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22 years ago today, the former Iraqi regime ordered its air force to bombard the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, instantly poisoning to death 5000 men, women and children. I went to Halabja for the first time in the spring of 2006 to pay my respects to the dead. I [...]

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the Halabja poison gas attack which was carried out as part of the Al-Anfal genocide campaign to terrorize the Kurdish population and peshmerga rebels in northern Iraq. The attack, which was executed by airplanes on March 16th and 17th in a heavily populated area, away from the area of [...]

President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu may soon embark on yet another round of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Each leader, in his own way, faces daunting challenges, in part because he must answer to ideological constituencies which are vehemently opposed to the concessions which are part and parcel of the peace process. Netanyahu, [...]

There is nothing more fearful and frustrating than the IOF night raids, that are very similar to those of the Nazi Gestapo. I have known them and know how they come at the quietest hour of the night, full armed and accompanied by intelligence agents, to turn the lives of the Palestinian villages and neighborhoods [...]

The fear is increasing ahead of elections in Iraq next month which could result in political vacuum and chaos, as many analysts fear. A major Sunni group boycotted the election last week, to return after few days to enter again after preventing their candidates from running.
Five years have passed since Iraqis last time Iraq [...]

Karin meets Prince Hassan of Jordan at a water security conference in Switzerland last week.
It was a meeting of minds, water minds. Water consultants, ambassadors who’ve built water treaties, and government specialists and negotiators from around the Middle East

Today I am happy, as an Iranian, as a human. Today Abdolmalek Rigi, an Iranian Sunni rebel was arrested by Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.
Abdolmalek Rigi, militant leader of the Jundallah (Soldiers of God) which had claimed a series of attacks against civilians and soldiers in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province from bases in Pakistan, [...]

Now, if you have watched Muslim Driving School you will have to agree that the BBC has not been doing a good job with their documentaries about Muslims these past months. Muslim Driving School is a series which follows the stories of a group of Muslim women who are taking driving lessons. The sort of [...]

Once again it is proven that every state in the world has a tiny (or huge) army to protect its citizens, BUT the zionists themselves are a huge army that has its own terrorist state to facilitate and legitimize its crimes, all in all are soldiers who occupy, oppress and assassinate, as “israel” is the [...]

The Bahá’ís have been in the news out of Iran and neighboring regions.
I could go on about the governmental angle but my real focus is the experience and attitudes of people. This isn’t just about government oppressions and fanatical theologies to hold onto power. This is really about bias and oppression of a minority that [...]