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11 May 2015, by Zohra Yusuf
Towards Greater Protection for Human Rights Defenders in Pakistan
A consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) here on Thursday concluded with an 11-point charter of demands calling upon the government to ensure safety and (…) -
7 May 2015
Naomi Klein on 30 March 2015 in Paris
“I wanted to start by talking a little bit about the title that I chose for this book, which was actually quite difficult, we went through many titles and changes. It wasn’t like my first book No (…) -
1 May 2015, by Sungur Savran
The Armenian Genocide: An Open Wound
On April 24, 1915, hundreds of Armenian intellectuals, politicians and community leaders were rounded in Istanbul (or Constantinople as it was then called in the West) by the Ottoman state, to be (…) -
18 March 2015, by Michel Warschawski
Huge Victory for Netanyahu and the Right
Yesterday’s elections yielded a huge victory for Benjamin Netanyahu and the right in Israel. What we see from the results of the elections for Israel’s 20th Knesset: 1. Israeli people (…) -
21 February 2015
CJPME Warns Against Growing Islamophobia In Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montreal, February 19, 2015 — While all Canadians are concerned about the threat of violent extremism in the world, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (…) -
19 February 2015, by Reporters Without Borders
Spectacular Wave of Censorship in Khartoum
Sudan is undergoing a disturbing wave of censorship, with the confiscation of a total of 19 newspaper issues in the past three days. The seizures not only constitute a grave violation of media (…) -
16 February 2015, by SAHMAT
Noam Chomsky, Irfan Habib, Romila Thapar: Solidarity For Teesta And Javed
Politics of Vendetta Shall not Defeat the Cause of Justice Statement in Solidarity with Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, who have fought a long and heroic (…) -
11 February 2015, by APCNews (APC)
APC Stands in Solidarity with Sudanese Journalists, Calls on Government to Drop Charges Against Madeeha Abdalla
On 13 January, Madeeha Abdalla, the editor-in-chief of Al-Midan, was charged by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) with crimes against the state. These charges appear to be the (…) -
11 February 2015, by ICSSI Baghad
The Iraqi Coalition for Freedom of Expression in Solidarity with the Sudanese Journalist Madiha Abdullah
Baghdad – Feb 10th, 2015 The Iraqi Coalition for Freedom of Expression is demanding that Sudanese authorities halt the prosecution of Madhiha Abdullah, the leftist journalist and (…) -
8 October 2014, by Stephen Shenfield
Israel’s ‘Post-Zionist moment’ and the Triumph of ‘Neo-Zionism’
Ilan Pappé, The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge (London and New York; Verso, 2014) The name of Ilan Pappé will be familiar to many readers of Mondoweiss as the Israeli “new (…) -
7 October 2014, by Richard Falk
Is Israel Guilty of Genocide in Its Assault on Gaza?
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine, inspired by the 1967 inquiry into American war crimes in Vietnam, examined the case. On September 24, a special session of the Russell Tribunal critically (…) -
18 September 2014, by Tariq Dana
The Misery of Palestinian Unity
Contrary to some optimistic expectations about positive internal political changes stemming from the recent Israeli war on Gaza, intra-Palestinian division continues to define and fragment the (…) -
15 September 2014, by Nicola Nasser
Palestinian Reconciliation At Crossroads
President Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah movement, which he commands, have unleashed a media campaign against Hamas and the resistance. If pressure from the Palestinian public fails to stop the (…) -
10 September 2014
What’s Going On in Pakistan
A trip through the dark corridors and political galleries suggests that what we are witnessing in Pakistan today – street demos in Lahore and Islamabad, attempts to seize the prime minister’s (…) -
8 September 2014
Invitation to Sign on Statement to Denounce Corporate Takeover of Climate Summit
We call upon all fellow social movements, peoples organizations and environmental and climate justice movements to sign on this statement and join us in this call to action. On the 23rd of (…) -
3 September 2014, by Tapan Bose
Modi’s Kashmir Policy
Narendra Modi calling off the Foreign Secretary level talks should not have come as a surprise, particularly after his August 12 speeches in Kargil and Leh. During his visit to Jammu, Ladakh and (…) -
26 August 2014
Declaration from Palestine Assembly
Declaration of participants in the Convergence Day on Palestine on August 23 2014 at the Peoples’ Social Forum Assembled in the Peoples’ Social Forum, August 21-24, 2014, in Ottawa: We, people (…) -
13 August 2014, by Ahmad Jaradat
Winner in Gaza? Unified Palestinian Resistance!
