Monthly Archives: June 2009

God is back

Posted on 30 June, 2009 by

Nietzsche once famously proclaimed that God was dead; with the advent of modernity, humanity has been the most anthropocentric it has ever been. Historian, editor-in-chief of the Economist and co-author with Adrian Wooldridge of God Is Back: How the Global … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Jenin: 'Do you think the Israelis liked what I did? Some would have preferred it if I'd blown myself up'

Posted on 27 June, 2009 by

The remarkable story of Ismail Khatib, a Palestinian father from the West Bank city of Jenin, continues. After his son Ahmed was shot by israeli soldiers in November 2005, the Khatib’s courageously donated their beloved 12 year-old’s organs to a … Continue reading →

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Kathy Kelly: Now We See You, Now We Don’t

Posted on 25 June, 2009 by

Another important piece by Kathy Kelly; see also Visitors and Hosts in Pakistan and Down and Out in Shah Mansoor. In early June, 2009, I was in the Shah Mansoor displaced persons camp in Pakistan, listening to one resident detail … Continue reading →

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British Iranians protest against the BBC's coverage of post election rallies

Posted on 23 June, 2009 by

The BBC in particular has been identified by a number of protesting Iranians both in the UK and Iran for misleading post-election coverage, with one such instance picked up by blogs and subsequently corrected. Iranian protesters as well as the … Continue reading →

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