This past semester I enrolled in Professor Harvey Cox’s “Fundamentalism in Religion and Politics” course at the Divinity School here at Harvard. For the final, he gave us the option of doing a video project or a final paper. My … Continue reading →

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Late Show – Farewell to Great Moments in Presidential Speeches

Posted on January 24, 2009 by iPouya

Wow, I never thought I’d say this, but I’m actually going to miss him a little, or maybe just the laughs. See the video here.

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Good-bye Bush

Posted on January 22, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here. It’s delicious.

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Oscar Nominations

Posted on January 22, 2009 by iPouya

Came out today. Here’s the full list. Of special interest to me is the fact that Slumdog Millionaire got 10 nominations and Heath Ledger was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight. We’ll know the winners on February … Continue reading →

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Rocks

Posted on January 20, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here.

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UK Jewish MP: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza

Posted on January 19, 2009 by iPouya

See the video here. SIR Gerald Kaufman, the veteran Labour MP, yesterday compared the actions of Israeli troops in Gaza to the Nazis who forced his family to flee Poland…Sir Gerald, who was brought up as an orthodox Jew and … Continue reading →

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History did not begin with the Qassams

Posted on January 18, 2009 by iPouya

By Amira Hass Haaretz.com: History did not begin with the Qassam rockets. But for us, the Israelis, history always begins when the Palestinians hurt us, and then the pain is completely decontextualized. We think that if we cause the Palestinians … Continue reading →

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If Canada Launched Rockets at the US…

Posted on January 16, 2009 by iPouya

KABOBfest: Hoping to depart from analogies that steamroll all nuance… Wishing to kill the spirit of comparisons that ignore imbalances of power… If Mexicans settled the US en masse, and then established a state of their own on American soil, … Continue reading →

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According to Tel Aviv Uni., Israel breaks lulls in violence 79% of the time

Posted on January 15, 2009 by iPouya

al-Jazeera: The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, whose December 31 report titled “Six Months of the Lull Arrangement Intelligence Report,” confirmed that the June 19 truce was only “sporadically violated, and then not by Hamas but instead by … “rogue … Continue reading →

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Sniper Fire

Posted on January 15, 2009 by iPouya

Here’s a video of Israeli snipers killing an international journalist in Gaza months ago. Be warned, it’s very very disturbing.

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Palestinian Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 after 19 Days of Israeli Aggression

Posted on January 14, 2009 by iPouya

Congrats to Israel and her supporters… they have really outdone themselves. The current death toll now stands at 1,013. Of course, these numbers cannot be independently verified because Israel won’t permit international journalists from entering Gaza. Apparently, they don’t want … Continue reading →

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