There’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 | 3 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 CommentsLet us from the very beginning of this article state and ascertain that we live in the age of free information, where the Internet has connected billions of people to each other, making it possible for the individual to exchange …
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Kurdistan, Kurds | Tagged internet, Kurdistan, Kurds | 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 CommentsThe U.S. squad leader accused of having had primary responsibility for the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005, avoid jail time…people in Iraq can not believe that no justice will be given to the city that still lives in the horrific memory of the killing. Staff Sergeant …
Posted in Civil Rights, Iraq | Tagged Iraq | Leave a commentDear 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 CommentOnce upon a time there was a troll, Hans Christian Andersen wrote. This troll was the worst of the trolls, he was the Devil and the Devil had a mirror. It was a wicked invention; everything good and beautiful became …
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Kurdistan, Kurds, Turkey | Tagged Censorship, Kurdistan, Kurds, rojtv, Turkey | 2 CommentsFragments of letters from imprisoned Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil: – Maspero recruits: Why does the army only try El-Adli and Mubarak in the case of assassinating protesters in 28 January, and not trying Tantawi and Badin in the case of …
Posted in Civil Rights, Egypt, Freedom of Speech | Tagged Maikel Nabil | Leave a commentMany prominent internet companies brag about offering services that help people “connect” with one another, making information more “open” and “transparent” and that they seemingly promote freedom
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Bahrain, Censorship, Civil Rights, Freedom of Speech | Tagged Censorship, security | 3 Comments