Why did Israel decide it could destroy Palestinian resistance while framing it as a war on Hamas? This fatally flawed decision has clarified what was downplayed in Oslo: there is an occupation, (…) -
11 August 2014, by Amira Hass
A European Green Light To Kill, Destroy And Pulverize Gaza
If the security of Jews in the Mideast were of real interest to European countries like Germany and Austria, they wouldn’t continue subsidizing the Israeli occupation. In its ongoing silence, (…) -
6 August 2014, by Sergio Yahni
What Next For Gaza After Current Ceasefire?
Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72 hour ceasefire as of Tuesday morning, and negotiations continue for a longer-term solution. What comes now for Gaza and are the results of Israel’s military (…) -
5 August 2014, by Tariq Dana
Saudi Arabia and Israel Against Gaza
Israel’s assault on Gaza has confirmed warm ties between Israel and several Arab regimes. Now, however, these ‘moderate regimes’ have made a strategic alliance with Israel to finish off (…) -
5 August 2014, by Kaveh Boveiri and Michaël Séguin
The Dilemma of the Israeli Government in Gaza
For the last three weeks, we heard over again from the Israeli government that the killing of the civilians in Gaza was inevitable because they are being used as human shields. This analysis aims (…) -
31 July 2014, by Michel Warschawski
Israeli Leaders, They are Waiting for you in the Hague!
Israeli state and military leaders will eventually be held accountable for the premeditated mass massacre in Gaza. Accountable to the world, legal tribunals and history. There will be no (…) -
26 July 2014, by Rahul Varma and Majdi Bou-Matar
Waging War is not a Right
We, as artists committed to social justice, respect for human life and world-peace, and in a resolute opposition to war, violence and destruction – oppose the war in Gaza and invite dialogue for (…) -
23 July 2014
An Open Letter for the People in Gaza
We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing means to care and protect health and lives. We are also informed people; we teach the ethics of our professions, together with the (…) -
14 July 2014, by Sergio Yahni
Palestine Asks For International Protection
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is to ask the United Nations to put the state of Palestine under "international protection" due to the worsening violence and the subsequent humanitarian (…) -
13 July 2014, by Mustafa Barghouti
The World Must Intervene to Restrain the Israeli Army
Behind the fresh conflict in Gaza is the same old problem – a occupation which makes peace impossible for both Israelis and Palestinians The world watches but does nothing as yet another (…) -
11 July 2014, by Stefan Christoff
Canadian Hands Involved in Gaza Bombings
Details on Canadian complicity in Israeli apartheid Canada’s complicity in the ongoing Israeli war crimes being carried out against Palestinians in Gaza runs deep. In Ottawa the (…) -
9 July 2014, by The National Committee of the Iraqi Social Forum
A Call from the Iraqi Social Forum
A call from the Iraqi Social Forum to civil society groups and social movements inside and outside Iraq for positive and constructive social action: Baghdad 09/07/2014 Our country, Iraq, is (…) -
8 July 2014, by David P. Ball
The Peoples’ Social Forum
Will the largest gathering of activists in years succumb to the left’s culture of complaint, self-victimization, and fracture, or can platforms for renewed organizing and real strategizing emerge (…) -
3 July 2014, by Alternative Information Center (AIC)
“This is Campaign of Collective Punishment”
The past 24 hours have brought about an unprecedented explosion of settler aggression against Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem, says Dr. Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestinian (…) -
16 June 2014, by Sergio Yahni
Israeli Army Operation Against Palestinian Unity Government
Israeli security officials have yet to confirm that three Israeli teenage settlers who went missing on Thursday night were in fact kidnapped. Regardless, the Israeli political and military (…) -
13 June 2014, by Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, Editor
How did Extremists Take Over one of Iraq’s Biggest Cities in Just Five Days?
