Miles Howe

A Stable Misery, Part 1.

Miles Howe — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:50:34 +0000

Roger Annis, Editor of Canada-Haiti Action Network, On Post-Earthquake Haiti.

Islamic Info Road Show

Miles Howe — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:24:45 +0000

In which we converse with three friendly Haligonian Muslims as they hand out pamphlets.

Scapegoating is never fun. Throughout history, scapegoating has been used as a tactic to divert attention from actual, root causes of issues, and instead blames an easily identifiable target, and incites fear and anger against them.

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Mosque Talk. Part 2.

Miles Howe — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:42:03 +0000

In Which We Continue Our Conversation on Being Muslim in Halifax.

Please see the first part of this audio conversation, and then continue here.

Mosque Talk. Part 1.

Miles Howe — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:57:21 +0000

In Which We Head to the Mosque, to Talk of Terror, of Peace, and of Other Things.

National news sources are now inundated with ten-year dedications to 9/11. They seem less like a memorial, and more like an effort to justify a decade-long traipse down the oh-so-very-wrong path.

The so-called 'War on Terror' has bankrupted America, and has increasingly militarized our own Canadian economy, with no end in sight.

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From Tahrir to Tahrir

Miles Howe — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:52:16 +0000

The Tahrir, the ship, is for the moment buried under a mountain of Greek paperwork. A last gasp effort on July 9th to have her 'independently' reviewed by the INSB (International Naval Security Board) only led to another series of newly-required documents.

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How It went Down: On board the Tahrir

Miles Howe — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:32:55 +0000

Through it all--and by "all" I mean getting boarded by the Greek Special Forces on the high seas as the Tahrir attempted to leave Agios Nikolaos bound for Gaza--I was struck by the humanity of the Greek Special Forces. These were the same men who had been sitting at the marina, under an umbrella, cracking jokes with us for days.

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