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Covid-19 expert Akiko Iwasaki fights a different virus: sexism in science
To know virologist Akiko Iwasaki is to know that she is passionate about combatting sexism, power imbalance, and toxic behavior in academia.
She taught fourth graders about Black Lives Matter. Parents demanded her firing.
She wanted her fourth grade class to understand systemic racism. Parents said she was indoctrinating their children and wanted her fired.
Doug Ford’s embrace of preacher Charles McVety should offend us all
Doug Ford’s embrace of a homophobic and Islamophobic preacher is more than a betrayal of Ontario’s gays and Muslims. It should offend everyone. And ev...
The Least Livable Body in America's Most Livable City
Pittsburgh has been hyped as our most livable city—if you’re white, that is. My mom’s story—how she lived, and how she died—offers proof that if you’re a Black woman, it’s one of the worst cities in America.
Clothing retailer Le Chateau files for CCAA protection, plans to close its doors
MONTREAL - Le Chateau Inc. says it is seeking court protection from creditors to allow it to shut down and liquidate its assets.
Mississauga poet Wali Shah surprises his mother with an Urdu poem | Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Mississauga poet Wali Shah neglected his mother tongue and didn't write or speak it as an adult. Then he decided to learn it in order to write his mother a poem, which is beautiful in Urdu and English.
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"Poet & UTM alumnus Wali Shah grew up speaking Urdu, but lost touch with his mother tongue as a teen. During lockdown, the poet focused on relearning the language to surprise his mother with a special poem. Hear more on CBC’s Metro Morning." 😭
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Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary
Days after taking the White House, Donald Trump signed three executive orders—these authorized the Muslim Ban, the border wall, and ICE raids. These orders would define his administration’s approach toward noncitizens. An essential primer on how we...
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If I still taught in the U.S., I would 100 percent assign Paik’s new book, Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary, in my undergrad Soc of Immigration course. It’s ~150 short, sharp pages that connect the present-day to the past, perfectly pitched to curious minds
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Appeals Court Allows Trump Policy Expanding Swift Immigrant Deportations
The court ruled that a federal judge was incorrect to block an administration policy allowing the government to quickly deport unauthorized immigrants without going through immigration courts.
State Department weighs labeling several prominent human rights groups anti-Semitic
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pushing for the declaration, according to a congressional aide with contacts inside the State Department.
Leaked Alberta school curriculum proposals include cutting references to residential schools, equity | CBC News
Curriculum advisers hand-picked by the Alberta government are recommending Grade 3 and 4 students learn about feudalism, Chinese dynasties and Homer’s Odyssey in social studies classes, as well as removing references to residential schools and...
Three Major Projects Chronicle Histories and Displacement of African Americans in Santa Monica
“We get it all the time — people come up to us and say, ‘We didn't know that Black people live in Santa Monica,” Carolyne Edwards said. “And...
Ph.D. student Jillian Sunderland receives the Barbara Frum Memorial Award in Canadian Scholarship
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Jillian Sunderland, who recently received the Barbara Frum Memorial Award in Canadian Scholarship. This competitive award is given to academically excellent Master’…
The census doesn’t count Arab Americans. That leaves some Texans feeling invisible.
The census does not include an option for people to identify as Middle Eastern or North African Americans. That leaves Arab Texans to identify as white or “other” on the all-important national count.
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I will never not RT this: "In 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau conducted a survey revealing the % of Arab Americans who identified as white dropped from 85.5% to 20% when given an option to identify as MENA." texastribune.org/2020/10/19/202… via @TexasTribune
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The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC dedicated to the study of migration worldwide. MPI and its sister organization, the Brussels-based MPI Europe, work closely with...
How the FBI Turned Me On to Rare Books
The year was 1952. I had spent six months in France doing the first research for my PhD thesis on “Protestantism and the Printing Workers of Lyon.” Not long after my return, two gentlemen from the US State Department arrived at our apartment to pick...
Gharbzadegi, colonial capitalism and the racial state in Iran
(2020). Gharbzadegi, colonial capitalism and the racial state in Iran. Postcolonial Studies. Ahead of Print.
Farewell to a Legend of Iranian Music - Ajam Media Collective
Mohammad Reza Shajarian was more than a musical legend; he connected Iranians inside Iran and those abroad to eachother and to their homeland. He will be remembrance for his brilliance, humanity and the deep love and hope that he had for Iran and...