The ongoing events in Ferguson, Missouri in response to the homicide of Michael Brown by a police officer are a national shame, getting attention on the world stage. Peaceful protesters have had their 1st Amendment rights trampled in a heavy-handed manner in the name of “keeping the peace.” Anarchists who live in other states have … Continued
In the lead up to World Humanitarian Day on August 19, a renewed appeal to support education for Syrian children has been issued by Western Union, (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, and A World at School, a global education initiative, to support UNICEF education programs for Syrian youth. Through December 31, 2014, donations … Continued
When a short-term ceasefire was announced, children, women and men went into the streets with their empty bottles, jugs and jerry cans looking for places to fill them with water to drink. Bombing damage to infrastructure has created water shortages everywhere. “As a resident of Khan Younis and a member of ANERA emergency response team, … Continued
A city known for its hookah cafés has banned the opening of any more of them for the next six months amid concern that some establishments are operating illegally and hurting the community’s health. The move in Dearborn has pleased those concerned about the proliferation of hookah cafés, both legal and illegal, but others say … Continued
The United States on Wednesday claimed Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenage son was kidnapped and killed in July. Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis in annexed East Jerusalem plunged to a new low on July 2 when 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir was snatched from an East Jerusalem street and later found … Continued
Last month I wrote an essay detailing the dangers of criticizing Israeli aggression against Palestinians, particularly when one is in the United States, a country that not only supports Israel with $3.1 billion annually in military aid but also regularly vetoes any attempt by the United Nations Security Council to sanction Israel for war crimes. … Continued
For those of us with family in Gaza, the past couple of months have been a blur — of phone calls, news, tweets and waking to check for names we recognize on the health ministry’s list of deaths, one eye open, one eye closed. And for Palestinians everywhere, it has been agony to watch again, … Continued
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International renewed a call to Israel on Wednesday to allow the groups access to Gaza via the Israeli-controlled border, saying in a joint press release that the resumption of fighting makes it more important than ever for their investigators to monitor the situation. “The Israeli authorities appear to have been … Continued
A declaration last week by a European Muslim academic that he would indefinitely abstain from several North American Muslim conferences and conventions because of a perceived political apathy on global crises, such as in Gaza and elsewhere, has sparked intense and important debate on the role of North American Muslim — and, for the purpose … Continued
In a church on the Westside, a symphony orchestra rehearses with instruments as diverse as its members.
Lobbyist tells Eliot Engel he has ‘the blood of hundreds of Palestinian children on his hands’ At the World Can’t Wait event about Gaza in New York last Thursday night, Josh Ruebner, a Washington lobbyist as policy director of the US Campaign to End the Occupation (and author of the new book Shattered Hopes: Obama’s … Continued
Every person is a child at home,’ May in the Summer states in its opening. This proverb is very universal in its wisdom. It symbolizes everyone can relate to the unraveling storyline and have empathy for its main character May. The independent film May in the Summer premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition of the … Continued
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