Fisk on Obama’s Cowardice
Yesterday Amira Hass raised goosebumps with her striking editorial; today it is Robert Fisk: OK, so here’s what President Barack …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
On Nakba Remembrance
A unique method of Nakba commemoration, courtesy of the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Chicago: In …
63 Years of Nakba and the Holocaust
Reading today’s editorial by Amira Hass prompts jerks of recognition and agreement: not only does she indicate the willingness to …
Nakba? What Nakba?
Amidst the protests, snipers, independence parties and commemorations change is apace to re-write history and kill the dual narratives for …
The Tunisian Pirate Party
At the moment Tunisia is stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea as neither Ennahda nor the 70 …
The Third Intifada
It is erupting on all sides and the bitter irony of the involvement of Lebanese forces in silencing pro-Palestinian protesters …
Jordan, Rentierism and Reform
A rather interesting document courtesy of Marwan Muasher of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, A Decade of Struggling Reform Efforts in Jordan: …
Falling in Love with: Özlem Taner
When I visit a country the musical culture is as integral as the food and the vistas. Like photography, music makes …
Kalkanlı
Kalkanlı, a small village in Northern Cyprus (click to enlarge): True to anticipations, I did not have time …
Turkey, in 60 Seconds
Or so it seems. This is my first visit to the country and already I lament my lack of time …
