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Recent Posts
- Iran war protestor occupies the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge as a form of defiance against the American government. What’s most interesting to me, as far as I can tell, no American news outlet is covering this story.
- Galatasaray beat Fenerbahce and insulted the referees on social media!
- United Arab Republic Celebration
- The UAE announces that will be leaving OPEC by May 1st
- BBC interviewed one of the creators behind the Iran Lego AI videos!
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Good Morning
Good morning fellow Islamic Civ students (: This a test post.
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Iraqis vote
“Though the streets looked quiet from early morning and through the day due to a ban on non-official vehicles, a steady stream of Iraqis braved high temperatures to walk to their local polling stations and cast their votes. An official … Continue reading
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“Anavatan 1927”
A 1927 map of Turkey in Ottoman script. http://www.midafternoonmap.com/2014/04/anavatan-1927.html
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Dirty Wars, by Jeremy Scahill
This is a documentary which does some pretty indepth investigative journalism in the U.S. involvment in the middle east, concerning things such as the killing of Anwar al-Alwaki and his family, along with the alliance of militant states in Africa. … Continue reading
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The Middle East during World War One
An analysis concrerning the different frontiers and powers of World War I and how they affected the Ottomans: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/middle_east_01.shtml
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Turkey offers condolences
The Turkish government is still not calling it a genocide. But they are willing to be sorry for those who were killed in the relocation of Turkish Armenians. Turkey says sorry
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Obama and Iran
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/3/5/debate_attacking_iran_aipac_israel_palestine Obama is becoming increasingly more aggresive in his rhetoric towards Iran. “President Obama addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Sunday, assuring the pro-Israel lobbying group he will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran and reiterating his unwavering … Continue reading
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If interested…great summer reading
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Chick Tracts: Allah Had No Son
A website that exemplifies certain far right Christian views of Islam in the United States. These are used by some extreme evangelical Christians as a means of conversion and I found them to be quite hilarious and cringeworthy. See for … Continue reading
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