Khadamas for Sale: Child Exploitation Bonanza
The world, after all, is made up by us, so we’d better take responsibility for it and its exploited children.
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Sectarianism and the Irrational New Discourse: Why Arabs Must Worry
Hanna’s list of worries is long. Lead amongst them is the fact that Christian Arabs in some Arab societies are increasingly viewed as ‘foreigners’ or ‘guests’ in their own countries.
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Rohingya Population Control: The Onslaught in Burma Continues
No words can suffice to describe the plight of the Rohingyas who are trying to survive an unprecedentedly violent ethnic purge, with support and complicity of the Burmese government and silence of the very western governments that never cease to preach democracy and human rights.
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No More Tunnels Please: Gaza Held Hostage to Egypt’s Turmoil
Egypt has every right to secure its border, but certainly not at the expense of a besieged people who are tired of being subjected to ‘collective punishment’ or being used as political fodder.
Read MoreSyria as a Game-Changer: US Political Impotence in the Middle East
It is most telling that over two years after the Syrian uprising-turned bloody civil war, the US continues to curb its involvement by indirectly assisting anti-Bashar al-Assad regime opposition forces, through its Arab allies and Turkey.
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Israel, Hawking and the Pressing Question of Boycott
It is an event “of cosmic proportions”, said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description of Stephen Hawking’s decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference slated for next June.
Read MoreThe Pain of Bangladesh: T-shirts Made with Blood and Tears
The most painful part of this tragedy is that it was completely preventable, but perhaps neither the government nor Walmart and many others find the issue urgent enough for decisive action to spare poor people a horrible death.
Read MoreBoston, Brazil and Islam: Irrational Rhetoric, Illegal Wars
The anti-Islam tirade received another boost following the Boston Marathon Bombings of April 15, 2013, which were blamed on two American-Chechen brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Read MoreA Hundred Deir Yassin and Counting: Beit Daras and the Buried History of Massacres
Few with any sense of intellectual or historical integrity would still question the bloody massacre that took place in the village of Deir Yassin 65 years ago, claiming the lives of over 100 innocent Palestinians.
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Gaza’s Siege Intensifies: The Plan to ‘Moderate’ Hamas, Control Gaza
When Israel imposed a siege on Gaza following Hamas’ election victory in 2006, it mattered little that Egypt and Gaza had a shared border.
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