The following conversation took place between me, myself and I; three people I happen to know quite well: What is your answer for the Middle East? I would use Arab and Western capital and know how to build a Green …
Posted in Economy, Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Palestine/Israel, Regional Issues | Tagged Palestine | Leave a commentAs an Iraqi activist I receive many emails from people over the world how want to help Iraqi people to have a better future ,especially young Iraqi youth , we usually try to get help for the sick and most …
Posted in Iraq, Politics, Regional Issues, War | Tagged Iraq, talent, Youth | Leave a commentThe recent tension in Baghdad between Nouri Al-Maliki’s Shiite Iraqi prime minister with both Iraqi president’s deputy Tariq Al-Hashimi, and his deputy for service affairs, Salih Mutlaq, which both are Sunnis is highly connected with the regional tension between Iran …
Posted in Democracy, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Middle East, Politics, Regional Issues, Turkey | Tagged Iraq | 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 Comments“We are so sorry for what is happening in Van” “Donate a Penny, Safe the life of one person,” these quotations are the words of Kurds from Northern Iraq to show their sympathy to their neighbor city, Van, endangered because …
Posted in Current Events, Kurdistan, Kurds, Regional Issues, Turkey | Tagged Kurdistan, Kurds, Turkey | Leave a commentMy friend, Sagi Melamed, wrote this article. As you read it, ask yourself this: How do you promote the cause of peace, when both sides to a conflict believe they’re right? You’re Also Right Sagi Melamed There is a well-known …
Posted in Awareness, Current Events, Israel, Nationalism, Palestine, Palestine/Israel, Regional Issues | Tagged Israel, Palestine | Leave a 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 commentIn this increasingly hostile world of ours, it is only natural to search for even the slightest hint that peace may be possible. As I watched the news last night, two such hints came into sharp focus right before my …
Posted in Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Regional Issues, Saudi Arabia, USA | Tagged Hamas, Iran, Palestine | Leave a commentYes to Peace for Egypt Before it is for Israel When Ismail Sidqi pasha refused that Egypt would get-in the war of 1948, he wasn’t a traitor to Egypt or loving Israel. All about it is that Ismail Sidqi was …
Posted in Censorship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Egypt, Freedom of Speech, History, Middle East, Nationalism, Philosophy, Politics, Regional Issues, Society, Taboos, Terrorism, War | Tagged antimilitarism, corruption, Egypt, Human Rights, Israel, Maikel Nabil, Middle East, pacifism, peace, Politics, prison, revolution, SCAF | 1 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 Comment