Prof. Khalidi warns Columbia’s Trump-era deal curbs academic freedom, making key topics “impossible to teach.”
Category: 3. Middle East
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Columbia University agrees to rules making teaching “Impossible”
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Kuwait oil minister says OPEC monitoring market, Trump remarks on Russian oil
KUWAIT (Reuters) -Kuwait’s Oil Minister Tariq Al-Roumi said on Thursday that OPEC is closely monitoring global oil supply, demand trends, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on Russian oil.
“Through OPEC, we are monitoring the market…
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US-made bombs used in deadly Israeli strikes on Gaza schools, HRW says | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Human Rights Watch says US arms were used in ‘unlawful indiscriminate’ Israeli attacks that killed Palestinian civilians.
Israel has used US-made bombs in “unlawful attacks” on schools sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza, Human Rights…
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Israel has bombed over 500 schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza since October 2023 – Middle East Monitor
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has confirmed that Israel has bombed more than 500 schools sheltering displaced people across the Gaza Strip since October 2023.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the organisation said:…
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Senior EU official says Gaza crisis ‘looks very much’ like genocide
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A senior member of the European Union’s executive said the displacement and killing in Gaza looked very much like genocide, the first commissioner to level that accusation and publicly break with the body’s position on the…
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I told my husband he shouldn’t be appointed – Middle East Monitor
Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Israeli Prime Minister, has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, saying: “I told my husband he should not be appointed.”
Israeli journalist Yaron…
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Majority seek end to Israel weapons sales: Survey spanning three continents | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A majority of people in five nations – Brazil, Colombia, Greece, South Africa and Spain – believe that weapons companies should stop or reduce trade with Israel as its onslaught on Gaza continues, a poll released on Thursday reveals.
Spain…
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Trump’s higher tariffs take effect on imports from dozens of countries | Donald Trump News
Trump’s order is seeking to address trade practices Washington deems unfair, but small businesses may be harmed, and economists caution it could fuel inflation.
United States President Donald Trump’s sweeping higher tariffs on more than 60…
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A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe
By Zohra Bensemra, Edward McAllister, Amina Ismail and Riham Alkousaa
(Reuters) -Ten years ago, one million migrants poured into Europe, fleeing conflict and poverty. Many had travelled for years in search of peace, prosperity or stability, and…
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Decolonising knowledge: A call to reclaim Islam’s intellectual legacy | Religion
Over the last century, both Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers have centred their reformist discussions on decolonisation. The sheer volume of books, articles, and seminars on this subject has become overwhelming to the point of saturation. Muslims…
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