A New Year Message from the Great Dictator
As the weekend inches closer and the year draws to a close, I believe that no truer, more urgent message …
Category Archives: Middle East
The Power of #
Do not underestimate the power of the hash: this morning Tweeters have been actively drawing attention to human rights abrogations …
Israel, Palestine in Images
Taken in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, the Gazan border, Shebaa Farms and Haifa, the images will tell all:
Book Tip: Gridlock
Pardis Mahdavi has been discussing human trafficking upon the release of her book, Gridlock: Labor, Migration, and Human Trafficking in Dubai. Focusing on …
The Mystery of Amina
Or not so. The media has been whipped into a frenzy twice this week: first, by the news that the …
On Arab Profiling and Arabophobia
In light of the comments posted under the article on Republican Congressman Paul Broun’s call for profiling on ‘Arab looking’ folks …
Manal Al-Sharif and the Counter-jerks
For every ardent campaigner there is a counter-jerk, and in the case of Manal Al-Sharif and her bid to place …
FemEO: For ladies who (net)work
A dreadfully belated heads-up on a fabulous initiative launched by the folks at Bayt earlier this month. FemEO provides an …
Study at SOAS?
There are so many things to love about this ingenuous short: in 4 minutes it blasts the romanticism associated with …
Turkey, in 60 Seconds
Or so it seems. This is my first visit to the country and already I lament my lack of time …
