All posts by nedhamson

Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

What Does the Palestinian ‘Keffiyeh’ Symbolize?

One of the most popular symbols of Palestinian resistance over the last decades is the Palestinian keffiyeh (scarf). Although it seems like a mere …

What Does the Palestinian ‘Keffiyeh’ Symbolize?

Masks Work. So What Went Wrong with a Highly Publicized COVID Mask Analysis? – Slashdot

A Harvard professor on the history of science looks at our response to the pandemic, criticizing “a report that gave the false impression that masking didn’t help.” From Scientific American:

The group’s report was published by Cochrane, an organization that collects databases and periodically issu…
— Read on science.slashdot.org/story/23/10/23/0110257/masks-work-so-what-went-wrong-with-a-highly-publicized-covid-mask-analysis

The New Humanitarian | Media coverage of Israel and Gaza is rife with deadly double standards

Media coverage of Israel and Gaza is rife with deadly double standards – The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
— Read on www.thenewhumanitarian.org/editorial/2023/10/23/media-coverage-israel-and-gaza-double-standards

“Foglie gialle” di Trilussa |

Ma dove ve ne andate,povere foglie giallecome farfallespensierate?Venite da lontano o da vicinoda un bosco o da un giardino?E non sentite la malinconiadel vento stesso che vi porta via? Trilussa (1871-1950) Le foglie morte, metafora della condizione umana sospesa tra la vita e il nulla, spingono il poeta a formulare domande esistenziali che non trovano risposta e…
— Read on recensioni936.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/foglie-gialle-di-trilussa/