Archive for August 20, 2007
“Declaring the government of Iraq “non-functional,” the influential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said yesterday that Iraq’s parliament should oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his cabinet if they are unable to forge a political compromise with rival factions in a matter of days.” (First, don’t you love the fact finding missions of [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Rabbi Feinberg called the virulent Internet campaign against the school “the lowest of McCarthyite tactics.””
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
I read that Human Rights Watch has advertised for a position of Shari`ah adviser for its Women’s Rights section. So will Human Rights Watch also hire an adviser on Jewish and Christian religious laws, or do the folks of Human Rights Watch feel that gender equality has been fully achieved in all religious groups with [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Andrej Holm, from Berlin’s Humboldt University, who specialises in urban gentrification, was arrested three weeks ago on suspicion of aiding a militant organisation suspected of carrying out more than 25 arson attacks in Berlin since 2001. In protest letters the academics from across Europe, the US and Canada said Mr Holm’s arrest was based on [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
…off to Eugene, Oregon for a legal consultancy. And no, I can’t tell you about the case. Returning on Wednesday night.
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Scholars of anthropology and of Middle East studies are rallying around Nadia Abu El-Haj, an assistant professor of anthropology at Barnard College whose tenure bid, like that of Norman G. Finkelstein at DePaul University earlier this year, has become the subject of an online skirmish in the larger conflict over research on the Middle East. [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
For the second time in a week, a prisoner dies in Lebanese state custody. Upon hearing the news, the US government calls on the family of the dead to support the “democratically-elected” Sanyurah government of Lebanon.
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
I swear. I will not be surprised if the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University offers George W. Bush after he leaves office his own classes in Middle East studies.
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“The nation’s largest group of psychologists scrapped a measure Sunday that would have prohibited members from assisting interrogators at Guantanamo Bay and other U.S. military detention centers. The American Psychological Association’s policy-making council voted against a proposal to ban psychologists from taking part in any interrogations at U.S. military prisons “in which detainees are deprived [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Seven-year-old Muslim boy stopped in US three times on suspicion of being a terrorist”
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Operation Stand Up, an “evangelical military entertainment†group will be sending care packages to American troops in Iraq which will include the game Left Behind: Eternal Forces. Besides inciting outrage amongst activist groups shocked at the killing of non-Christians, the game has been criticized by everyone from industry mega-douche Jack Thompson, to game reviewers from [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
I received a statement to the effect that “The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is deeply troubled by the relentless criticism by conservative columnists, the New York Post and New York Sun regarding the Khalil Gibran International Academy (KGIA).” In response, the ADC is planning a strong response. It has called on all supporters and friends [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“A one-legged Emirati father of 78 is lining up his next two wives in a bid to reach his target of 100 children by 2015, Emirates Today reported on Monday.“ (What is the relevance of “the one-legged”?) (thanks Wissam)
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
For those who believe that I never report good news. “This will be my last column for several months.”
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
Pakistan versus Lebanon. In Pakistan, they honored an Orientalist. The people in Pakistan did their homework and read. The named a street after Annemarie Sschimmel: one of the most impressive and competent Orientalist. Schimmel deserved this honor. In Lebanon, they honored Ernest Renan: one of the most racist and anti-Semitic (he was against both Arabs [...]
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
This just in. Tomorrow, An-Nahar will report that Lebanon will unveil a statue for Elie Nahas. The nation is proud.
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits” (thanks Ema)
Posted on August 20, 2007 by As'ad