News 24 Jun 2015 Alabama governor orders Confederate flags down at Capitol Alabama had displayed four Confederate flags outside the Capitol for two decades Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Alabama governor orders Confederate flags down at Capitol Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Opinion: Burning the Books of Hassan Al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb There have been insistent demands for the renewal of religious discourse in several Muslim countries, including Egypt, which is known as “the Mother of the World” and home to the… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 The Paths We Choose: Seeing the Fires & Stepping Out of the Blaze. In that moment, the realization came pouring into my mind that all of it—every single fire that Source: Elephant Journal Full Article: The Paths We Choose: Seeing the Fires &… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Netanyahu to Druse leaders: Israel will remain out of regional anarchy Both Netenyahu and the Druse leaders reaffirmed their commitment to prevent anyone from interfering with IDF soldiers carrying out their missions. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Netanyahu to Druse leaders:… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Feed me Fermatas: 6 Holds if this is How We Date Now. We don’t know what romance looks like now, because we’re drowning in a sea of triple-filtered art, adjusted with Source: Elephant Journal Full Article: Feed me Fermatas: 6 Holds if… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 19 House Democrats urge Kerry to make detained Palestinian children a priority The letter, initiated by Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., cites a 2013 UNICEF report on Palestinian children in military detention. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: 19 House Democrats urge Kerry to… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Firsthand Coverage on Rebuilding Nepal: How We can Help. Read the first report here. Chhulemu, like nearly all nearby villages in Nepal, is a Sherpa community. The Sherpa are a tribe of people that migrated from Tibet some 400 years… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Jewish Agency pledges to combat BDS, boost pro-Israel advocacy on campuses Sharansky pledges to "thwart those who seek to confuse young Jews and draw them away from Israel." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Jewish Agency pledges to combat BDS, boost pro-Israel… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Open call for discussion on Culture Ministry funding policies Regev opened the issue of ministerial support for performing arts to the general public, asking them to help re-examine and formulate the ministry's funding policies. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Far-right Dutch politician airs Mohammed cartoon drawn at targeted Texas competition Wilders denies that he intended to provoke, claiming that he did it "because we have to show that we stand for freedom of speech and that we will never surrender… Meet the Middle East