Aylan Kurdi’s last words were ‘Daddy, please don’t die’ as father battled to save him – The Times of India
Sigh…
Category: Middle East,
Trying to follow what is going on in Syria and why? This comic will get you there in 5 minutes.
There’s a part of the story you might not have known: climate change.
Trying to follow what is going on in Syria and why? This comic will get you there in 5 minutes.
I don’t know enough about the long-term weather conditions to accept that the drought was caused by climate change. I do accept that climate change is happening. I accept that humans are accelerating the process. It could very well be that human action driven climate change is the cause of the drought in Syria but I have way of judging that statement.
Insufficient response to crisis combined with a scarcity of poorly dispersed resources resulting in immense conflict? That theory I can get behind.
Photos of Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Photos of Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Doubly awful to look at because you want to look away quickly but it really does highlight the human aspect of this terrible tragedy so you can’t.
Arab ban proposed in Jewish areas
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Arab ban proposed in Jewish areas
a depressing blast of inhumane bigotry and evil from the past
Israeli Villages Near Gaza Rebound Warily Year After the War – The New York Times
Israeli Villages Near Gaza Rebound Warily Year After the War – The New York Times.
Bet they are rebounding a shitload better those on the other side of the border.
salient bit:
“About 2,200 Palestinians died during the war, and 73 were killed on the Israeli side, most of them soldiers.”
Inside the Spanish ghost villages you can buy for £50,000
Inside the Spanish ghost villages you can buy for £50,000 | Daily Mail Online.
wild, just wild.
…And wouldn’t be interesting and hopeful harmonious to people them with refugees?
Turkey Expands Violent Reaction to Street Unrest
Turkey Expands Violent Reaction to Street Unrest – NYTimes.com
Oh look, they are copying the US reaction to the Occupy movement!
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