To some people, November 11th, 2011 is yet another regular day that may pass as much as the next one, aside from the funny coincidence that it carries 6 (ones) in it. Well, I beg to differ; for this day …
Posted in Afghanistan, Creativity, Events, Film, Iraq, Youth | Tagged events, Youth | Leave a commentRiding on the heels of his latest album release, “difrent,” Stephan Said has been keeping busy with a project of the same name which aims to erase the borders that separate us with the power of music. His vision, in everything that he does, …
Posted in Activism, Culture, Iraq, Music, Philosophy, USA, Youth | Tagged difrent, Iraq, new york, stephan said, stephan smith | Leave a commentOf the books which I started reading in prison, was “Natures of Tyranny and Slavery Wrestler” for sheikh “Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi”… I liked the book very much and I was surprised that there exists an Islamic cleric with this enlightenment, …
Posted in Activism, Censorship, Civil Rights, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, Philosophy, Society, Taboos, Youth | Tagged Egypt, hunger strike, Maikel Nabil, Maikel Nabil trial, Political Prisoners, strike | Leave a comment[This article first appeared on our other site, Mideast Tunes.] I kinda lucked out with this one. A friend happened to get me into personal contact with Busac of Smouldering In Forgotten for an interview via email. As people know, …
Posted in Bahrain, Creativity, Culture, Music, Youth | Tagged Bahrain, band, Interview, metal, Music | Leave a commentHailed as the only gathering of its kind in the United States, the third Kurdish Youth Festival is scheduled to, once again, deliver an unforgettable experience. The upcoming 2012 festival will take place in the Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC, on …
Posted in Announcements, Culture, Events, Kurdistan, Kurds, Youth | Tagged kurdish youth festival, Kurdistan, Kurds | Leave a commentIn a clear statement, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton unequivocally condemned the Iranian regime for it’s persistent persecution of the Baha’i minority in Iran, specifically mentioning the crackdown on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education and the arrest of its leaders earlier this summer. Such statements …
Posted in Baha'is, Civil Rights, Creativity, Education, Events, Iran, Videos, Youth | Leave a commentLieutenant General/Sami Anan Chief of Staff of the armed forces Greetings, In a press interview with me to a European newspaper, the following day of Mubarak’s …
Posted in Censorship, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Middle East, Nationalism, News and Politics, Politics, Society, Taboos, War, Youth | Tagged corruption, Egypt, Human Rights, Maikel Nabil, Middle East, Politics, revolution, Sami Anan, SCAF | Leave a commentTunisian penal code 230 criminalizes homosexual activity with up to three years of imprisonment even if the actual implementation of this law is a very remote possibility. In a famous case in 1993, Tunisian appeal court did not grant a …
Posted in Civil Rights, General, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Sex, Tunisia, Youth | 7 CommentsDear Friends, as some of you might know, members of the Baha’i community in Iran continually face discrimination from the Iranian Government. One of the many adversities faced by Baha’i youth is the inability to attend Post-Secondary Education in Iran. …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Education, General, Iran, Politics, Youth | Tagged Baha'i, denial, Education, Iran, Khamenei, Religion, republic | 1 CommentAfter its brutal military crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, the government of Bahrain has been massively arresting citizens in reprisal for anti-government protests that swept the country in February. Many activists, opposition figures, bloggers and even medical staff who have treated …
Posted in Activism, Bahrain, Censorship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Demonstrations, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media, Middle East, Youth | 10 Comments