Category: Middle East

Can Iraq ever be Hiroshima?

Posted on by Aya (Iraq)

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when hearing the words “the little boy”? Innocence? A new life? White and blue? Or maybe even a toy? 67 years ago, in Japan, “THE LITTLE BOY” didn’t mean innocence; it …

Posted in Arabs, Culture, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Iraq, Literature, Middle East, War | Tagged | 2 Comments

See what we’ve been up to in the form of a video

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

Here is our latest video showcasing our latest video that features some of our latest projects:

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Can you help Kurds to have a remembrance day for the Genocide?

Posted on by Laween Atroshi

Dear Friends of Kurdistan, I have set up an e-petition urging the British Government to recognize the Genocide inflicted upon the Kurdish population by the former regime of Saddam Hussein. If we get 100,000 signatures than they will debate this …

Posted in Activism, Awareness, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Iran, Iraq, Kurds, Middle East | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

First time in History the invisible nation: Iraqi Kurdistan nominated for UN Public Service Award

Posted on by Laween Atroshi

Throughout history the kurds have been forgotten and stigmatized as having a high record of unemployment, lack of human rights and primitive education. To treat this misperception as Kurdish professionals we have a ethical & moral duty to represent Kurdistan …

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Green Industrial Zones: A New Model for the Middle East

Posted on by Nissim Dahan

The following conversation took place between me, myself and I; three people I happen to know quite well: What is your answer for the Middle East? I would use Arab and Western capital and know how to build a Green …

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Open Call for Applicants: Artellewa Arab Collaboration Project

Posted on by Hamdy Reda (Egypt)

March 15-May 31, 2012 – Cairo, Egypt The Artellewa Arab Collaboration Project will bring together six artists and writers from countries of the Arab uprisings in Cairo to collaboratively develop a creative project over a ten-week residency, from March 15 …

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Mideast Tunes: Now with an iPhone application

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

You might have noticed that we have completely revamped one of our latest projects, Mideast Tunes, which showcases underground musicians throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We’re happy to say that since last week it’s been available as an …

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On GTMO’s 10th Anniversary, Video of US Marine Abuses Emerges

Posted on by Suzan Boulad (Syria)

On January 11th a disturbing video began to make the rounds along various sites on the internet, showing exclusive footage of a group of US Marines in full combat gear huddled around several dead bodies in what appears to be …

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AKP’s silent revolution has a blemish

Posted on by Abdulla Hawez (Kurdistan)

While we hear about the achievements of Turkey’s AKP government especially in the Middle East after the Arab Spring, AKP’s government internally is facing a real challenge after the further detonation recently in ties with the minority Kurds that are …

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Mideast Tunes: The big relaunch! New site, new apps.

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

Mideast Tunes is a multifaceted platform for underground musicians in the Middle East and North Africa who use music as a tool for social change. Today, we’re extremely pleased to finally unveil the new site and its features. These include: …

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