Seeking Truth and Reconciliation in America
For a truth and reconciliation commission to be credible, it must not only identify problems but also provide solutions. After over 50 years in the US as an immigrant from…
‘Tears of joy’: Families of Floyd, other victims of police violence react to Chauvin conviction
“I’m so emotional that no family in history ever got this far,” Rodney Floyd, George Floyd's brother, said. The news that Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday for killing…
Behind the ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag: America’s history of police violence
A little more than a week before the jury delivered its verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, and about 10 miles…
He Wouldn’t Turn Me Loose (2021)
This film presents the real-life case of 96-year-old Miss Mary, who was financially exploited and later, sexually assaulted by her grandson. Miss Mary had been living with her grandson and…
P54GFC Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon B. Johnson meeting at the White House on March 18, 1966. (USA)
An unusual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
https://vimeo.com/394173919 In January 2020, Rev. Dr. Bernice King -- MLK's daughter and CEO of The King Center -- asked Irshad to speak at the official observance of Dr. King's birthday.…
No One Is Saving Myanmar
Since Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup on February 1, an initial sense of shock has given way to vibrant protests, and most of the ire has been concentrated…
Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey
Updated April 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM ET President Biden on Saturday declared the mass slaughter of Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks more than a century ago a…
My People Know Our Past
The uprooted refugees of Haifa are my people and their tragedy is part of the formative story of the entire Palestinian people On Thursday, Nakba Day was marked in Haifa,…
Why Turkey Isn’t Up in Arms Over Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide
Biden's decision comes as Turkey-U.S. relations are at a low point, and the EU is threatening Ankara with sanctions U.S. President Joe Biden’s explicit use of the term “genocide” in…
How Erdogan Pushed Biden to Finally Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Experts tell Haaretz how the Armenian push for U.S. recognition dates back to the days of President Reagan, but the increasingly authoritarian actions of Erdogan proved the tipping point for…