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When Walls Speak
I remember the first time I saw the sea.
A Letter to Saudi Women Drivers
Saudi Women who stand up to the regime simply by driving should also challenge it’s intervention in Bahrain.
A Gay (Straight) Girl (Man) in Damascus (Edinburgh)
Not only did the attention received by MacMasters fake blog rob Syrians of their own voice, it put them in danger in a very real way.
Remembering Khaled Saeed
A letter to Khaled Saeed on the anniversary of his murder.
What Comes Next for Yemen?
If the opposition protest movement can get Hadi on board, and set up a transitional government, then there is a chance that they can neutralise counter-revolutionary forces.
Football, Facebook, and soft wars over Palestine
Last month there was a stirring around the Brazilian football player Marcelo Vieira (known simply as ‘Marcelo’ to fans), first for purportedly having his page deleted* from Facebook and then for being cut from his team.
Rethinking “Moderate Islam”
It is vital that we rethink the conventional association of Islamic moderation with progressive political change in the Middle East.
A Shakira Shitstorm in Beirut
You may think that Shakira’s show in Lebanon will be loaded with BS identity marketing, Orientalism and corporate pop globalism. You are so wrong! Shakira’s changing it up big-time.
A Diverse Al Nakba Rally in DC
The strength of Palestinian solidarity work is in its diversity, which requires Palestinian, Israeli and Jewish involvement. Al Nakba should be an annual event that manifests this.
AIPAC, a Night Flower
Like a night flower that blooms in the dark and dies with the light of day, AIPAC advances the interests of a foreign government while ensuring little public scrutiny.
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