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JINN MAGAZINE

PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE

Issue No. 6.21

10/16/00 - 10/30/00

CONTENTS


* VECTORS: A Regular Column on the Ideas and Directions Behind Today's News

    Peace Process Broke Down Because Young Palestinians Were Ignored
    By Franz Schurmann
    Date: 10-27-00
    Palestinians are now talking about a new intifada, and the Israeli military says it sees no sign of an end to the violence. This new uprising is very much the work of young men, whose numbers and grievances have grown markedly since the first uprising. PNS associate editor Franz Schurmann, who has studied and traveled widely in the Muslim world, is a professor emeritus of history and sociology at UC-Berkeley.

    Afghans Fear A Repeat Of U.S. Reprisal Raids
    By Muddasir Rizvi
    Date: 10-26-00
    U.S. threats to retaliate for the attack on USS Cole in Yemen, combined with its refusal to criticize Israel for its actions against the Palestinians, have brought anti-Americanism to a high level in much of the Islamic world. Fear and defiance seem to predominate, though it should be a time for negotiation. PNS commentator Muddassir Rizvi is a Pakistani journalist specializing in development issues whose work appears in several weekly and monthly publications.

    Jerusalem A Phone Call Away -- Building To A Breakdown
    By Robin Shulman
    Date: 10-25-00
    Two years in Jerusalem may not make one an expert, but it is enough time to become familiar with a few places, a few people at the least, and enough time to be stunned at recent events. From her home in California, PNS commentator Robin Shulman called friends in a place she thought she knew, to ask if they are safe, how they feel, and what they think will happen. Shulman discovered that the human connections are breaking apart on all sides.

    L.A. Transit Strike Forges New Alliances
    By David Bacon
    Date: 10-20-00
    The very idea of taking a bus in Los Angeles used to be good for a laugh, but the city has changed--new people move around in new ways. The recent bus strike shows that these newcomers, now at the bottom of the ladder, can make common cause with others a few steps up -- and this could have far-reaching effect. PNS associate editor David Bacon writes widely on immigrant and labor issues.

    Kim Dae Who? Nobel Winner Is A Legend At Home
    By Katherine Cowy Kim
    Date: 10-20-00
    Korea, which is only the size of Kansas, has at times played a major role on the world stage. Few Americans are familiar with its history, but the new winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is something of a legend there, and the prize may help bring together a country split in half for more than half a century. PNS editor Katherine Cowy Kim is a Bay Area freelance writer and works with YO! Youth Outlook.

    Killings Won't End Unless Both Jews And Arabs Face Basic Issues
    By Franz Schurmann
    Date: 10-18-00
    Accounts of the recent troubles between Israelis and Palestinians tend to talk in terms of two sides. In fact, each is divided along a number of lines, religious and secular, and united only in the desire for the greatest possible amount of land. PNS editor Franz Schurmann, professor emeritus of history and sociology at UC-Berkeley, has traveled widely in the Middle East and reads the Arab- and Farsi-language press.

    While Washington Denies Any Problem, Swiss Probe "Missing" $4.8 Billion Loan To Russia
    By Lucy Komisar
    Date: 10-16-00
    Washington denies any problem, as does the International Monetary Fund. But Russians who should know are sure that a $4.8 billion loan never reached its destination. They have been joined recently by Swiss prosecutors who are equally skeptical. PNS contributor Lucy Komisar is a freelance journalist who, sponsored by PNS, spent three months in Russia on a U.S. National Research Council grant to investigate the impact of offshore bank and corporate secrecy.

    Peace Activists Pin Hopes On India-Pakistan Trade
    By Muddassir Rizvi
    Date: 10-16-00
    Continued fighting between India and Pakistan -- both with nuclear arms capability -- over the disputed region of Kashmir is an ongoing source of concern in the region. One small source of hope is the desire for trade on both sides, though there is some question about how bright a candle that might be. PNS commentator Muddassir Rizvi is a Pakistani journalist specializing in development issues whose work appears in several weekly and monthly publications.

    Pakistan Hurt By Prozy Wars Between Terrorist Factions
    By Muddassir Rizvi
    Date: 10-16-00
    Bombings of civilians are nothing new in Pakistan, a country faced with hostility on several fronts -- at its borders, in the United Nations, and at home. And while there are many theories about the source of the most recent blast and other previous bombings, the only certainty seems to be that it will happen again. PNS commentator Muddassir Rizvi is a Pakistani journalist specializing in development issues whose work appears in several weekly and monthly publications.


* VOICES: First Person-Essays Linking The Private To The Public

    Haircuts And The Apocalypse -- The Middle East Is Next Door
    By Kevin Weston
    Date: 10-25-00
    Americans are well known for their lack of interest in events anyplace else in the world. But in many communities, recent news from the Middle East has an immediate significance. The American Jewish community immediately comes to mind, but fundamentalist Christians feel a powerful identification with events half a world away. PNS commentator Kevin Weston is a Generation X survivor, writer, youth advocate, activist, and hip hop entrepreneur. His byline has appeared in the L.A. Times, The San Jose Mercury News and The S.F. Examiner. He is the Verses Editor for the San Francisco Bayview and an editor at YO! Youth Outlook Magazine.

    What The Heavens Say About Gore Vs. Bush
    By Andrew Lam
    Date: 10-25-00
    In times of uncertainty, humans have always looked to the skies for signs of what might happen next. Many find that this produces only a sore neck, but a few, a very few, can read the past and future. PNS commentator Andrew Lam, a journalist and short story writer, shares his divinations.


* THE AMERICAS: The Growing Enmeshment of the U.S. and Latin Worlds

    Did Amazonian Indians Die From Measles Vaccine?
    By Geoffrey Sea
    Date: 10-17-00
    A firestorm of controversy is moving through the world of anthropology in response to charges that members of the profession conducted human experiments which took the lives of hundreds of unknowing Indians. But this may only be the beginning of a very distressing story. PNS commentator Geoffrey Sea, a historian and an expert on human radiation experiments, is executive director of the U.S.-Kazakhstan International Foundation on Radiation, Ecology and Health.

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