Tunisians are keeping an eye on the representatives they elected on October 23. Occupy Bardo is a open sit-in held in front of the National Constituent Assembly premises, seat of the former Camber of Deputies to demand transparency of the …
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Education, Freedom of Speech, Politics, Tunisia, Youth | Tagged Tunisia | 1 CommentSome of the strongmen of the Middle East are no longer in the picture, but who, and what, will come to replace them? Yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Egypt is a case in point. Certainly, there was a sense of hope …
Posted in Activism, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Freedom of Speech, Middle East, Politics, Regional Issues | Tagged Egypt, Middle East | 2 CommentsThis Thursday, November the 17th, We’ll gather in front of the American University in Iraq-Sulaimani (AUIS) campus to support the righteous struggle of the Syrian people. Yes, we do. We support the Syrian people and their righteous uprising against tyranny. …
Posted in Current Events, Demonstrations, Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria | Tagged Kurdistan, Syria | Leave a commentAlmost exactly 11 months ago, Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor in Tunisia whose name spread like wildfire across the Middle East set himself on fire in protest of the corruption and humiliation that he had suffered his entire life. Since then, …
Posted in Bahrain, Current Events, Demonstrations, Morocco, Syria, Yemen | Tagged Arab Spring, Bahrain, Morocco, Syria, Yemen | 1 CommentIts amazing how random a chance meeting in Tweed Heads (Northern NSW east coast of Australia) can end you up in a 5 star hotel in Egypt on the banks of the Nile. This’ll be my first departure from Australia …
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Countries/Regions, Creative Media, Culture, Culture and Society, Current Events, Demonstrations, Egypt, Film, Fun and Recreation, Fun Stuff, History, Humor, Interviews, News and Politics, Philosophy, Photos, Politics, Regional Issues, Society, Videos | Leave a comment20 October 2011: Libyans celebrated one of the final milestones of the months long liberation of Libya today when news of the capture and death of deposed president Moammar Gadhafi was confirmed. Libyan rebels overran Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte when …
Posted in Current Events, Demonstrations, Libya | Tagged Libya | 1 CommentAfter Turkish military jets bombed the Qandil Mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan on the night of August 17 and the days followed intermittently continued, the long-standing Kurdish question in Turkey once more raises. Turkish military bombard has started after PKK’s attacks …
Posted in Current Events, Demonstrations, Kurdistan, Kurds, Turkey | Tagged Kurdistan, Kurds, Turkey | 1 CommentA self-congratulatory PR campaign meant to bolster the Moroccan government’s image has backfired after critics of the government used Twitter to reveal the hypocrisies of the campaign. The hashtag “Makassib” revealed that anger and resentment at the government hasn’t simmered …
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Morocco | Tagged Morocco, protests | Leave a commentIn this ambiguous world of ours it is often difficult to find moral clarity, even when it comes to seemingly black and white issues like 9/11 and the Arab Spring. And the question arises therefore: How do we bring moral …
Posted in Current Events, Democracy, Demonstrations, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Regional Issues, Terrorism, USA, War | Tagged 9/11, A New Model for the Middle East, Arab Spring | 1 Comment7 September 2011: As if the last few months hadn’t been enough, the end of Ramadan has brought more unrest to Syria. More protests, more brutal crackdowns by the government, and more international pressure that has heated the debate on …
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