Israel’s policies are defined as genocidal by several global entities, but still included in many civilized world events, unlike Russia. Four European countries took an honorable stand. As of early December 2025, four countries have officially announced their withdrawal from Eurovision 2026. Multiple major news outlets and the EBU itself report that the following national … Read more
So what happened on the April 2 boycott? Here are the developments related to the April 2 boycott organized by the Turkish opposition: Call for Boycott: – The Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader, Özgür Özel, called for a nationwide boycott on April 2 in response to the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and student … Read more
BDS, the AAA, and Academic Imperialism OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY by Maximilian Forte We Disagree to Agree Support for a particular cause can come from numerous sources and points of view, each representing different interests. Similarly, people can arrive at the site of a demonstration, united in protest against an injustice, having arrived there from many different routes … Read more
“The Digital” as major theme at #AAA2014 Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Matt Thompson As I settled in to browse the conference program for the 2014 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (just hours before I was scheduled to leave, natch), I was immediately struck by a common … Read more
Anthropologists and Israel At the American Anthropological Association‘s annual meeting, momentum builds in favor of a boycott of Israeli universities. “Why I signed” (the petition for academic boycott of Israeli institutions) American Anthropological Association Guest blog post by AAA member, Steven Caton (Harvard U). I have not been a fan of boycotts in the past, so why … Read more
Turkish PM retains finance minister in new cabinet Markets hope the new government will take stronger measures, including fiscal tightening, to cool a runaway economy that expanded by 11 percent in the first quarter of 2011. Turkey’s current account deficit is seen in a danger zone. though Erdogan said Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (L) greets … Read more