The Rocks and The Sea
I love the coast: whether it is a convergence of blue skies and seas, or thunderous clouds and crashing aqua-Goliaths, …
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Russian Activist Murdered in Chechnya
The following news is accompanied by the ominous sense of déjà vu: Natalia Estemirova was bundled into a van and abducted …
Introducing: Iranian Facebook Police
Couple one of the most cyber-active nations with one of the world’s most zealous state authorities and the result is …
Honor Killings: Where Next?
In a recent post I speculated that the availability of women’s shelters would perhaps go some way to providing a …
A Fitting Memorial or Knee Jerk Reaction?
After days of condemnation the German city of Dresden is countering the country’s previously muted response to the murder of …
West Bank Fence Hits Wall
It seems even the best laid (bad) plans can run amok: the apartheid – ahem -’separation’ fence currently under construction in …
Clotilde Reiss: Lover of Iran, Prisoner of Evin
Clotilde Reiss seems one of those rare, wonderful people who fall in love with a country at a young age …
No Honor in Honor Killings
This week has been tough on the news front and given the following account, it is about to get tougher. …
Cartoons from the Iranian Elections
I love political cartoons – they have a manner of capturing the zeitgeist that endures so much more profoundly than …
Men Cover Your Ears, Women Silence Your Songs
Too many posts have been dedicated to the quirky fatwas emanating from Islamic scholars and I am deeply guilty of …
