A cartoon depicting the sometimes ridiculous extra security screenings at airports.
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A cartoon depicting the sometimes ridiculous extra security screenings at airports.
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SoCal filmmaker and creator of “Warring Factions,” Justin Mashouf, talks to Al-Talib about his latest work on the freedom movements in the Middle East. “Spring Movements” was released today and in Mashouf’s words, is “an ode to movements striving to reclaim their dignity and sovereignty from their keepers.” Check out his other works at MASHOUF.tv. A-T: What inspired you to cover the movements in the Middle East in the way that you did? Mashouf: It’s hard to not be inspired [...]
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-In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful- Assalamu alaykum (peace be upon you), You may have heard of the recent event at UC Irvine with Michael Oren, the ambassador of Israel to the US. While he was invited by a student organization to speak on US-Israeli relations, the UCI Law School and the Political Science Department cosponsored the speech by Oren, a public figure who represents a state that continues to commit more human rights violations than any [...]
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It was a cold December morning. Trees had already lost their leaves and were being hugged by a chilly breeze. A yellow coat had swept over the grass in the front and backyards. Clouds of fog had built up above the tub and under the shower. The fragrance of shampoo and soap mixed with shaving cream filled the air. I finished the Eid shower rituals and went back to the bedroom to wake up my wife. It was Eid morning. [...]
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by: Amin Eddebbarh “I could sell a mil’ sayin’ nothing on the track¦” These words are from the 2007 hit song “This is why I’m hot” by M.I.M.S (ironically an acronym for Music Is My Savior). Sadly in today’s era of commercial hip hop, the records getting the most plays are almost completely void of substance. Rather than shedding light on the struggles of the oppressed or sparking thought on societal institutions, most artists fill their repetitive lyrics with elementary [...]
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