Then There Was Light…

Wow. A retired judge wants two Ontario universities to bar Muslim students from being awarded scholarships he has established, though the spokesperson for one institution says her school won’t support a proposal that “flies in the face of everything we stand for.” Paul Staniszewski said he objects to the “medieval violence” used by the Taliban [...]

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I found this over at blazingcatfur. Shalom Lappin, a Professor at King’s College in London, was scheduled to speak in the Colloquium of the Cognitive Science Program of the Philosophy Department at York, but he sent York’s President Shoukri a letter of withdrawal and has canceled his appearance due to Shoukri’s complete and utter lack [...]

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Ted over at GubuWorld posted a piece today about the IAWM’s attempts to pressure Ireland’s largest telecom supplier, Eircom, to pull out of a deal that involves Israeli company Amdocs.  The group picketed the company’s headquarters yesterday, but I can’t find details on the turnout. I’m not sure who this group is, but a quick [...]

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So I yesterday I was at the Steacie Science Library at York University with my laptop at one of the public study desks. Just for the record I wear a yarmulka. I noticed a fellow who looked like a religious Jew take a seat a few spots down from me and we made eye contact [...]

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From Israel21c.org: For millions of Americans with cancer, the side effects of chemotherapy and other drugs used to treat the disease can be devastating. But new drug-delivery research from Israel based on nano- and microtechnology might provide much-needed relief, and more effective cancer treatment. The new drug delivery technology, developed at Tel Aviv University, enables [...]

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…just most of them? Following the electoral victory of fundamentalist and far-right political parties in the recent elections held in Israel, Judaism and Israeli policies have on a global scale attracted a great deal of attention. Let me make some analyses that go beyond usual arguments on Israel and Judaism. One of the misperceptions and [...]

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Ah yes, the classic “Jews control our wealth” tirade. This guy has serious mental issues, but he still managed to get on the city council. Probably safe to assume that there are other like-minded council and government members. I wish the Jews did control Ukraine – then they could lock this guy up and put [...]

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Looks like Canada isn’t the only country helping out Jordan. The ABC reports: Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a deal with energy-parched Jordan to explore for uranium as part of the kingdom’s efforts to pave the way for producing nuclear energy. “Under the 18-month agreement, the firm will fund the exploration of different [...]

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While the storm on the DROP YFS press conference was all over international news, that was unfortunately not the end of it. Things have been getting worse. I recommend that if you didn’t read that article, then you read it now. It provides essential background info on the situation. Anyways, since then, the YFS (York [...]

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A little harsh, don’t you think? TEHRAN (AFP) — An Iranian man who was sentenced to death by stoning after he was found guilty of having illicit relations with a teenage girl has been hanged, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Abdullah Fareivar, a 50-year-old music teacher, was hanged on Thursday in a prison in the [...]

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