Mike Kelly
Columnist at The Record (Bergen County)
Columnist for @northjersey / The Record. Author of The Bus on Jaffa Road (2014) Color Lines (1995) + Fresh Jersey (2000) Email: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
northjersey.com | Mike Kelly
The long and tragic list of the dead from the seemingly endless Israeli-Palestinian war has a new face. His name is Amer Mohammed Saada Rabee. He was born in America, the son of Palestinian immigrants. He spent his first years in the Bergen County township of Saddle Brook before his parents returned to the West Bank. In other words, Amer has roots in the Middle East. But he is also an American citizen. Several relatives still live in New Jersey.
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1 month ago |
northjersey.com | Mike Kelly
A 14-year-old boy in Newark, New Jersey allegedly shot and killed a police detective, sparking a conversation about gun violence. The incident highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement officers and the prevalence of guns in America. Gun violence continues to be a leading cause of death for children, yet it remains a largely unaddressed issue in national politics. The author criticizes the lack of meaningful action to address gun violence, despite repeated tragedies and calls for change.
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2 months ago |
timesonline.com | Mike Kelly
4-minute readShow Caption Hide Caption Trial begins for man accused of stabbing Salman RushdieThe trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie, has begun. It’s not often that I read something that frightens me to my bones. But then, it’s not often that I get the chance to read the account of an author who was stabbed because of what he wrote by a knife-wielding terrorist.
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2 months ago |
northjersey.com | Mike Kelly
It’s not often that I read something that frightens me to my bones. But then, it’s not often that I get the chance to read the account of an author who was stabbed because of what he wrote by a knife-wielding terrorist. This was the crux of the true story of acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, told eloquently last year in his bestselling memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.” That story is now the centerpiece of one of the most important terrorist trials in recent years.
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2 months ago |
northjersey.com | Mike Kelly
So now it’s Gaza? Just two short weeks ago, it was the Panama Canal. And Greenland. And Canada as America’s 51st state. These are just a few of the diplomatic highlights of Donald Trump’s first days in office. To say that the process here seems equivalent to a brainstorming session in a struggling tech start-up is an understatement.
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