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US to “BEGIN” Profiling Air Passengers
01 year ago
Following what is referred to as the "Christmas Day bomb plot" last year, Washington has pledged to boost airport security measures. Initially, their plan was mandatory enhanced screening of all passengers from 14 (mostly Muslim) nations. On Friday, DHS unveiled their new plan to 'begin' profiling all US-bound passengers. What does this mean for you? and How will this affect your next trip? If you're flying into the US soon, you'll definitely want to check this out.
Al-Azhar’s Future: A Chance for Alternative Movements? (VIDEO)
01 year ago
Last week, Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Alazhar University's top cleric, passed away of a heart attack at the age of 81. He was indeed a very controversial figure both within Egypt, as well as the Muslim world as a whole. As Egypt scurries to find a replacement for Sunni Islam's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning, many are wondering what this means for the future of Al-Azhar, its role, and whether it has been hijacked by the state. Will this be an opportunity for alternative movements to come into play? Or will it once again, be more of the same?
“Killing the Indian in the Child”
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The Canadian Indian residential school system, founded in the 19th century, were created for the sole purpose of forcing the assimilation of the Aboriginal (First Nations) peoples into western, "civilized" Canadian society. Basically, this system of schools, which was jointly-controlled by the churches and the federal government, believed that indigenous children needed to be "civilized" in order to assimilate into modern, western, Canadian society. They aimed to achieve this goal by forcibly taking young children (as early as 6 years old) from their homes and placing them in residential schools.
Gaza Freedom Marchers issue the “Cairo Declaration” to end Israeli Apartheid
02 years ago
Gaza Freedom Marchers approved today a declaration aimed at accelerating the global campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israeli Apartheid. Roughly 1400 activists from 43 countries converged in Cairo on their way to Gaza to join with Palestinians marching to break Israel's illegal siege. They were prevented from entering Gaza by the Egyptian authorities.
What can we do? Boycott!
12 years ago
The first thing we can do to stop oppression is to stop aiding it. I would like to tell you to boycott taxes, but the movement is just not there yet. The best strategy at this point is to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global boycott [...]