Inside Mosul: how did extremists take over one of iraq’s biggest cities in just five days? From the first suicide bombings to an attack on the next province, it has only taken Sunni Muslim (…) -
11 June 2014, by Judy Maltz
Alan Dershowitz: BDS a Strategic Threat to Israel in the Long Term
One of Israel’s staunchest defenders abroad on Tuesday warned that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction movement could pose a strategic threat to the country in the future. Speaking at the (…) -
9 June 2014, by Paul Weinberg
How Racism, Hysteria and Militarism are Gripping Israel
The return visit from far right Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin to Toronto, where he called for an exclusivist Jewish state, minus the indigenous Arab population, sparked barely a whimper of (…) -
4 June 2014, by BRICUP, USACB
Keynote Speakers Withdraw In Reaction To BDS Calls!
Recent success of the BDS movement in deterring leading academics from participating in Israeli conferences is a marked move forward in removing academic respectability from Israeli institutions, (…) -
4 June 2014, by Manuela Picq
Self-Determination As Anti-Extractivism: How Indigenous Resistance Challenges World Politics
Indigeneity is an unusual way to think about International Relations (IR). Most studies of world politics ignore Indigenous perspectives, which are rarely treated as relevant to thinking about the (…) -
3 June 2014, by Alternative Information Center
New Palestinian Government Sworn In
The Palestinian national consensus government was sworn in on Monday at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. The ceremony was made possible after obstacles the negotiations towards an agreed (…) -
27 May 2014, by Pankaj Mishra
Narendra Modi and the New Face of India
With the rise of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi culminating in this week’s election, Pankaj Mishra asks if the world’s largest democracy is entering its most sinister period since independence (…) -
26 May 2014, by Siddharth Varadarajan
The Promise, and Peril, of Modi’s Mandate
If the struggle of Narendra Modi for power is the struggle of forgetting over memory, his victory represents a collective leap towards an uncertain future. Mr Modi’s remarkable election (…) -
25 May 2014, by Tahir Mehdi
“India Has No Option But To Colonise Itself.”- Arundhati Roy
In Pakistan, apprehensions are rife about Narendra Modi’s flamboyant success. But fervent Modi supporters in the Indian middle classes prefer to place him in the economic governance arena. Dawn (…) -
21 May 2014, by Lal Khan
India: A Vote of Despair
The landslide victory of the BJP and the meteoric rise of Narendra Modi as a populist leader have stunned a large number of secular and liberal analysts in India and elsewhere. They were in (…) -
20 May 2014, by William Dalrymple
Narendra Modi: Man of the Masses
Modi, implicated in a massacre in 2002 while chief minister of Gujarat, has been elected as India’s new prime minister. Is he a dangerous neo-fascist, as some say, or the strongman reformer that (…) -
14 May 2014, by Siddharth Varadarajan
If Narendra Modi Wins …
What can India and the world expect if Narendra Modi, the self-styled “Hindu nationalist” who is front-runner in the elections, ends up winning a plurality of seats when results are declared on (…) -
7 May 2014
Saving the Climate, Booting Out Harper and Changing the World
The decision concerning the development of Northern Gateway’s pipeline will be revealed sometime during the first week of June. It’s safe to say that no one is waiting with bated breath. Everyone (…) -
2 May 2014, by Sungur Savran
May Day in Istanbul a Battle Ground
After the people’s revolt last summer, after the immense crisis of the state caused by the breakup of the Islamic power bloc in December 2013, after the local elections that gave a new lease on (…) -
14 April 2014, by Atul Sood
Non Inclusive Growth and A Divisive Social Perspective: The Untold Story of Gujarat
The current ruling coalition’s inability or failure to manage the Indian Economy is a point of discussion in the recent political commentaries. Attention is also being drawn to specific policies (…) -
13 April 2014, by Daya Varma and Vinod Mubayi
The Marriage Of Arrogance And Ignorance - Modi’s Victory Could Unleash Terror By Hindu Outfits
If a BJP-led administration does come to power in the current election, democratic and progressive institutions are likely to face attack on two fronts. One line of attack would be directed by (…) -
10 April 2014, by Priyamvada Gopal
If Modi Wins the Election, India Will Have Crossed a Moral Rubicon
The world’s media regard it as a postcolonial success story – a functioning democracy that has managed to remain formally pluralist and inclusive – and describe the spectacle of India’s vast (…) -
