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A Giant has fallenReuel S. Amdur
December 8, 2013
Following Nelson Mandela's death we are being deluged by hagiography. Indeed there is much to praise, but better we should try to understand his role in history. To begin, it is clear that the festering sore of apartheid could not survive indefinitely, with a privileged white minority astride a much larger subjected black minority and growing international isolation. The seething unrest threw up Mandela as the leader and spokesman for the unrest, but had it not been Mandela it would have been others. In that sense, he was not indispensible. The anthropologist Leslie White, writing in the American Sociological Review back in 1947, expressed the matter eloquently.
Ford: A Criminal in Denial Reuel S. Amdur
December 8, 2013
The Rob Ford fiasco undermines the Rob Ford solution to the urban situation. His solution to the cost of services is to cut taxes and let services shrivel. He even contemplated closing libraries. His solution to gun crime is to ban all criminals convicted of gun offenses from living in Toronto and to demand an additional $10 million from the province for more police. Notice the contradiction between cutting taxes and demanding more money. He wants no part of "hug a thug" programs, and while he has had his football team he has opposed City Council giving financial support to other youth programs that might have a role to play in prevention.
Brotherhood in eyes of Western media, Egyptian revolutionistsMohamed Elkoteishi
December 8, 2013
Obviously, one of the most outstanding signs of the deep crisis Egypt undergoes right now is the wide gap separating the vision of the Egyptians who took to the streets on June 30th against Mohamed Morsi and that of the western media and the way it covers what is going on in Egypt.
SchizophreniaReuel S. Amdur
December 8, 2013
In the popular mind, there is often a misidentification of schizophrenia with dissociative identity disorder, known to the general public as multiple personality. These are two quite distinct conditions. Let me illustrate from my own experiences. First, schizophrenia.
Egypt under the MilitaryReuel S. Amdur
December 8, 2013
While there is never a beginning in looking at a situation historically, the British conquest of Egypt in 1882 might be a good place to start. British control and influence continued, until the last British collaborator King Farouk was overthrown in 1952 by the Free Officers Movement, assisted by the CIA. Since that time, Egypt has had a succession of military heads-Naguib, Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak. The short-lived government of Mohamed Morsi is the exception. Now the military is back in the saddle.
What is Harper Trading Away?Reuel S. Amdur
November 29, 2013
Stephen Harper recently described the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) as "the biggest deal in our country's history." That is a claim rather difficult to substantiate, considering that many of the provisions of the agreement are unknown. According to Nadia Alexan, not only the general public but even members of Parliament and provincial governments are being kept in the dark. "Only the corporations are involved in the discussions," she charged.
Portraits: Paris, London, York and Montmartre - Part 2/3 Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
November 28, 2013
I love the portrait of the 1800 Strand, where I stayed in London this summer, given by British author E. V. Lucas, in his classic A Wanderer in London. He says, "The most Bohemian of London streets, if the Strand could cross to Paris it would instantly burgeon into a boulevard. Its prevailing type is of the stage: the blue chin of Thespis is very apparent there, and the ample waistcoat of the manager is prominent too."
Portraits: Paris, London, York and Montmartre - Part 3/3 Prof. Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
November 28, 2013
Time has dealt kindly with York. Still it is possible to find here almost continuous pageant of the ages from Roman times, and possibly even earlier than that, down to the president day.
Canada's problems with the lawMichael Keefer
November 28, 2013
Rob Ford, now universally referred to as "the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto," continues to astonish us-not just because he can't open his mouth in public without bullying, lying, confessing to some further crime, or saying something obscene about his wife-but also because of what his ongoing saga suggests about the state of Canadian justice.
Only the best and brightest should be chosen for elected officeWilliam Conway
November 28, 2013
In Canada, we enjoy the freedom to choose who we want to govern us at the various levels of government and our school boards.

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