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Monthly Archives: October 2007
1 in 10 schools are ‘dropout factories’
WASHINGTON – It’s a nickname no principal could be proud of: “Dropout Factory,” a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That description fits more than … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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PBS Frontline’s New Iran Documentary
looks very intriguing and comprehensive and can be seen here. I haven’t seen the whole thing yet but I will as soon as I have a chance.
Posted in Documentary, Iran, Iraq, The Conflict, US Foreign Policy
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Excerpt
A personal account from Sara Roy’s Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: “One story that my aunt Frania has always insisted on telling me took place when she and my mother were in the Auschowitz concentration camp: ‘Where I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Palestine
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Recent Read…
I’ve been reading relevant chapters of Sara Roy’s Failing Peace: Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and I’m convinced it’s one of the best books out there on the conflict. Dr. Roy is a Jew herself whose parents are Holocaust survivors … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Palestine, The Conflict
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Video on the Iran-Iraq War
It’s one of the best (and saddest) videos I’ve seen on the war. Here it is in Persian.
The New Honda!!!
I got my first job when I was 14 with the sole purpose of buying a car when I turned 16. With the help of my parents in 1997, I bought a brand new 1998 silver Honda Civic couple. Ever … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
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Recent read…
I recently finished reading a solid book by NYU’s Zachary Lockman titled Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism and I wanted to share a couple excerpts with you: “… the ancient Greeks did of … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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Documentary Film: “Meeting Resistance”
American soldiers in Iraq are exposed to the stories of various insurgents. (I hope to see this film when it comes out in wide release in November.)
Posted in "War on Terror", Film, Iraq
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Che lives!
Here’s a great BBC Feature on the icon of revolution and how his image is very much alive today.
Posted in Latin America
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“Rendition” Trailer
There’s just so many good movies coming out. “Rendition” comes out Oct. 19th.
Posted in Film, Trailers
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Recent reads…
I just got done reading Juan Cole’s Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, and I thought it was very interesting that Napoleon invaded Egypt under the premise that he was going to liberate Egypt from the tyranny of the Ottoman … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Islamism, Palestine, The Conflict
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Occupation 101
I first saw the trailer to this documentary film in the spring of 2002. I have been waiting for its release ever since. I finally saw it tonight at the Harvard Law School. I’ve seen many documentaries on the military … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine, The Conflict, Trailers
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US Presidential Frontrunners Appear Different, but Speak as One when it comes to Iran
Article in OCPC Magazine (My ode to Rage Against the Machine). And here’s Hilary Clinton getting punked for her pro-Iran War orientation. (thanx Maryam)
Posted in Elections '08, Iran
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