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...CRLS forum was organized by Project 10 East??the school’s gay-straight alliance—and Students Teaching and Advocating Respect. Kathy Keegan, Project 10 East??s supervisor and the discussion’s moderator, told the audience that the school would need to be cautious in their interactions with the hate group, which has filed lawsuits against the institutions that they picket...
...Moreover, supporting Israel is not just a Republican value. As the sole democracy in the Middle East??and also the only country in the region to protect gay rights and equality for women—Israel shares much in common with the Democratic platform. Furthermore, Obama’s unwavering support for Israel may convince those left of center who have their doubts to reconsider their points of view...
...regularly forwards to me chain letters that proclaim themselves revelations, bringing real Americans the news withheld by the sinister liberal media. Several of these letters have seized upon the apparently shocking fact that Senator Obama’s middle name is a name common in the Middle East??among Muslims! These letters, of course, appeal only to those willing to inhale alarmist propaganda without a moment’s worth of fact-checking. Yet the true disappointing consequence of these outlandish suggestions is that the defenders of Obama’s good name unwittingly dig in to positions...
...knowing that the main event is yet to come, a state of pleasant anxiety in knowing that, whatever harrowing adventures might befall the characters, they are mere preparation for what is to occur later.This novel opens on the cusp of the Opium Wars, with the chaos of the Far East??s opium trade visible just over the precipice. Deeti, an Indian peasant whose husband is an addict, spends her days tending the poppy fields that the sahibs (rulers of the province) forced her and those like her to cultivate. Where once they had planted crops that would feed...
...Middle East to become its own continent. Given the pervasiveness with which continental discourse both describes and shapes our understanding of the world and its peoples, one can only assume it is here to stay. Thus, I would argue, it is in the Middle East??s best interests to become a full-fledged continent—not because I agree with the cultural and ethnic essentialism that often follows suit, but because the contemporary landscape requires a solidarity beyond solo nation-state politics...