This week we’re talking to the editor of our Migrant-Rights.org website, which aims to explore, expose, and find ways to improve the horrific conditions of migrant workers in the Middle East, specifically the Gulf.
This is one of the most ignored topics in the region despite it being by far one of the most important. [...]
I had the pleasure of interviewing Bita Haidarian, an Iranian American film maker concerning her wonderful latest film, Finding Bibi, described below:
Bita Haidarian, an award-winning Iranian American filmmaker fresh out of film school, sets off on a journey around the world to answer the big questions – who am I, where do I come [...]
This is a podcast I conducted with Jillian York, blogger and activist. Jillian writes for several sites including The Huffington Post, KABOBfest, Global Voices Online, and WeMedia.
In this podcast we talk about the role of Web 2.0/social networking sites in reporting about the conflicts and current massacre in Gaza. We talk about the present usage [...]
Crisis in Gaza: Tarek explains the situation from the ground [11:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (478)Several months ago we began exploring potential work with the Palestinian Center for Youth Work, which Tarek Badra is a Chairman of. Since not many people there can visibly express what’s happening it is crucial for us to conduct these podcasts with people on the ground so the world can see what they’re going through [...]
Interview with Israeli human rights activist Eva on crisis in Gaza: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (257)This is an interview with an admirable Israeli human rights activist who finds it deplorable what the Israeli government is currently doing to Gaza. In this podcast she speaks about Israeli violence, racism, and how the current terrorist activities from the Israeli military is far from justifiable. She is both against Hamas corruption and Israel [...]
Ramzy in Gaza gives an on-the-ground account on the Gazan crisis [14:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (343)Hundreds have died so far and there is no sign of Israel quitting its aggressive attacks against innocent civilians. The international world is reacting but Ramzy, who is a young teacher in Gaza and occasional author on Mideast Youth, notes that it’s doing so far too slowly. There is no way to put it, despite [...]
This weekend, I had been invited to Beirut for a conference on how to use the internet for social change, where I gave a presentation about Mideast Youth and its projects. During this event I roomed with Rana Kamil from Baghdad, Iraq, who is inspirational and great. She was kind enough to allow me to [...]
There’s a large number of underrepresented Palestinians who are resorting to peaceful and creative methods to bring peace and end the siege in Gaza. Perhaps one of the best efforts of the year is the Gaza Concert, which is described as the following:
From the heart of Gaza a sound of hope. Performers from Gaza will [...]
Xaq Fixx of Bureaucrash, “a non-profit organization that facilitates freedom-oriented activism,” recently conducted this podcast with me about Kareem, Mideast Youth’s Free Kareem Campaign, and free speech in the Arab world. Bureaucrash members provided a lot of support for the campaign and have helped us organize several rallies for Kareem in the past two years [...]
Interview with Israeli historian about Palestinian rights [13:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (354)This is an interview with Shaul, an Israeli historian, and part of the pro-Palestinian minority in Israel. Some of the questions asked are leftovers from this session, others were brought up along with the discussion as you’d notice. We understand the controversy of this topic, I’d just ask that you try your best to be [...]