Archive for the 'Arabs' Category
New Film Bio Focuses on Romance Between Princess Diana and Dr. Hasnat Khan, Her “Mr. Wonderful,” Coming in September 2013
• August 10, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, European History, Film, Health, History, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Islam/Sufism, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Religion, World History
Tags: Diana, Diana Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, Downfall, Hasnat Khan, Khan, Lady Diana Spencer, Naomi Watt, Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Oliver Hirschbiegel, The Princess of Wales, Westminster Abbey
Following the Will of Their People, the Egyptian Military Deposes President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt
• July 3, 2013 • Comments Off on Following the Will of Their People, the Egyptian Military Deposes President Mohamed Morsi of EgyptPosted in American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Class, Egypt, Exploration and Colonization, Islam/Sufism, People of Color, Religion, Revolutions, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, World History
Tags: Anwar Sadat, Democracy, Egypt, Egyptian Armed Forces, Egyptians, El Salvador, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Joy, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Ouster, Tahrir Square, The Arab Spring, United States
The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2012
• February 2, 2013 • Comments Off on The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2012Posted in Africans, Arabs, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Drama, European History, Fashion, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Love, Nigeria, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Gone Too Far", "Off the Endz", Albany Theatre, Berbers, Blacks, Bola Agbaje, Britain, Christian Louis de Massy, Death of Stephen Lawrence, Doreen Lawrence, Drama, Eurovision Song Contest, Guadeloupe, Immigrants, Laurence Olivier Award, London, Loreen, Lorine Zeinab Nora Talhaoui, Metropolitan Police, Monaco, Morrocco, Murder, Nigeria, Order of the British Empire, Playwright, Racism, Royal Court Theatre, Sweden
Clearing Up What Has Happened to Bin Laden’s Wives (Concubines?) and Children in the Aftermath of His Death
• May 3, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Class, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, International Terrorism, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Pakistan, People of Color, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Amal al-Sadeh, Arabs, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Central Intelligence Agency, Children, CIA, Concubines, Counterintelligence, Daily Telegraph, Fake, Family, Fighting Back, Hamza bin Laden, Islam, John Brennan, Khalid bin Laden, Last Will and Testament, Marriage, Motherhood, Muslims, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Resistance, Sa'ad bin Laden, Saudi Arabia, Saudis, Syria, Tora Bora, Ultra-Orthodox Islam, United States, United States Department of Defense, United States Navy SEALs, Usama bin Laden, Wahhabism, White House, Wife, Will, Wives, Women, Yemen
Whoa! Iman Al-Obeidi Married? Plus, A Video From Her Mother
• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off on Whoa! Iman Al-Obeidi Married? Plus, A Video From Her MotherPosted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Class, Education, Hate Crimes, History, Iman al-Obeidi, Islam/Sufism, Libya, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Sexual Harassment, The Rest of the World, War Crimes, Women
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al-Aan, Aljazeeera, Authoritarian Government, Bab Al-Aziziya, Benghazi, Civil War, Culture, Eman al Obaidi, Eman Al Obaidy, Eman al-Obeidi, Faraj Ghaithi, Fiancé, Gaddafi, Gang Rape, Gang Rape Survivor, Heroine, Honor, Imam Atik Salih, Iman al-Obeidi, Islam, Law Student, Lawyer, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Youth Movement, Martyr, Moammar Khaddafy, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muslims, Politics of Libya, Protests, Rape, Rape Victim, Sexual Abuse, The Libyan Uprising, Time Magazine, Tobruk, Tripoli, Virginity, Wadad Omar, Zawiyah, ايمان العبيدي
The President’s Speech on Libya
• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off on The President’s Speech on LibyaPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Hate Crimes, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Tunisia, United Kingdom, War Crimes, Women
Tags: African Americans, Africans, al Qaeda, Arab League, Benghazi, Blacks, British Petroleum, Europe, European Interests, Libya, Mideast, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Murder, No-Fly Zone, North Africa, Oil, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rape, Rebels, The Bill Press Show, The Mic, Torture, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Security Council, United States
The Case of Libyan Iman al-Obeidi: Raping Women Is Still A Terrorist Act
• March 28, 2011 • Comments Off on The Case of Libyan Iman al-Obeidi: Raping Women Is Still A Terrorist ActPosted in American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Hate Crimes, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), War Crimes, Women
Tags: Abuse, Aisha Ahmed, Barbary Pirates, Benghazi, CNN, Democracy, Foreign Press Corps, Hague, Hasan Modeer, Iman al-Obeidi, Law Student, Lebanon, Libya, Link TV, Middle East, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muslims, Nation Building, NATO, NBN TV, Neo-Colonialism, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Africa, Rebels, Sexual Abuse, The Hague, The Rixos Hotel, Tobruk, Tripoli, Uprising, War
Al Jazeera English Now In Talks With Comcast and Other American Cable Outlets
