe it will happen in his remaining nine months. Like so many of his predecessors, President Barack Obama appears resigned to finishing … Continued
After saying that there should be increased patrol and surveillance of Muslim Americans on Tuesday, Ted Cruz faced criticism from opponents and civil rights groups. Yesterday he spent a great amount of time defending his dangerous statements with various media outlets. Ted Cruz hit morning news shows Wednesday to defend his call for stepped-up “patrols” … Continued
Alex Emmons criticizes Clinton’s speech at the AIPAC conference this past week where she condemned the BDS movement and vowed to work against it. Despite BDS being a peaceful form of protest and free speech, Clinton contributed to the recent trend in silencing boycotters. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton called the Israel boycott movement “alarming” in a … Continued
By: Julia Kassem/Contributing Writer Obama’s presidency was ushered in by Iraq’s remnants, another Gaza war and lack of progress in Afghanistan. The president will be departing under the yoke of the Syrian civil war, the threat of ISIS and the pressure to bring closure, over a course of months, to a crisis that originated decades … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On Monday, Virginia’s General Assembly passed by for the day joint resolution HJ177 – a bill which opposes any attempt to economically or politically boycott Israel, including its economic, academic, or cultural institutions. Virginia is the most recent state to introduce a bill that officially condemns people, companies, schools, and other organizations … Continued
By Pam Bailey, founder of We Are Not Numbers I spent my Thanksgiving in Bire, a small town in northern Lebanon about an hour from Tripoli and within sight of the Syrian border, across from the ancient city of Homs. It is a village of maybe 5,000 Lebanese residents but now is more than … Continued
BY: Adrian Tafesh/Contributing Writer I’ll address this immediately, as I know that there has been an overload of content generated in the immediate aftermath of the Paris attacks. A tragedy is a tragedy and the people must have license to grieve. I seek only to ask people to turn the phrase “having a deeper conversation” … Continued
BY: Adrian Tafesh/Contributing Writer As time passes and the refugee crisis continues without an end in near sight, it is important to maintain a high level of exposure for the plight of the Syrian refugees. The public can quickly fatigue on an issue like this, particularly when they can not sense an active improvement in … Continued
An aura of contentiousness and vitriol circumvented Sterling Heights’ city building Friday, September 11th. The unanimous 9-0 vote against the mosque, undertaken by Sterling Heights’ Planning Commission, fed into a breeding ground for hatred that not only followed the vote, but surrounded the anti-mosque protests weeks prior. Following the decision, Muslim attendees were greeted with … Continued
Simonarson then launched an Indiegogo campaign to help the man and his children “start a new life.” The initial goal was $5,000, but that target was met in just 30 minutes, Simonarson said.
More than $42,000 has been raised for Abdul so far.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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