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Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65

Written by on 7 December 2023

Benjamin Zephaniah, an author, professor and poet whose work, infused with strong social messages, helped inspire a generation of British poets to find their voices, died on Thursday. He was 65. The cause was a brain tumor, which he learned he had eight weeks ago, his family said in a statement. Over a four-decade career, […]

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Denmark Bans Quran Burning – The New York Times

Written by on 7 December 2023

After a series of Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities, Denmark on Thursday banned the “improper treating” of religious texts in public. Under a new law passed by Parliament, those found guilty of the crime can be fined or sentenced to up to two years in prison. “Quran burnings must be stopped,” […]

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What Kevin McCarthy and Rishi Sunak Have in Common: Unmanageable Parties

Written by on 7 December 2023

On Wednesday evening, a hard-line Conservative minister, Robert Jenrick, resigned from the British government to protest its new immigration policy. Hours later, in Washington, Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican toppled by his right-wing colleagues as House speaker in October, announced he would resign from Congress. A pair of bitter political exits, on opposite sides of […]

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Son of Israeli War Cabinet Member Killed in Action in Gaza

Written by on 7 December 2023

The son of Israel’s former top military commander, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, was among at least two soldiers killed in fighting Thursday in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said. Master Sgt. Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, a reserve soldier in a commando unit, was killed in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, the military said. General Eisenkot, […]

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