• February 22, 2011 • Comments Off on Al Jazeera English Now In Talks With Comcast and Other American Cable OutletsPosted in African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Cultural History, Education, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Revolutions, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, World History
Tags: "The Island", AJE, Al Jazeera English, Aljazeera, American Foreign Policy, Arab World, Arabs, Comcast, Common Sense, Egypt, Faux Noise, Fox News, Jeff Jarvis, Muslims, News, Opinion, Public Affairs, Qatar, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, The Arab World, The Egyptian Revolution, The Egyptian Uprising, United States
From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)
• February 21, 2011 • Comments Off on From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Labor History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Tunisia, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "The Isthmus", Activism, Arabic, Channel 3000, Collective Bargaining, Education, Egypt, Egyptian, Engineering, Engineering Student, Facebook, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Live Blogging, Live Video, Madison, Madison WI, Ohio, Republican Party, Republicans, Scott Walker, The Tea Party, The Uptake, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol, WisconsinEye, Word Press
“Somewhere” is Here and Now
• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off on “Somewhere” is Here and NowPosted in Africans, Algeria, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Egypt, Film, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Revolutions, Spirituality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tunisia, World History
Tags: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", "Somewhere", "The White Queen of Soul", "West Side Story", African Americans, Algeria, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Birmingham AL, Blacks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dusty Springfield, Egypt, Freedom, Governor Walker, Kennedy Center Honors, Love, Martin Luther King, Miss Re, Miss Re Re, Pell Grant, Quincy Jones, Right-to-Work, Roberta Flack, Scott Walker, Self-Worth, The Nineties, The Seventies, Tunisia, Wisconsin
Those TSA Security Measures: Why Not Submit to The Body Scanners Instead?
• November 22, 2010 • Comments Off on Those TSA Security Measures: Why Not Submit to The Body Scanners Instead?Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Domestic Terrorism, Holidays, Memoir, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Whoopi Goldberg
Tags: 9-11, Airline Security, Airlines, al Qaeda, Americans, Americans of Color, Bladder Cancer Survivor, Body Pat-Downs, Body Scanner, Bustiers, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Christmas, Civil Rights, Complaining, Complaints, CSIS, Domestic Terrorism, Draconian Measures, El Al, FBI, Genital Area, Genitals, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Holidays, Hysteria, International Terrorism, Interpol, Intrusiveness, Invasion of Privacy, Israel, Israelis, Jews, Lane Bryant, Monitoring, NBC Nightly News, Necessary Evil, New York City, Normality, One-Way Ticket, Outrage, Planes, Racial Profiling, Safety, Scotland Yard, Screening Process, Security, Shin Bet, Terrorist Sympathizers, Thanksgiving, The Holy Land, The View, Tom Sawyer, Transportation Security Administration, TSAs, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Unconstitutional, Underwear Bomber, United States, Wands
Yesterday, Nine Years Ago
• September 12, 2010 • Comments Off on Yesterday, Nine Years AgoPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Bailouts, Black People, Cancer, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Homelessness, Immigration, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Iran, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Joblessness, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Teabagging Party, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: 2001, 2050, 30 Mosques 30 States, Afghanistan, African Americans, al Qaeda, Alpha Kappa Alpha, American, American Exceptionalism, American Extremism, American Racism, Americans, Ayman al Zawahiri, B-17, B-29, BBC, Bin Laden, Black Muslims, Brown-Skinned People, Bush, California, Collateral Damage, Faculty Meeting, Fear, Fiction Writing, Human Beings, Iraq, Israel, Jingoism, Lebanon, Lives, Memoir, Mike Wallace, Mosques, Multiracial, Muslim Americans, Muslim Extremism, Muslims, Nationalism, Nativism, New York, New York City, North Dakota, Novel, NPR, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Palestinians, Racism, Reactionaries, Reactionary, Ross, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Sheboygan WI, Shi'a, Sunni, Television, Terrorists, The Bay Area, The Empire State Building, The FBI, The Justice Department, The Twin Towers, The World Trade Center, Travel Scholarship, Under Armour Caps, W, War on Terror, Writing, Writing Residency
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Getting “Real”: Bill Maher’s New Rules For Republicans After The Past Two Weeks
• May 8, 2011 • Comments Off on Getting “Real”: Bill Maher’s New Rules For Republicans After The Past Two WeeksPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Maher, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, International Terrorism, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Late Night TV, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Pakistan, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Real Time with Bill Maher", Africa, African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bill Maher, Black, Cleaning House, Comedy, Commentary, Common Sense, Conspiracy Theories, Defense, FBP, First Black President, GOP, Grecian Formula, HBO, Just for Men, Michael Eric Dyson, National Security, Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama, Punditry, Pundits, Racism, Republican, Saudi Arabia, Seth Meyers, The Economy, The Rich, The White House Correspondents' Dinner, Timothy Geithner, Tora Bora, Twin Towers, United States