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Iran Liberalism

Three women artists rewriting the troubled history of feminism in Iran

Given the socio-political and cultural restrictions in Iran, feminism is not a topic for open discussion within the countrys history. It has been a difficult subject for centuries regardless of governmental power, while in the west, the representation of Iran…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Donald Trump

Iran-US tensions escalate after drone downed

The Strait of Hormuz has been the site of increasing tensions in recent weeks. The channel, which is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, links the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. If the Strait were to be closed because of the threat of ongoing at…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Lancaster NAACP to celebrate Juneteenth with Pardons secretary Brandon Flood

To commemorate Juneteenth, Pennsylvania Board of Pardons Secretary Brandon Flood is coming to Lancaster on Saturday to discuss what racial justice advocates consider another modern day form of slavery -- mass incarceration. Juneteenth is the official announc…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Gundam

How “Neon Genesis Evangelion” Reimagined Our Relationship to Machines

On Friday, Netflix will begin streaming the 1995 Japanese series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The event marks one of the biggest anime acquisitions in history. For years, Evangelion, which is known for its combination of science fiction, dense psychological theme…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Biological Warfare

Trump’s Sanctions are Sadistic and Spiteful

The history of sanctions is grim, and it is generally acknowledged that they penalize ordinary people to an unjustifiable degree. It is difficult to forget the excruciating pronouncement by Madeleine Albright, President Clintons Secretary of State, when she w…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

BUK-Missile

EU Council Calls on Russia to Fully Cooperate With International Probe Into MH17 Crash

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) The European Council has called on Russia to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the deadly crash of flight MH17, whose findings Moscow considers unfounded.The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the international Joint…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Air Pollution

Central Pollution Control Board threatens NHAI with ₹1 crore fine

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has threatened to fine the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) 1 crore for letting construction and demolition waste pile up and not taking steps to address dust pollution along the Delhi Meerut Expressway in…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Electric Car

The Complete Electric Car Buying Guide: Every Model, Explained

Electric cars are the future. At least, that’s the idea most automakers are banking on. Elon Musk and Tesla have shown off the immense potential for battery electric vehicles (also known as BEVs), delivering models that offer prodigious range equal to gas-pow…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

NSA

How Many Crimes Would Santa Be Guilty of If He Were Real?

In the 1947 holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street, Kris Kringle gets hauled before a judge to determine whether he is insane or, in fact, the real Santa Claus. Putting the benighted benefactor of millions of children across the world on trial in a common cit…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Jailed militant leader tells Kurdish party to be neutral in Istanbul vote: lawyers

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan confirmed on Friday that he had called on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to remain neutral ahead of Sunday’s Istanbul election re-run. Ocalan’s lawyers issued a…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Three women artists rewriting the troubled history of feminism in Iran

Iran-US tensions escalate after drone downed

Lancaster NAACP to celebrate Juneteenth with Pardons secretary Brandon Flood

How “Neon Genesis Evangelion” Reimagined Our Relationship to Machines

Trump’s Sanctions are Sadistic and Spiteful

EU Council Calls on Russia to Fully Cooperate With International Probe Into MH17 Crash

Central Pollution Control Board threatens NHAI with ₹1 crore fine

The Complete Electric Car Buying Guide: Every Model, Explained

How Many Crimes Would Santa Be Guilty of If He Were Real?

Jailed militant leader tells Kurdish party to be neutral in Istanbul vote: lawyers

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