Activism
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.
Our Failure with Bahrain
Bahrain: An island kingdom in the Arabian Gulf where the Shia Muslim majority are ruled by a family from the Sunni minority. Where people fighting for democratic rights broke the barriers of fear, only to find themselves alone and crushed.
Egyptian Pop Music Takes on Israel
Mona Eltahawy, the white man’s favorite Egyptian talking head, famously claimed that the Egyptian revolution was not at all about Israel. Egyptian popular music shows where public opinion is now.
Gaza Faces Severe Botox Shortage
Dr. Mansour Mostafa, Gaza’s top plastic surgeon, “If you think about it, it makes perfect sense,” “Israel’s siege is making people age quicker, and with that comes more wrinkles.“ According to several other surgeons interviewed for this this report, Gaza is becoming increasingly more vain and has turned into a chic urban center where pop stars are the trend setters.
The Audacity of Love
A video posted on July 1st from the organizers of the US Boat to Gaza. And yes, the Inception soundtrack is the new Matrix soundtrack – it makes everything sound better. [tarboush tip: aharon]
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