Ethnic Studies

McKinney man hopes to trade with Cuba (McKinney Messenger)

16 May 2008

Frank Walker Sr. of McKinney is joining a group of 23 Texans that include food manufacturer representatives and officials with the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas Farm Bureau who will visit Cuba this month to try open trade with the country’s government officials.

New York imam forges close ties with city's Jews (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

New York's largest mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) on East 96th Street in Manhattan, is getting applause from an unexpected quarter -- the city's influential Jewish community.

Tell-tale travelers' tales (Asia Times)

16 May 2008

Russia's relationship with Iran and the Middle East is one of the hot subjects of international affairs. But it is not due to Russia's importance, as during the Cold War, but because of the importance of Iran.