Around the world in 1 day: Exploring Dubai Expo 2020
With more than 200 pavilions occupying an enormous space — twice the size of Monaco — the expo is basically a trip around the world.
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Human rights study shows increasing violations of freedom of online expression in Gulf Nations
A study from Berkeley Law’s International Human Rights Law Clinic and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights identified a trend of violation of freedom of open expression and the use of surveillance technology against human rights defenders in Gulf regions and neighboring countries.
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US adds India to list of countries with restricted travel
Amid a second wave of COVID-19 cases in India, U.S. President Joseph Biden added the country to the COVID-19 travel ban list in a proclamation effective Tuesday.
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A regional economic program is vital for Afghan peace
It is time to transform economic pressure into economic cooperation and regional integration that can have a boosting effect on the Afghan peace process.
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Curls, care and capitalism
American Pie?
While we like to say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, it would be more accurate to say that it lies in the hands of big corporations and advertisers.
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‘Very close to my heart’: Esfandiar Imani announces run for Berkeley school board
Esfandiar Imani, a longtime Berkeley resident and a risk management consultant, is running for a position on the Berkeley Unified School District board this November.
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Soulmaz Panahi runs for Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Soulmaz Panahi, a real estate agent at Red Oak Realty, is running for a position on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board.
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Fighting it out
American Pie?
I imagine our skirmishes are proof that empathy grows alongside the outbursts. We absorb each other’s feelings and project them outward again.
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Whiteness? It’s a mixed bag
American Pie?
What makes someone “white” in the United States? Is it a lack of spice tolerance? Raisins in potato salad? Shish kebabs and baba ghanoush?
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Fever dreaming of America
American Pie?
From rising hate speech to the travel ban to the attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, our country is staggeringly anti-immigrant.
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