7 April 2014, by Frank Barat
‘Palestine is Paradise’ – Interview with Leila Khaled
FRANK BARAT: How are you Leila? What are you doing nowadays in Amman? Leila Khaled: I am fine as long as I am a part of the struggle for freedom, for our right of return and for an independent (…) -
6 April 2014, by Praful Bidwai
Shrinking Base: The Left is Painting Itself Into a Corner
India’s Left parties, among the world’s biggest parties belonging to the Communist tradition, face a huge crisis as the Lok Sabha election approaches. The election will largely decide if they can (…) -
4 April 2014, by Jagdeesh Mann
Arundhati Roy: Change Media Ownership Laws
Indian political activist Arundhati Roy was recently in Vancouver for a speaking engagement. The acclaimed author, who won the 1998 Man Booker Prize for fiction with her inaugural novel The God of (…) -
2 April 2014, by John Feffer
Asking the Hard Questions about Israel
Amid floundering peace talks, Jewish artists, historians, and activists are taking an increasingly critical look at Israel’s founding and history. In 1948, the village of Tantura fell within (…) -
5 March 2014, by Faculty for Palestine
The Academic Boycott of Israel Demands Freedom for All
Monday March 3rd marked the start of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) 2014 on campuses across Canada. 2014 is an especially important year for IAW in Canada because it is an opportunity to hear a (…) -
14 February 2014, by Gideon Levy
John Kerry’s Mideast Peace Deal is a Disaster
If United States Secretary of State John Kerry fails in his efforts, it will be a disaster; if he succeeds, it will be an even greater disaster. Failure is liable to herald what New York Times (…) -
10 February 2014, by Mudit Kapoor, Shamika Rav
India’s Missing Women
Even though fair elections are held at regular intervals for State Assemblies and Parliament, they do not reflect the true consent of the people because a large number of women are missing from (…) -
4 February 2014, by Alternative Information Centre
Ein Hijleh: Army Attempts To Take Over Revived Village
A large number of Israeli army and border police officers who stormed the revived Jordan Valley village of Ein Hijleh several times were confronted by residents of the village. Israeli troops shot (…) -
12 January 2014, by Michel Warschawski
Sharon: Didn’t’ Stop At Red, But Knew Where He Wanted To Go
It Does Not Stop at a Red Light is the title of a (bad) Sharon biography, written in the wake of Israel’s 1982 attack on Lebanon. Sharon ’s biography is that of a fighter who has no qualms, (…) -
21 décembre 2013, par Ronald Cameron
People’s Social Forum in 2014 and the World Social Forum in 2016
While expressing support for the idea of eventually holding a World Social Forum (WSF) in Montreal, the board of Alternatives nonetheless spoke out against the project to hold one in 2015. This (…) -
16 décembre 2013, par Ronald Cameron
Alternatives does not support the idea of holding a WSF 2015 in Montreal
At its last meeting in October 2013, the Board of Alternatives, after a debate that allowed all views to be expressed, agreed, unequivocally, not to support the draft World Social Forum (WSF) in (…) -
4 December 2013, by Suzanne Weiss
Solidarity Saved Me from Hitler: Now it Must Save Palestine
The following talk was given by Suzanne Weiss to Solidarity for Palestine Human Rights at the University of Western Ontario on November 20, 2013. Her talk examines Canada’s insertion into the (…) -
2 December 2013, by Stephen Lendman
Massive Fraud, Intimidation and Vote Buying in Honduras
On Sunday, November 24, Hondurans voted. Eight candidates contested for president. Only two mattered. LIBRE party (Liberty and Refoundation) candidate Xiomara Castro challenged ruling National (…) -
26 November 2013, by Robert Parry
A Saudi-Israeli Defeat on Iran Deal
The Saudi-Israeli alliance hoped to sink a deal between Iran and world powers that limits but doesn’t end Iran’s nuclear program, so the deal’s signing in Geneva is both a defeat for that new (…) -
25 November 2013, by Aasim Khan & Nishant Kumar
Internet in the Age of Mass-Surveillance: The Domestic Dimension
In the wake of the shocking revelations about the covert cyber-surveillance programme PRISM, run by the National Security Agency of the United States, the time is ripe for an evaluation of the (…) -
25 November 2013, by Adil E. Shamoo
Israel-Palestine: Enough Negotiations Already!
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants negotiations with the Palestinians to continue for decades to come. But the Palestinian leadership would be foolish to go along with this charade. (…) -
14 November 2013, by Nassar Ibrahim
What is Normalization?
