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These are the posts from July 2007

July 28, 2007
Posted by yaman

Whispers

One day you believe in God. The next all that matters is that cup of red wine, and worry about where the next will come from. It is conflicting, it is difficult: it make no sense. But sense is overrated these days, and the belief that it guides us, misguided. With my indulgence comes love [...]

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July 25, 2007
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New Arab youth publication seeking submissions

From a-Rab.net, a project I have been working on with friends:
We are currently preparing for our first issue and to that end we are seeking submissions of all kinds–literature, essays, articles, cartoons, poetry, stories, briefs, photographs, etc–from anybody who is interested in our project. We are currently a volunteer-driven project, and as such it [...]

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July 15, 2007
Posted by yaman

“Berkeley” for sale

Earlier this week, I tried to register a name for a new student group with the Office of Student Life (OSL). One of the advantages of registering a group with the OSL is that it makes it relatively easy to reserve rooms for meetings, events, and other activities. I’ve done this in the past and [...]

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July 14, 2007
Posted by yaman

What it means to be racist

Racism is nothing more than a mistake in analysis, and a logical error. It is not racist, as is often believed, to harbor malice towards another group of people. It is simply hateful. Considering that group of people to be a group worthy of any one feeling in the first place is what is racist. [...]

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July 10, 2007
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Suhail Khan’s problematic approach to anti-Muslim sentiment

An abridged version of this post was submitted to the Daily Cal. They printed a further modified version on July 16, 2007, under a misleading headline “We Have Nothing to Prove to America,” as if 1) I am a Muslim and 2) I make any pretenses about representing Muslims. I am not a Muslim and [...]

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July 6, 2007
Posted by yaman

Oppose the quagmire, support the war?

It seems to me that the Democratic party began using the word ‘quagmire’ when it became critical of the war. So, we oppose the ‘quagmire’ in Iraq. Does that mean that if the war is no longer a ‘quagmire,’ but a ‘war’ with the possibility of a victorious end, that the Democratic party and all [...]

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July 2, 2007
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Cultural pluralism in Syria

Sasa has posted a link to a very interesting article about Syria’s disenfranchised and repressed Kurdish population. Besides my concern about the article’s failure to note that the Kurdish issue is a regional one and not one exclusive to Syria, I think it is a good opportunity to comment on the way the Syrian government, [...]

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    ei: UC Berkeley student senate votes in favor of divestment

    Ibrahim Shikaki, a Visiting Scholar from Palestine, spoke in favor of the bill although he did not feel that it was written from the Palestinian perspective. Shikaki explained that “If this were a Palestinian bill it would have mentioned my grandfather’s land that was stolen from him, or my friend w…

    Source: electronicintifada.net

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    Palestinian classes held at Israeli army checkpoint | Sabbah Report

    Israeli soldiers prevent students and others from crossing a checkpoint between their homes and schools on the edge of the West Bank city of Qalqiliya on 17

    Source: sabbah.biz

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    UC Berkeley student senate passes divestment resolution | KABOBfest

    For the first time in the University of California history, the UC Berkeley Student Senate has approved a bill to divest from two US companies in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to Israel’s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The Senate bill directs both the UC…

    Congratulations everyone!!

    Source: www.kabobfest.com

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    David Bromwich: The Break on Palestine

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    FBI Uses Fake Online Profiles To Spy On Suspects

    The document shows that U.S. agents are logging on surreptitiously to exchange messages with suspects, identify a target’s friends or relatives and browse private information such as postings, personal photographs and video clips.

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    Police: US troops kill Iraqi journalist and husband

    U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday.

    Source: news.yahoo.com

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    Tom Friedman Writes The Happy Ending To The Iraq War He Helped Enable

    OH, HELLO. Here’s some good news, after years and years of promoting the necessary destruction of Iraq and Iraqis, all for the purpose of a war that diverted the United States from pressing issues of national security, Tom Friedman has declared the Iraq misadventure to be a success and has officiall…

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    Cops vs. Kids in New York City Schools – NYTimes.com

    It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.

    Police the police.

    Source: www.nytimes.com

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    Student Activists Beaten After Rally On Interstate (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

    Produced by HuffPost’s Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the streets to protest massive cuts at all levels of education and government imposed austerity measures.

    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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    Occupy CA: Statement on Highway Takeover

    Frederick Douglas tells us that power concedes nothing without a demand: Street rebellions force the establishment to yield to the demands of the movement or be faced with an ungovernable, rebellious populace. In short, stopping highway traffic in protest of the dismantling of public education was a…

    Source: occupyca.wordpress.com

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