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July 6, 2015 | Daily Sabah
On Burning Churches and Lynching!
Since the murder of nine African Americans in the Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, North Carolina, at least eight different black churches in the south have been torched, with three already confirmed as an arson attack. The last one in this string was the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, only…
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June 24, 2015 | Turkey Agenda
The Mirage of White Victimhood
Dylann Roof, the terrorist that attacked and murdered 9 African American churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina framed his actions in a supposed defense of White people who are constructed as victims. In a posted internet manifesto, Dylann spoke of “integration” bringing “White people down to level of brute animals” and connecting it to the failing…
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June 22, 2015 | Daily Sabah
America’s open secret: Racism and white supremacy
Racism and white supremacy are deeply rooted in America’s social, cultural, political, economic and religious structures. American society is racially stratified with economic resources and foundational relations defined and shaped by it. Indeed, the racial hierarchy was embedded in society before America became America and it has never been undone despite claims of progress coming…
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June 7, 2015 | Turkey AgendaImmigration Crisis: The Collapse of the Post-Colonial State Part 5
Earlier, I discussed the role played by banks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and elites in the global North and South in shaping the continued dependency in the post-colonial period. The next stage of this structured control and manipulation in the post-colonial state took a sharp trajectory after the end of the…
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May 23, 2015 | Turkey AgendaImmigration Crisis: The Collapse of the Post-Colonial State Part 4
The 1980s witnessed the re-emergence of Cold War warriors and a renewed focus on defeating the Soviet Union, undoing the Iranian revolution and reversing any miniscule political changes in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Ronald Reagan’s election and reelection in the US and, with the Conservative Party’s return to power, Margaret Thatcher’s appointment as Prime…
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May 13, 2015 | Turkey AgendaImmigration Crisis: The Collapse of the Post-Colonial State Part 3
At the start of the 20th century, almost 75% of the world’s land surface was subject to either direct colonization or some form of protected status. Africa and Asia were the private dominion of colonial powers with millions living and existing under the boots of pernicious colonial control relegating them to servitude, bondage and treated…
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May 11, 2015 | Daily Sabah
Breaking the silence on Israeli crimes in Gaza
A firestorm has erupted after Breaking the Silence, an Israeli nongovernmental organization, released soldiers’ testimonies from Operation Protective Edge, describing what amounts to war crimes. The testimonies shed light on orders and details from front line Israeli soldiers that provide firsthand accounts of violations of the 4th Geneva Convention and the treatment of civilian populations…
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May 6, 2015 | Turkey AgendaImmigration Crisis: The Collapse of the Post-Colonial State Part 2
Existing fault lines in post-colonial states have a long history behind them and are present across the world. Some may assert that we cannot accuse the global North of initiating or creating them in the first place. However, the colonial global North has achieved mastery at the divide-and-conquer game and nothing was deemed sacred within…
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April 20, 2015 | Turkey AgendaImmigration Crisis: The Collapse of the Post-Colonial State Part 1
The xenophobia and deadly violence engulfing South Africa brings to the fore the precarious conditions effecting immigrants and refugees across the globe. Immigrant numbers in South Africa vary from 2-5 million and include both legal and illegal arrivals with most making their way to the country searching for jobs and better living conditions. At a…
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April 19, 2015 | Daily Sabah
Blessed are the immigrants
Sacred texts are replete with references to immigration, flight and refuge in search of religious freedom, shelter and security, which can be argued as the primary themes of every religious tradition. Further, the development of secular international treaties protecting immigrants in modern nation-states is influenced by religion, which shaped the articulation of favorable status for…
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