Kansas Is Punishing a Teacher for Following Her Church's Guidance to Boycott Israel
A Mennonite teacher in Kansas was inspired by her church to boycott Israel. Now she's being denied a state contract for standing by her beliefs.
Zaid Jilani
Zaid Jilani is a former Reporter at The Intercept. He has previously worked as a reporter-blogger for ThinkProgress, United Republic, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Alternet.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
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Palestinian Activist Finds Support From Bernie Sanders and Other Members of Congress
Bernie Sanders and other members of Congress are intervening to help Issa Amro from being prosecuted for his nonviolent protest in Palestine.
![July 8, 2017 - Minneapolis, MN, US - Minneapolis mayoral candidate Rep. Raymond Dehn, DFL-Minneapolis, left, spoke to delegates at the Minneapolis DFL convention Saturday, July 8, 2017, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN.]......DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com......The Minneapolis DFL holds its convention Saturday in hopes of endorsing a candidate for mayor. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Raymond-Dehn-minneapolis-mayor-election-1506711064.jpg?fit=768%2C384)
Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate's Personal Experience With Criminal Justice System Inspires Platform for Reform
Minneapolis state Rep. Raymond Dehn was convicted of burglary as a teenager, an experience that led to his mayoral race on a platform of criminal justice reform.
"No Kin In the Game": Study Finds Members of Congress Without Draft-Age Sons Were More Hawkish
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As Texas Prepares to Kill Robert Pruett, He Leaves Behind a Literary Indictment of Us All
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Trump Economic Director Gary Cohn Says It’s Fine for Corporations to Use Tax Breaks to Enrich Executives
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