For many Iraqi Kurds, the time has come. BY ISHAAN THAROOR The quest for an independent Kurdistan enters a new phase Earlier this month, Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, said a nonbinding referendum on independence will be held Sept. 25. Officials s[...]
Posts Tagged ‘colonialism’
October 30th, 2015 - 8:51 am § in Misc.
CHARLIE JAMES: Two Racists, Different Honors
Aisha Williams with Leftie Simpson and 3 others[...]
June 9th, 2015 - 1:10 am § in America
Americans DENIED US Citizenship Based on Race?
Last week the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship does not apply to island territories including American Samoa. Agreeing with the Obama administration’s lawyers, the DC Circuit relied on and even expa[...]
March 31st, 2015 - 2:45 pm § in America
Nigeria!
Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria may have held its first true, fair election 55 years after Great Britain granted the Federation of Nigeria full independence as a constitutional democracy including three the country’s three quite distinct regions. What a great event! As one of my friends 50[...]
March 21st, 2015 - 1:41 am § in China
CHINA: China goes Imperialist
China is getting ready to surge troops into Africa to protect its economic interests Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ March 20, 2015 Chinese activities in Africa have expanded massively during the last decade. To be sure, most of this has been purely economic — such as bartering access to natural res[...]
October 17th, 2013 - 12:17 pm § in Misc.
Read The Great Books: Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe was buried in Nigeria, last June. Have you read his books? He is one of my favorites. I will miss him.[...]
THE Ave DIALOG : A Norwegian and a Nigerian Debate Immigration
Knut Robert Knutsen I know that we have a problem in Norway with Christian churches taking an interest in Muslims who have been rejected for asylum but are undergoing the (tedious and often time consuming) appeals process. While they may not be persecuted in their country when they come here, if the[...]