Logik Politik

The Hypocrisy on Palestine

Nabil Hanna looks at US foreign policy’s hypocrisy on Palestine.

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

Lebanese feminist collective, Nasawiya, have organized a march in support of a recent bill which would criminalize marital rape for January 14th.

Chained Childhoods

While people can either blame the failed government policies or indulge in apathy, the biggest victims are children whose lives were meaninglessly destroyed. Who can imagine the pain and trauma they are experiencing after being tortured by their teachers and facing rejection by their families?

Bouazizi Lives

As the future of the region remains uncertain, a cool breeze is yet to blow strongly enough to put out the flame first lit one year ago. In memory of Bouazizi, the struggle to make a living remains.

Newt Gingrich’s “Blue Herring” on Palestine

There’s a common logical fallacy known as a “red herring.” It’s essentially an inflammatory point that is true, but irrelevant. Red herrings are used commonly in fictional murder mysteries. When cleverly placed they can trick the most seasoned mystery reader. You know, the wealthy victim’s wife was sleeping with an accountant who had money problems. Positive motive, and subtly placed, but completely irrelevant.

Thank You, New York Times, For Making Us Free

New York Times reporters are truly on the cutting edge. They dig deep. They unearth the worms. They uproot the, well, roots. Everybody else is too lazy, or too stupid, to do any serious journalism. Everybody else covers the same old Negative Nancy material. They cover dance. And stuff.

‘Anonymous’ hackers strike back at Israel

In the immediate aftermath of the illegal capture of the Freedom Waves flotillas, Israel’s public image has been tarnished, as reports of violence at sea surface to counteract its claims of a peaceful takeover, and as human rights cyber-resistance group Anonymous retaliates by shutting down Israeli government web sites.

Mocking the Prophet, Mocking his Followers?

The editor of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo spoke out immediately after the petrol-bombing of the offices of his offices on Wednesday to accuse those responsible of being ‘idiots who betray their own religion’ and ‘radical stupid people who don’t know what Islam is’. Stephane Charbonnier comes across as defensive of Islam, voicing the same sentiment expressed by most of us ‘moderates’ whenever extremist attacks splash themselves across the news.

The Fiasco over UNESCO

The new name of the game in the international realm of the Israel-Palestine conflict is symbolic pointlessness. Grant Rumley explores the backlash received by UNESCO upon recognizing the Palestinian Authority as a member.