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At the heart of Occupied East Jerusalem, where religious and national tensions crisscross the streets like fault lines, resides a small community ignored by Israel and rejected by the Palestinians: the Domari. A relative to the Roma community in Europe, it is the most disenfranchised and underprivileged community in theContinue Reading

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Bari Weiss has made a career out of vigilance against anti-semitism. For two decades, she has been in the news alerting the public to its presence in every critique of Israel she encounters. She famously spent much of her time at Columbia University at the forefront of a McCarthyite campaignContinue Reading

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I’ll never forget a story my mother tells about being late for work one day at a kitchen in early 1980s Los Angeles. Had she been on time, she would have been caught in a raid and potentially sent back to war in El Salvador. Many of her co-workers wereContinue Reading

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The Canadian Atheist Podcast is, “A podcast about news, current events & commentary about ALL things atheism from a Canadian perspective.” From their website: Episode 204 “This week, Micheal & Dean are joined by Melanie Trecek-King. Melanie is a science communicator, teaches critical thinking & information literacy. We have anContinue Reading

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Here is how to wish someone during the holy month of Ramadan in different languages around the world., Here is how to wish someone during the holy month of Ramadan in different languages around the world. Following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee on Friday, Saudi ArabiaContinue Reading

Mark Hertsgaard The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress. The post Climate Retreat in Germany? appeared first on The Nation…Continue Reading

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Romania is open to becoming a transit hub for Western peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, but discussions on troop deployment as part of a potential peacekeeping mission remain premature, Romanian President Ilie Bolojan said after talks with political parties on supporting Ukraine, according to Defense Romania. Since 2022, Romania has providedContinue Reading