The concept of normalization emerged at the Camp David agreements signed by Egypt and Israel in 1979. The agreements laid the foundation for normalized political, economic, cultural, social and (…) -
7 November 2013, by Haidar Eid
Palestinian Left: Needed, Overdue
“The struggle against the Zionist enterprise could last another hundred years; those lacking the stamina should step aside.” George Habash A “new,” representative Left is necessary, free from (…) -
7 November 2013, by Medea Benjamin
Drone Victims Come Out of the Shadows
New films, reports, and media coverage are finally giving the American public a taste of the personal tragedies involved in the U.S. drone war. At each of the over 200 cities I’ve traveled to (…) -
28 October 2013, by Ali Abunimah
Toronto Transit Bans “Disappearing Palestine” Ad Claiming Risk of Anti-Jewish Violence
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has rejected a group’s bus ad showing Israel’s expropriation of Palestinian land over time, claiming the ad could incite anti-Jewish discrimination and (…) -
24 October 2013, by Carolin Smith
Europe’s Ambiguous Relationship With Israel
Europe’s relationship with Israel and its occupation policies is not a straightforward one. The European Union does not acknowledge settlements as legal or part of Israel, yet European companies (…) -
23 October 2013, by Alain Deneault
The Canadian Mining Industry Has Now Targeted the European Market
A lobbying with more impact than the result of any election, a direct influence on the structuring of the text of law, a division of the population with the aims of better conquering it, an (…) -
21 October 2013, by Vijay Prashad
Interview with Nada Alwadi, a Bahraini Journalist
NADA ALWADI was a reporter for Al-Wasat, Bahrain’s most popular daily newspaper and one that has a reputation for independence. Its editor, Dr Mansoor Al-Jamri, was removed from his position (…) -
15 October 2013, by Michel (Mikado) Warschawski
30 Years of the AIC: Happy Birthday!
Over 150 men and women came to Beit Sahour Saturday night to celebrate the 30thanniversary of the Alternative Information Center. Many Palestinians, of course, but also tens of Israeli activists (…) -
9 October 2013, by Arij Riahi
The End of Impunity?
Indigenous Guatemalans bring Canadian mining company to court For the first time, a Canadian mining company will appear in a Canadian court for actions committed overseas. Hudbay Minerals, (…) -
9 October 2013, by Noam Chomsky
The Obama Doctrine
The recent Obama-Putin tiff over American exceptionalism reignited an ongoing debate over the Obama Doctrine: Is the president veering toward isolationism? Or will he proudly carry the banner of (…) -
4 October 2013, by Laura Carlsen
At the UN, a Latin American Rebellion
Latin American leaders are reclaiming a right to differentiate their views from Washington’s—and refusing to render it diplomatic tribute. Without a doubt, the 68th UN General Assembly will be (…) -
2 October 2013
Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum For Peace & Democracy Celebrates 20 Years!!
Press Release: October 2, 2013, New Delhi Completing 20 years of successful people-to-people intellectual and cultural exchanges between India, Pakistan and the disputed region of Jammu & (…) -
25 September 2013, by John Feffer
The Disease of Short-Termism
How "the end of history" is precipitating the end of the planet. It was famously described as the “end of history.” The collapse of Communism and the victory of liberalism near the end of the (…) -
23 September 2013
Iraqi Social Forum Begins
Another Iraq is possible with peace, human rights and justice! The Iraqi Social Forum (ISF) will be held in Baghdad from 26-28 September 2013, while an extended forum of solidarity activities (…) -
17 September 2013, by Norman Finkelstein
On The Utility Of Labels: Some Reflections on “Anti-Semitism” and “Islamophobia”
The question I want to pose is whether or not labels such as “anti-Semitism” and “Islamophobia” are useful. I will suggest that these labels tend to confuse more than enlighten, and divert from (…) -
17 September 2013, by Yerramalla Manasa Shanta
Alvida Vinod Raina!
