As we at Migrant-Rights.org continue to monitor the situation of migrant workers in the Middle East, the frequent reports on cases of suicide by workers in Kuwait continue to draw our attention. We have previously covered the phenomenon when during …
Posted in Awareness, Bad news, Kuwait, Migrant Workers | 2 CommentsAfter spending another year documenting abuses of migrant workers in the Middle East, it’s time that we look back at the most significant, influential and important stories that we’ve covered. 1. Death of Domestic Migrant Workers in Lebanon This story …
Posted in Bahrain, Gulf, Kuwait, Lebanon, Migrant Workers, UAE | 2 CommentsReuse is an annual contemporary art exhibition organised by en.v Earth in Kuwait. It’s putting a zesty twist to the issue of Kuwait’s environment, and rather than preaching, it’s showing the real life effects through art. The exhibition featured many …
Posted in Art, Environment, Events, Gulf, Kuwait, Photography | 1 CommentModern day slavery: a term often confused with residency trading. It’s the million dollar industry that trades human lives. KD 500 if you’re Asian, KD 1000 if you’re an Arab. And the customers? They’re young people desperate for a dream: The …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Culture, Ethics, Gulf, Human Rights, Kuwait, Migrant Workers, Youth | 5 CommentsYara Al Wazir is a 16 year old student attending the British School in Kuwait. She created the Green Initiative, with a solid mission: “To provide a cleaner, greener, and brighter future for our earth by raising awareness with issues …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Environment, Kuwait, Podcasts, Youth | 16 CommentsAir pollution from transportation is costing Arab countries $5 billion in damages, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Environment and Water recently announced. The cost is calculated based on the number of deaths, medical care for health problems and …
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Economy, General, Health, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East | Tagged air pollution, disease, ecology, Environment, Green Prophet, Health, illness, Middle East, transportation | Leave a commentAccording to Forbes (in 2006), she is the richest woman in the Middle East, with assets totaling $5.5 billion. Today she has found a way to merge business and do-gooding for the planet, setting an example for future environmental philanthropists …
Posted in Activism, Announcements, Awareness, Current Events, Democracy, Environment, Israel, Jordan, Kurdistan, Kurds, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East | Tagged clean technology, Green Prophet, Israel, ISRAEL21c, Middle East, Shari Arison, water, water scarcity, water security | 2 CommentsJudge in Halliburton contract corruption trial clashes with defense By Ray Hanania (DATELINE Peoria, Il, Sept. 30, 2008) — The judge in the controversial trial of Jeff Mazon, a former Halliburton procurement officer accused of intentionally inflating a contract payment …
Posted in Afghanistan, Arab Americans, Iraq, Kuwait | Tagged Afghanistan, Halliburton, Iraq war, Jeff Mazon, KBR, Kuwait, War related contract abuse | 1 CommentThe Bush administration moved to prevent Jeff Mazon from making a defense that would most certainly shift the blame from charges he took a bribe to the more important questionable track record of his former employers, Halliburton. In a motion …
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, USA | Tagged 2nd trial, Dick Cheney, Halliburton, Jeff Mazon, KBR, Peoria, trial, War related contracts | 1 CommentAs a Palestinian and an Arab I was extremely proud to see such a large contingent of athletes from the Arab World participating in this year’s Olympics. Even though they are being held in Beijing, one of the most repressive …
Posted in Afghanistan, Algeria, Arabs, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen | Tagged Beijing, Olympics | 16 Comments