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The Tripoli-Caracas Mirror: Qaddafi’s Prophecy and Maduro’s Abduction

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"Whether in Tripoli or Caracas, the message is clear: if you possess resources and refuse subordination, the United States will come for you—and the media will be there to label it justice," writes Mustafa Fetouri. "The global Rule of Law has been replaced by a global police action, where the police are simultaneously the judge, the jury and the beneficiary of the seized assets."

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Optimism and Despair in the West Bank

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"As I toured the Al-Awda Center for Children, I felt deeply inspired by the collective efforts of local Palestinians to create a space for art, education and performance for Tulkarm’s youth," Kimberly Shamey shares. "Fade, our guide, explained that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) had recently raided the center. The evidence was everywhere: machines destroyed and the Star of David spray-painted across the walls."

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When Condemning Anti-Semitism Becomes a Pretext to Criminalize Palestinian Speech

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"If a hate crime in Australia can be used to delegitimize Palestinian resistance everywhere, then no Palestinian advocacy—no matter how nonviolent, how rights-based, how grounded in international law—will ever be deemed acceptable," observes Faisal Kutty. "That is the real objective of this campaign."

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Martyr!: A Novel

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"'I just finished reading Martyr! Do you have any other books like that?' asked a visitor to Middle East Books and More this winter. Now that I’ve read it, guess what? I don’t think there are any other books quite like Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr!

Was the young woman in our bookstore looking for a book about growing up as a Muslim, Arab or Persian immigrant in the U.S.? Did she want to read about history, culture and literature from a land that is misunderstood or even demonized here in the U.S.? Was she seeking a book that dealt with addiction, grief, redemption, learning to trust and love? It could be that like me she’ll just have to wait for the next amazing novel by Kaveh Akbar."

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