Original news, features, opinions from Chicago to Jerusalem
The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is the culmination of efforts to promote community service on September 11 in tribute to the 9/11 victims, survivors, and all who rose up in service in response to the attacks. We know Déjà vu when a present situation feels like a past experience. By Eileen…
Read More “9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance and Déjà vu” »
A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin By Abdennour Toumi Professor Tugrul Keskin is Professor-Director of the Center for Global Governance at Shanghai University, China. Keskin was the Graduate Director at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. He taught previously at the Department of International and Global…
Read More “A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin” »
Berqas and the Tolerant Letterboxes A British official’s derogatory remarks about the wearing of berqas (burqas, burkas, facial coverings) have ignited a firestorm of criticism and a discussion about the boundaries of religion, politics, and tolerance. Guest columnist Maen Alhusseni speaks to the racism of the issue By Maen Alhusseini Former foreign secretary and British…
Facebook users of fake accounts will persist to spread ‘fake news’ while those who use the platform to socialize will continue to share their personal lives. This Facebook user deactivated her account and announces her leave of absence from TheArabDailyNews.com By Eileen Fleming I did not alert any of my nearly 5,000 Facebook friends that…
Read More “Deactivated Facebook, LOA from TADN, Rescue Dogs and Serenity” »
Never forget the USS Liberty USS Liberty Veterans Associations current three-term president Ernest Gallo is famous for saying: “We must never forget the holocaust, however, in concert, it is equally important for the future of the United States to never forget the USS Liberty.” The grassroots movement ‘We American and the USS Liberty’ exists to…
Read More “USS Liberty: No Mistake About USA Government Cover-Up and Media Spin” »
Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling President Macron’s supporters prefer to compare him to President Obama rather than President Nixon, and believe he will survive the storm. By Abdennour Toumi First heat waves of the summer season in Paris have produced an unusual sweat and wet in the town; everybody is trying to…
Read More “Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling” »
Soccer and Politics in a Day of Glory There is a vicious circle here, the French mainstream media act with hypocrisy because of the perception the Adopter has developed vis-à-vis the Adopted. By Abdennour Toumi Soccer is a social activity within the community that is contrary to circumstantial triumphalism and seed nationalism; it is about…
Pharmacists Can Do More than Fill a Prescription The dialectic of egalitarism and misogyny has been poisoning the real debate for decades in Arab societies. By Abdennour Toumi Since the burst of the political Tunisiami hit the most immune Arab tyrant castles and made others vulnerable, the materialization of the revealed demands are democratic values,…
Read More “Pharmacists Can Do More than Fill a Prescription” »
In June The New Yorker reported on a 13 February 2017, White House meeting regarding a ‘secret’ letter concerning Israel’s nuclear arsenal under the title: How Trump and Three Other U.S. Presidents Protected Israel’s Worst-Kept Secret: Its Nuclear Arsenal By Eileen Fleming Staff writer for The New Yorker Adam Entous described a tense scene in…
Read More “POTUS Trump Colludes in Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions and What The New Yorker Missed” »
Reclaiming Jesus is a manifesto and movement led by a diverse group of Christian clergy including Rev. Jim Wallis, President and Founder of Sojourners who articulates the biblical call to social justice as the way to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world. A lone voice in the wilderness is an English idiom for someone who expresses…
Read More “A Lone Voice Reclaiming Jesus with The Word by Beatles” »
Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu used social media to report Israel renewed the draconian restrictions against him for another year despite his being released from jail in 2004, and Norway’s granting Vanunu asylum so that he can join his wife of three years in Oslo. By Eileen Fleming Because corporate media ignores Mordechai Vanunu’s…
Read More “Mordechai Vanunu and 32 years of Security Risks” »
Turkey’s Second Republic: Between Dialectic Realism and Societal Pragmatism President re-elect Erdoğan is realistic about the challenges he faces in leading his nation domestically and regionally. By Abdennour Toumi President re-elect Reçep Tayep Erdoğan has officially become the first elected President of the Second Republic of Turkey, and the 12th President of modern Turkey…
Read More “Turkey’s Second Republic: Between Dialectic Realism and Societal Pragmatism” »
Holy Odd Alliance to dethrone champion Erdoğan This Presidential election bears witness to a cultural existential fight between two societal projects. Sunday’s legislative election outcome is crucial for the President who needs a majority from his party to govern and not be obliged to co-exist with an opponent Parliament that would make him a lame duck…
Read More “Holy Odd Alliance to dethrone champion Erdoğan” »
Russia: 2018 World Humanity Festival FIFA World Cup has become a kind of U.N. National Assembly people’s gathering, with a complicit web of relations among the players. By Abdennour Toumi In a couple hours the eyes of the world will be turned to Russia for the opening ceremony of the 21st Football/Soccer FIFA World Cup…
Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority The Committee to End Gaza Sanctions has criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for imposing sanctions they charge support Israel’s embargo and oppression of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Here is the statement the Committee issued Monday morning following massive protests held in Ramallah on Sunday,…
Read More “Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority” »
Migrants Asking for Protection, Aid not Five-Star lodging Migrants are not looking for “five-star” lodging, once accosted safely they need protection and aid in norms with these countries’ human, egalitarian and fraternal values. By Abdennour Toumi Tragic images showing coffins containing bodies of those who drowned in the Mediterranean assembled in the Tunisian coastal city…
Read More “Migrants Asking for Protection, Aid not Five-Star lodging” »
Vice President of the USS Liberty Veterans Association Larry Bowen survived The Six Day War and discovered a ‘treatment’ for his posttraumatic stress is seeking to establish USS Remembrance Day in the minds of Governors and Congressional representatives. By Eileen Fleming In his first year as Vice President of the USS Liberty Veterans Association, Larry…
On Saturday Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu tweeted his latest news stating “They want to continue all the restrictions (Not to leave the country Not to meet foreigners) like nothing had… changed after 32 years… all the Israel Nuclear secrets had gone to all the world, they still claim I am a security risk…
Read More “Mordechai Vanunu Reports Latest News; Trio of Google Alerts and a Portrait of Vanunu” »