This Is What Wannabe Jihadists Order on Amazon Before Leaving for Syria “In 2008, a classified briefing note on radicalisation, prepared by MI5’s behavioural
Month: August 2014
Why you should take notes by hand — not on a laptop -Vox
http://www.vox.com/2014/6/4/5776804/note-taking-by-hand-versus-laptop?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_name=share-button&utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article-share-top Back to school! “the psychologists who conducted the new research, believe it’s because students on laptops usually just mindlessly type everything a professor says.
The Obama Doctrine -Project on Middle East Political Science
http://pomeps.org/2014/03/24/the-obama-doctrine/ An analysis of the US’ Middle East strategy under Obama from Gary Sick, founder of the Gulf 2000 project at Columbia University.
Who Are the Yezidis? -Weekly Standard
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/who-are-yezidis_802256.html Some background information on the Yezidis. The picture above was taken at Lalish, the Yezidis spiritual homeland.
Ignore the naysayers – a nuclear deal with Iran is close -Globe and Mail
An insightful and optimistic analysis of the nuclear talks.
Behind Canada’s shifting rhetoric on Israel -Ottawa Citizen
An interesting discussion concerning the Harper government’s position on Israel and the Palestinians.
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