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Film Review: The Lady

Watch this film to be inspired by an outstanding woman whose life work has met and overcome extraordinary obstacles, but will only be complete when the long-held military myth of…

Has Imran Khan’s Political Tsunami Hit Pakistani Shores?

Has Imran Khan’s Political Tsunami Hit Pakistani Shores?

I have never had the patience for long-winded novels, and much less for memoirs, but I am glad I persuaded myself to read Imran Khan’s Pakistan: A Personal History.…

Review: ‘Side by Side: Parallel Histories of Israel-Palestine’

This is an intriguing work of historical writing. For the parameters that it has set itself, it succeeds. …

Review: Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman

Review: Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman

Jeremy Hammond makes it very clear that free markets are what we do not have. His arguments along with Ron Paul’s consistent correct view of what the market manipulations will…

An Unemotional, Even-Handed Reaction to Thailand’s Retarded Decision to Ban MMA

An Unemotional, Even-Handed Reaction to Thailand’s Retarded Decision to Ban MMA

It is so stupid that Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA) was banned in Thailand on grounds that MMA makes Muay Thai look brutal. …

Review: ‘The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict’

This is the best that academic political history gets. …

Imperial Ignorance or Business as Usual?

Here’s some rare insight into how the US corporate war machine invented Islam as the new Enemy …

Review: Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping

The Truth May Hurt gives a good introduction into the real world of Canadian politics. Its narrow focus on Lester Pearson, often touted as Canada’s pre-eminent peace-keeper, reveals many areas…

Nowrouz: an Iranian gift for global peace

Nowrouz: an Iranian gift for global peace

Nowrouz is the ceremony of peace, brotherhood and faith. Nowrouz is unique and in its unity, Nowrouz is tantamount to love and beauty.…

Review: The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans

This is a powerfully written work, valuable in its own right as a source book, and within that offering many ideas and resources for those wishing to provide more information…

Keeping Faith in Germany

Rising from its ashes once again, Germany is reclaiming its pride of place in Europe …

Review: “Revolution From Above: Manufacturing ‘Dissent’ in the New World Order”

Review: “Revolution From Above: Manufacturing ‘Dissent’ in the New World Order”

Whether or one agrees with all of the arguments Dr. Bolton makes in Revolution From Above or not, he establishes the validity of his overall thesis quite convincingly through the…

Review: The Unmaking of Israel

“The Unmaking of Israel” is a well worthwhile study in current political thought in Israel from the Jewish perspective looking for a fair, equitable, and democratic state, alongside the same…

Review: Beyond Tribal Loyalties

This is a wonderful work of human emotional effort and physical presence to overcome layers of prejudice, lies, and mythology. …

Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Art Diary by Antonio Graceffo

Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Art Diary by Antonio Graceffo

American author Antonio Graceffo traverses Cambodia to reveal Bokator in Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Arts Diary.…

Review: The Palestinian Arab In/Outsiders

“The Palestinian Arab In/Outsiders” is an apparently comprehensive textbook on the newspapers and journals published in Palestine, and more specifically after the nakba, within the Israeli green line.…

Review: The Anatomy of Israel’s Survival

For all my criticisms of the work, it is engagingly written and may be fairly indicative of the general Israeli academic mindset at this point in time.…

Review of ‘Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work’

Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work. Belen Fernandez. Verso Books, London/New York, 2011. Thomas Friedman is a writer whom I have avoided reading over the past several years, mainly due…

What is Shame?

‘Shame’ is a disturbing, much admired, Steve McQueen film that has been misleadingly reviewed, but deserves our serious attention. Let me put my reasoning in provocative language: ‘Shame’ depicts with…

Book Review: Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights

Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel. David Landy. Z Books, London/New York, 2011. The mainstream media does not cover this kind of topic and only hints…