With the passing away of Dr. Vinod Raina today, India has lost one of its most eminent educationist and the person who worked towards the fulfillment of the 21a article in the form of 86th (…) -
13 September 2013, by Bipasha Sultana
Exploring the Responsibility of Our Privilege: On Independent Filmmaking, Ecological Crisis and Human Extinction with Filmmaker Bérangère Maïa N. Parizeau
Environmental catastrophes are scattered across the globe. As they vary in source, scale and impact and are sprouting at an unprecedented frequency, the contentious notion of climate catastrophe (…) -
10 September 2013, by Jooneed Khan
"Funny Things" on the Way to the War on Syria
Funny things on the way to the War on Syria have been happening ever since the war IN Syria began two and a half years ago, and they just keep piling on. A recent one was US President Barack (…) -
10 September 2013, by George Monbiot
Obama’s Rogue State
The US calls on other nations to abide by the treaties it violates. You could almost pity these people. For 67 years successive US governments have resisted calls to reform the UN Security (…) -
4 September 2013
Dismantle the WTO And the Free Trade Regime
To Confront the Climate Emergency We Need to Dismantle the WTO And the Free Trade Regime Launched in 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) completed the Bretton Woods trio with the World (…) -
26 August 2013, by Christophe Jaffrelot
On Kabul, Take a Wider View
It is in India’s interests to encourage dialogue between Karzai and Sharif Today, Hamid Karzai will call on Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad. Since 2002, Karzai has made 19 trips to Pakistan, but (…) -
22 August 2013, by Mike Palecek
Defending The Land, Fighting Injustice: A Solidarity Journey To Barriere Lake
As our convoy of trucks stopped on the gravel road a little boy, not more than four years old, leapt from the box of one of the pick-up trucks. His bare feet hit the ground and he scrambled up (…) -
13 August 2013
Another Iraq is Possible!
Another Iraq is Possible! With Peace, Human Rights and Social Justice! Dear Friends We invite you to attend and seek your support for the first Iraqi Social Forum [ISF] to be held on (…) -
4 August 2013, by Phyllis Bennis
John Kerry’s Doomed Peace Process
Sorry John Kerry: Until negotiations are based not on U.S. support for Israeli power but on international law, the “peace process” will continue to fail. Secretary of State John Kerry’s latest (…) -
31 July 2013
Statement by Julian Assange on Verdict in Bradley Manning Court-Martial
Today Bradley Manning, a whistleblower, was convicted by a military court at Fort Meade of 19 offences for supplying the press with information, including five counts of ’espionage’. He now faces (…) -
30 July 2013, by Mustafa Barghouti
Israeli Political Blackmail and the Peace Process
Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative (al-Mubadara), has criticized Israel’s release of 104 Palestinian detainees as a form of political blackmail. In a (…) -
21 July 2013, by ’Baheyya’
Understanding of The Perils of Governance in a Revolutionary Situation
It’s a small detail of great consequence. On July 3, members of the presidential guard stepped away and let Dr. Mohamed Morsi and his aides be arrested by army commandos. If men with guns and (…) -
19 July 2013, by Sergio Yahni
EU: Agreements With Israel Don’t Apply to oPt, Golan
European attempts to preempt a widespread boycott on Israel by highlighting its differentiated relations toward Israel and Israeli policies in the territories it occupied during the 1967 war (…) -
15 July 2013, by Ed Snowden
’ I Ask For Your Assistance In Requesting Guarantees Of Safe Passage’
This statement was first posted by WikiLeaks, dated today at 5pm Moscow time. Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived in great (…) -
8 July 2013, by Sarah Carr
On Sheep and Infidels
Before I begin, let me state some facts, so that when people begin the ad hominem attacks they can try to rein them in within the following boundaries: I voted for Mohamed Morsi in the second (…) -
5 July 2013, by Phyllis Bennis
Celebrations and Dangers for Egypt’s Revolutions
The democracy of the street—which 16 months ago led to the overthrow of the longstanding President Hosni Mubarak—is claiming the same kind of people’s victory in the overthrow of Morsi. There (…) -
26 June 2013, by ICSSI Networking Editor
Is Another Iraq Possible?
As I sit in front of my computer, reading the news about the escalation in violence in Iraq, my heart fills with sadness. According to UN reports, more than a thousand people have been killed in (…) -
20 June 2013, by Immanuel Wallerstein
Syria: No Win for the West
Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states (…) -
19 June 2013, by Palestinian BDS National Committee
Report on The Fourth National BDS Conference
On 8 June 2013 the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)[1] organized its “Fourth National BDS Conference” at Bethlehem University, under the slogan: “Boycotting Israel and opposing (…) -
14 June 2013, by Derek Monroe
Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy?
A haze hangs low over the city of Erbil. Automotive exhaust and dry sand envelop the area, forming an opaque mixture that sunshine struggles to penetrate. The capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan (…)