We first came across Moath al-Alwi’s artwork when we heard about an exhibition at John Jay College of Criminal Justice titled “Ode to the Sea,” which featured works made by current and former detainees at Guantánamo Bay. When we saw Mr. al-Alwi’s model ships, we were struck by how stunningly detailed they were, especially given the limited materials available within the prison.
We learned that Mr. al-Alwi works largely with found materials, often asking other inmates and even guards for various objects he can transform into elements of his art. He told us that he sometimes works for two days straight without sleep, determined to follow through on his vision. Raised in Saudi Arabia, Mr. al-Alwi has been in prison for nearly half his life; he says that when he is making art, he forgets that he’s still there.
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo declares disaster emergency over gun violence surge and targets manufacturers
Updated: Jul 6 2021, 21:38 ET
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NEW York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a disaster emergency over a gun violence surge in the state and is targeting manufacturers.
Cuomo s executive order is the first of its kind in the country and will allow the state to move money and resources to communities throughout New York so they can start tackling gun violence immediately.
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New York City has seen a steep increase in gun violence since the beginning of the pandemicCredit: NYPD Crime Stoppers
In an announcement made at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, Cuomo announced the specifics of a plan to curb violence on Tuesday.
As Big Tech, the Biden Administration, Hollywood, politicians, employers and health care providers around the nation galvanize the public to undergo Covid vaccination, the number of casualties who have died or suffer life-threatening effects from the experimental mRNA injections continues to climb. Those who don’t want to be herded into the mass drug trial are told to just
“get on with it” so we can “
safely” move on with our lives.
Despite the unrelenting effort to censor “vaccine hesitancy,” thousands who are experiencing the vaccines’ ill effects are resorting to a private Facebook group to sound the alarm on the medical malpractice.
Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday addressed a gun violence seminar in Manhattan
The governor announced $139 million in new funding to reduce gun violence
Critics say policies such as releasing prisoners early is the reason, not guns
NY state Republican Leader Rob Ortt slammed it as political grandstanding
Cuomo declared first-in-the-nation disaster emergency to combat the problem
Ahead of next year s election where is expected to launch reelection campaign
Some 886 people have been shot in 765 incidents in NYC through July 4
Over the July 4 weekend, 51 people were shot in NY state
Gun violence is soaring to levels not seen since the early 2000s