Change Don't Come Easy
Changing the Middle East can become quite frustrating to say the least. Suppose you believe deeply that change is in order. You rally the troops. You take to the streets. You dodge a bullet or two, if...
View ArticleLicense to kill in South Kurdistan?
As the heart beats faster, the patient becoming more anxious with the eyes swelling up and the room fills up with a strong odour. The odour originates from a combination of factors, one being fear of...
View ArticleVictimizing the employer: Gulf media's backward reporting
Imbalanced media reporting is a regular topic featured by Migrant Rights; migrants are too often spoken of, but rarely spoken to, as employers and government officials dominate the narrative...
View ArticleDoubling money for settlement
Today, Jewish settlers came to Beit Sahour to look over the area they want to build the new settlement on. Last night, settlers tried to burn a Palestinian family home in Tequa. This week, Israeli...
View ArticleSilent Killer Vs Kurdistan Region, Iraq
The heart. This is the organ that pumps blood and oxygen to the body. It is also metaphorically the valve of emotions, whereby one usually refers to storing emotional feelings. Kurds store a strong...
View ArticleIn Syria. Qah and Atmeh Refugee Camps
My first shot of liberated Syria at the Atmeh refugee camp murad skin care From 09 March – 19 March I had a very unique and blessed opportunity. During that time I traveled to the Turkish town of...
View ArticleBoston Bombings
At first I thought I should not comment on the Boston bombings as it is obvious that we in Palestine, under siege and regular bombardment would clearly sympathize. But then I saw the usual pundits on...
View ArticleHow Did an Egyptian Grassroots Movement Overthrow the Muslim Brotherhood in 4...
Revolution Reloaded – Rola Khayyat * Post-Mubarak secular activists were scattered, chaotic and mostly inexperienced. Mass mobilization was the missing recipe that gave the Muslim Brotherhood a head...
View ArticleLibya’s Tawergha: Displaced and Dispossessed
Tawerghans in refugee camp (image via Martyr’s Square Media) It’s not clear whether the timing was intentional, but it was certainly ironic that Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan chose June 20th — World...
View ArticleLibya’s Tripoli Zoo Houses a Detention Center for Illegal Immigrants
A detainee sits in the main room of the prison, waiting for the results of a blood test (Tom Westcott, Libya Herald) Libya’s Tripoli Zoo has been back in operation for a while, but post-revolution, the...
View ArticleThe Psychological Foundings Of Suicide Bombers: A Palestinian Approach !!
In early 1998, I was asked by a Palestinian “friend” if I can do an “academic” research for a Palestinian “Human Rights” organization about the suicide bombers. They were looking for an “academician”...
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