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Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY)’s hearings on the alleged ‘radicalization’ of American Muslims are an affront to the brave Middle Eastern Muslims who have, during the past two months, thrown off American-backed tyrannies and are even now battling the minions of murderous dictator Muammar Qaddafi. His hearings contain the same premise deployed by Zine El Din Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak and Muammar (…)

Manoeuvring through the colourful and busy neighbourhood blocks of Tamale is like stumbling through a marketplace without knowing what exactly you came for; there is something electrifying about situating oneself within such a frenzied environment while venturing into the unknown. After a long day and night journeying to the capital of the Northern region I can safely say I am coming to (…)

When Banksy offered to pay $133,000 US to get artists Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolayev out of a Russian jail, the local court said “nyet!”. But Russians charged with murder are routinely released for a fraction of that amount. Oleg and Leonid belong to the artist group VOINA (which means “war”), and they have upset some very powerful people in Russia. Without international support, (…)

December saw the end of the incredibly successful first annual Addis Ababa Foto Festival (AFF), but the creative momentum sparked by the festival is omnipresent. AFF was organized by Ethiopian curator and photographer Aida Muluneh and brought together photographers from all over Africa and the diaspora for 5 days full of diverse and unique events. From portfolio reviews for emerging African (…)

Carefully placed on a round table in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel in downtown New Orleans lay a number of special edition Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly (GA) Ha’aretz newspapers. Inside, an article highlighting the Chairman of the Jewish Agency’s rebuttal to a controversial piece written by City University of New York Professor Peter Beinart entitled “The Failure of (…)

In October 2008, under the theme of Toujours RebELLES — Waves of Resistance, 500 young feminists, aged fourteen to thirty-five, from all regions of Canada and Québec gathered in Montreal. What motivated a group of young Québec feminists to invest incommensurable energy and political courage in this adventure and organize what became the RebELLEs Movement? At the root of our feminist fever to (…)

To Beirut. Storms. Heavy rain. Seas sweeping over the little port by my home. A meeting with a close friend of a son of Gaddafi. "He wants a battle, habibi, he wants a battle. He wants to be the big guerrilla hero, the big man who fights the Americans. He wants to be the Libyan hero who takes on the colonialists. Mr Cameron, Mr Obama, they will do it for him. They will give him the hero title. (…)

The freedom of expression of Canada’s 80,000-plus charities is being unfairly restricted. According to the Income Tax Act (ITA) and a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) policy, if a charity spends more than 10 per cent of its funds, personnel time and other assets on “political activity,” its charitable status can be revoked. This restriction means charities are unable to do what they do best — (…)

It is with these two words that I began my day yesterday. Alternatives is once again the target of a report in the media, this time via the plume of an obscure professor at the HEC de Montréal. Let’s be clear: I am saying obscure because I wouldn’t know this man from Eve or Adam. Clearly, after reading his text, he also knows little in terms of international cooperation. To be fair, (…)

Senegal welcomed the world this month, as 75,000 people representing local and international progressive movements and organizations came to Dakar from over 130 countries. Contrary to what some would like to believe, the WSF process is alive and kicking and strong as never before. From February 6 to 11, 2011 the WSF was held in Dakar, Senegal. The opening march gathered over 75 000 people (…)