The first conference for Iraqi bloggers started today the 8th of February in the city of Sulaymaniyah with the participation of more than 70 Iraqi bloggers. All the men and women participated from all over Iraq. This conference will be …
Posted in Events, Iraq, Media | Tagged citizen media, Iraq | Leave a commentThere’s been a series of articles popping up left and right about the inconveniences of having a “demanding” or “expensive” maid. The most recent set of such articles were published by Emirates 24/7, based in the UAE, a country which …
Posted in Assholes, Awareness, Civil Rights, Gulf, Migrant Workers, Racism, Society, UAE, Women | Tagged Bahrain, Gulf, migrant rights, UAE | 4 CommentsUnrest in Syria, domestic and foreign conflicts, unstable economics, and ever increasing sanctions are some of many factors challenging Iranian’s regime. The question arises, whether the current circumstances can be taken advantage of by the working class, students, and generally the opposition …
Posted in Culture and Society, Human Rights, Iran, News and Politics | Tagged Iran | Leave a commentHamza Kashgari, a young journalist has caused a wide anger among Saudis when tweeting on the Mawlid (the Holy Prophet’s birthday). His tweets included his opinions about the prophet, how he’s equal to him and how he hated some of …
Posted in Activism, Atheism, Censorship, Current Events, Freedom of Speech, Islam, Media, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Society, Taboos | Tagged blasphemy, hamza, prophet, Saudi, Twitter | 8 CommentsCataphora is a pioneer in the field of evidence analytics. They developed sophisticated technologies for understanding patterns of individual and organizational behavior. In their most recent profile, they used some of their technology to detect the spread of influence of …
Posted in Media | Tagged Media, Mideast Tunes, Music | Leave a commentWhat’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 Iraq | 2 CommentsFrom the Kurdish Youth Festival Committee: Kurdish youth across the United States and from all over the world gathered in Washington, DC from January 6-8, 2012 to attend the highly anticipated third annual Kurdish Youth Festival. The three-day event offered …
Posted in Events, Kurdistan, Kurds | Tagged Kurdistan, Kurds | 1 CommentThis is something I wrote when I was thinking how war/life in middle east stole away my (and many other’s) childhood, and shuttered most of our dreams, but I’m still trying to pick up the pieces of my dreams, and …
Posted in Arabs, Art, Iraq, Literature, Poetry, Youth | 6 CommentsDear those who celebrate the censorship of RojTV, When an entire people are systematically oppressed and marginalized, small actions to make their story heard can have dramatic consequences. Similarly, small actions to silence their voice can have dramatic and tragic …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Civil Rights, Freedom of Speech, Iran, Kurdistan, Kurds, Syria, Turkey | Tagged Kurdistan, Kurds, Syria, Turkey | 1 CommentA new regulation by the women affairs coordinator in the Iraqi Ministry of Oil has raised many campaigns of protest by Iraqi women and human rights activists. The regulation forbid women working in the ministry of wearing dresses, skirts, modern …
Posted in Activism, Gender, Iraq, Women | Tagged Iraq, iraqi women movement | 1 Comment