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Khader Adnan: Starving Into Existence

“We are all Khader Adnan,” they chanted loudly, in hopes that their unified voice is heard beyond the sophisticated, multi-layered prison of the occupied territories.

One Revolution is Not Enough

Can holding a rose be a radical form of protest?

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.

‘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.

Celebration of Arab Culture at Lincoln Theatre

Look, aside from the World Cup, we Arabs really only enjoy two other things with equal pleasure: Fashion and Music. Take a look back at the last Arab wedding you’ve been to, remember Uncle Sammy dressed in a plaid powder-blue suit and dancing to Nancy Ajram with the ferocity that makes Mick Jagger look like a white boy at a Zulu coming-of-age ceremony.

Columbia University’s Suppression of Arab Students

Is Columbia University creating selective bureaucratic measures to silence the political activity of Arab students on its campus? An Angry Arab at the school explores the problem.

The “Palestinian Spring,” Activism and Social Media

While their political leadership claims to be inspired by events going on in the region, Palestinians themselves have long ago understood the importance and effectiveness of grassroots organizing and civil resistance in seeking freedom, justice and dignity.

Dear Occupy Wall Street

The people demand the fall of corporations. The people demand the fall of Wall Street.

USPCN responds to PA statehood bid

Any diplomatic initiatives, including the initiative at the United Nations this September, must preserve the status of the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people at the United Nations and protect and advance our inalienable rights. The current Statehood initiative does neither, and is therefore an unacceptable threat to the Palestinian national movement.

If I Were a Corporation

My predecessors wrote that the pen is mightier than the sword. Truly, no sword could ever destroy you because you were not created by the sword.

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