The reviews of this movie are awesome, Opens Friday, October 18, 2013 (Limited) In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael [...]
Posts Tagged ‘slavery’
CHINA: Slavery
China News, Current Events & Headlines | China Digital Times (CDT) Video: China’s Secret Slave Camps Al Jazeera is streaming the most recent episode of “Slavery: a 21st Century Evil“. This episode outlines the modern function of laogai and laojiao – the institutional practices of fo[...]
September 6th, 2011 - 7:46 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Ikea ‘used political prisoners in GDR as slave labour’
Swedish retail giant Ikea used political prisoners in East Germany as “slave labour” to make furniture, secret police files unearthed by a German broadcaster appear to show. Ikea developed strong links with the communist state in the 1970s, opening a number of manufacturing facilities, one of wh[...]
August 20th, 2011 - 9:09 am § in Hypocrisy, Saudi Arabia
Slavery in 2011
Maid repatriated after 3-year ordeal RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: An Indian maid who was virtually imprisoned for three years by her Saudi sponsor has been repatriated home safely thanks to the timely intervention of the Indian Consulate General in Jeddah. [...]
July 4th, 2011 - 10:17 am § in America
Great Read
American Uprising by Daniel Rasmussen First books don’t get much better than this recent Harvard graduate’s vitally important, page-turning history of the January, 1811, slave uprising and march on New Orleans.[...]
June 29th, 2011 - 10:15 pm § in Saudi Arabia
Slavery, Saudi Style
Saudi Arabia Indrani Mallika Hettiarachchi Jazan governor rescues maid enslaved for 13 years RIYADH: A Sri Lankan housemaid was kept against her will by her Saudi sponsor and not paid since she came to the Kingdom in 1997, sources from the Jazan governorate said on Tuesday.[...]
June 12th, 2011 - 6:41 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The Prophet Jesus Comes to Australia, Christians Demand He Leave,
So, the Sydney Morning Herald reports that a Muslim group is putting up billboards saying Jesus was a prophet of Islam: Allah took Jesus to heaven where he awaits until the day of judgment when he will return to earth (3,55). Muslim traditions teach that Muhammad died not knowing if he would b[...]
Saudi for Saudis?
‘Nitaqat’ may wipe out 40% of private firms By ARAB NEWS Published: May 18, 2011 00:42 Updated: May 18, 2011 00:42 RIYADH: Labor Minister Adel Fakieh expects that about 40 percent of private firms will fail to employ Saudi nationals and cease to exist with the implementation of the new Saudizati[...]
April 2nd, 2011 - 3:32 pm § in Uncategorized
Glen Beck Opposes Slavery
From Huff Post: Glenn Beck exploded at Chris Matthews for his comments denigrating Michele Bachmann and her views of American history. Matthews called Bachmann a “balloon head” on Tuesday for saying that the Founding Fathers “worked tirelessly to end slavery.” He noted that, [...]
F(r)ee Country
Kam Wing Chan, UW Professor, Department of Geography As a lifelong foreign student of English I’ve been intrigued, if at times confused, by the magical power of certain words to conceal as well as to reveal. For example, after twenty years in this free country, I have finally come to learn about[...]