Day: October 8, 2018

Tragedy in Istanbul. “Disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – timeline

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Disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – timeline World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Bethan McKernan  / Dissident went missing after visiting Saudi consulate in Istanbul to collect paperwork The longer the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi remains missing, the more questions his disappearance raises. Turkish officials have been drip-feeding details in the astonishing case of his alleged Saudi state-sponsored abduction and … Read more

#anthropology roundup: “Recovering relationships in early anthropological research…

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Confronting the Specter of Cultural Appropriation SAPIENS by George Nicholas [no-caption] kokouu/Getty Images Humans celebrate many things—from rites of passage to religious events to groundhogs. One of the most intriguing, anthropologically speaking, is Halloween. Unlike other celebrations, this one features hordes of kids (and sometimes adults) dressed in costumes that some will find offensive. These include Native American princesses, … Read more