Pre-req | Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 We've spent the last few articles describing the apartheid policies implemented by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The obvious question which follows is: so what, what am I to do about it and why? Apart from the obvious moral incumbency of acting to ... Read More »
Category Archives: Middle-East
Feed SubscriptionYemeni Youth Activist’s Testimony before the Senate on Obama’s Secret Drone and Targeted Killing Program
What the violent militants have previously felt to achieve, one drone strike accomplished in an instance. There is now an intense anger against America in Wessab. This is not an isolated instance, the drone strikes are the face of America to many Yemenis. Read More »
’77,777′ More Than Just a Number
Ask how people all around the world can help Syrians define the word freedom. Ask how a revolutionist gave up his life, what we think is so dear, for the one thing we all should know is most dear, freedom. Ask how the world has let the number rise to 77,777. Read More »
Anti-Muslim Bigot Daniel Pipes Says Back Assad to Keep Syrians Killing Each Other
A new and a very shocking video reveals the true color of anti-Muslim bigots. This video is a definite MUST WATCH. In his ever-devilish looks, master-bigot Daniel Pipes makes a short appearance on a TV show to share with us his indispensable views on Syria. It doesn't really need any of my commentary. His words speak ... Read More »
Some Quranic Reflections on the Syrian Revolution
"Oh God, oh God, we have no one by You, Oh God". It's a manifestation of this verse that the Syrian Revolution is gaining ground every day despite this universal conspiracy. Read More »
Examining Israel’s ‘Right to Defend Itself’
Barack Obama, when commenting about the recent warfare in Gaza, stated that he supports Israel's right to defend itself from Gazan rocket attacks. He declared, almost chided,“Israel has every right to expect that it does not have missiles fired into its territory.” The Canadian Foreign Minister, John Baird, also sang the ... Read More »
Who Started The Latest Round of Escalation: Gaza Palestinians or Israel? A Timeline.
Here we go again. Israel has started bombing Gaza using one of the most superior air-force in the world against one of the most inferior resistance in the world. As always, two narratives carry the day. One that is dominant in most Palestine-friendly and neutral countries that decries Israel for ... Read More »
Gaza under Attack | Updates
[Nov 22, 2012] Cease-fire in place; Palestinians celebrate A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians appeared to be holding on Thursday after eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip that claimed more than 160 lives. Several rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel shortly after the ceasefire came into force late on Wednesday, according to ... Read More »
From Myanmar to Mecca | Rohingya Muslims Make Plea at Hajj
Al Jazeera English correspondent Jamal Elshayyal reports from this year's Hajj on a group of Rohingya Muslims making the pilgrimage. One pilgrim interviewed said: “The problem in Rakhine began in 1962 but it's only now that the world has begun to take notice. There are plenty of stor The pilgrim ... Read More »
Syrian Crises: Turkish Military Strikes Back
For the first time since the Syrian crises began in March 2011, there has been international involvement in the conflict at the military level. The Turkish parliament recently approved a bill authorizing the military to conduct cross-border operations in Syria after shelling from Syrian territory killed five civilians. The conflict ... Read More »
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