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islam
2019-10-24 19:29
If non-Muslims think Islam is a political ideology, and not a religion; that is our fault
Responding to a livestream interview yesterday between Dalia Mogahed and Asma T. Uddin about the latter's new book "When Islam Is Not A Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom".
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interpol
2019-10-22 11:04
Interpol Abuse is out of control
I work for a legal firm based in the UK, we focus on the plight of foreigners arbitrarily detained, falsely accused and wrongfully convicted in the Arabian Gulf States. One of the issues we have seen with
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interpol
2019-10-22 10:48
Abusive HSBC Red Notice against British national revoked by Interpol
When British citizen Robert Urwin was stopped in the Ukraine on an Interpol Red Notice, he thought it had to be a mistake. Subsequently learning that the Interpol listing had to do with a bounced cheque
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activism
2019-09-25 16:23
The flaw of corporate power consolidation
Whether in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, the US or Europe…what essentially has to happen is for liberation struggles to direct their efforts against corporate power directly. Any other approach, targeting any
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marvel
2019-09-25 16:03
To hell with superheroes
In terms of pop culture, I know I am definitely going to be in the minority on this. But the growing popularity of super heroes, especially among adults, is troubling to me. Aside from the fact that, without
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starbucks
2019-09-25 15:56
The coup against Howard Schultz
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was forced to resign last April because segments of the population used their power of consumer choice to express opposition to the liberal social and political agenda he
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economy
2019-09-24 19:35
The view from the throne
Military conflict appears very different depending upon your vantage point. How you perceive the battlefield when you are on it will be radically different from the way it looks from, say, Washington,
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economy
2019-09-24 18:28
GETTING COMPANIES TO PECK THE RIGHT BUTTON
Activist campaigns that target corporations conventionally focus on trying to change the operational practices of those companies which in many cases will, by extension, impact the broader society. What
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economy
2019-09-24 18:13
ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF CONFLICT
It is not true, of course, that human beings are motivated in what they do exclusively by material interest. I don’t believe that at all, though critics of my writing often assume that I do. Because I
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egypt
2019-09-24 18:02
Egypt's Military Inc inextricably tied to MNCs
If you think that the Egyptian Army Incorporated is a self-sufficient, independent economic empire, think again. Damietta International Port Company: 70% foreign-owned The United Arab Shipping Company
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anarchy
2019-09-22 10:15
The aftermath of false victories
Opposition groups generally, I think, grossly underestimate the combined resources available to state and private sector power. Of course, this is particularly true in authoritarian societies, both because
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anarchy
2019-09-21 17:32
Did Wikipedia just predict the future?
A quick search in Arabic of Egyptian Minister of Defence Muhammad Ahmad Zaki by a friend of mine led him to the Arabic Wikipedia page on the Colonel General where it stated that Zaki conducted a coup against
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anarchy
2019-09-21 16:56
Sacrificing Sisi?
When Sisi concluded the $12 billion loan agreement with the IMF in November 2016; giving the IMF a 20 year managerial role over the Egyptian economy; he made himself largely superfluous. I predicted at
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anarchy
2019-09-21 08:19
Democracy and the private sector
When the alienation of the masses over their marginalisation by rich elites is expressed in elections, you get Trump; when it is expressed in disruption of elite interests, you get change. This is how
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anarchy
2019-09-21 07:39
Protest, power, and the private sector
Real existing power in any society is never limited to the state, but it largely rests with those segments of the population with the greatest economic leverage. Your voice will never be heard by the state
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islam
2019-09-20 14:33
THE MYTH OF “WATERSHED MOMENTS” AND THE LIE OF POLITICAL ISLAM
The arc of history has no joints. There are no hinges; no corners; no angles; at least not while you are living through it. Later historians pinpoint so-called “watershed moments” in history, events that
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art
2019-09-20 13:44
Cafe culture in Bandung...hidden treasure
One of my favourite Starbucks locations in Bandung, Indonesia. Tucked away in a mostly residential neighborhood, the Dipatiukur coffeeshop has the feel of an old-time cafe; wood floors, this cool spiral
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science
2019-09-20 13:16
The scientific method of exclusion
The entire approach of Science to the question of God’s Existence has been to exclude His Existence as a possibility; it is no surprise that they have, therefore, reached the desired conclusion. Their
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islam
2019-09-19 18:14
Letter to a new Muslim convert
As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh my Dear Brother or Sister, The obvious assumption is that I should be qualified to advise and warn and encourage you, and that I should be able to empathize
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introduceyourself
2019-09-19 17:26
Introduction....Hey Steemit!
Please excuse the wobbly camera and watermark...like everyone else new to the platform, I am stumbling my way through.. I came across the great clip by @brianturner about Steemit and it sounds like a great
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