Archive for August 14, 2009

The Feminist Majority (and Bush) liberate Women of Afghanistan

“Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands’ sexual demands, despite international outrage over an earlier version of the legislation which President Hamid K…

Posted by As'ad at 10:45 AM 08/14/09

Not in Saudi Arabia

“A downtown hotel being sued by a woman raped at gunpoint in its parking garage is claiming she was careless, negligent and “failed to exercise due care for her own safety and the safety of her children and proper use of her senses and facilities,” …

Posted by As'ad at 10:42 AM 08/14/09

The Collaborationist Regime

“A number of residents of al-Jabryat neighborhood in Jenin complained that they can no longer bear hearing the cries of prisoners being tortured in a neighboring prison that is run by the General Intelligence of Mahmoud Abbas.” (thanks Olivia)

Posted by As'ad at 10:36 AM 08/14/09

produce and deliver

“Knowledge@Wharton: What efforts has Israel made to improve this image?Reibstein: For the most part … I don’t think Israel has really tried to [tackle] that issue head-on, primarily because, in spite of the region’s reputation that it is often in …

Posted by As'ad at 10:32 AM 08/14/09

The Big Question: Israel-Lebanon war?

I have participated in this debate: you need to click on the small image (not here but on the site provided in the hyperlink), and then the keys of navigation appear on the small screen. Of course, this was a summary (not very representative) of what …

Posted by As'ad at 10:28 AM 08/14/09

Google Thinks All New Yorkers Who Fly Into JFK Speak Arabic

“Google Thinks All New Yorkers Who Fly Into JFK Speak Arabic” (thanks Julie)

Posted by As'ad at 10:27 AM 08/14/09

American militias

“Right-wing militia groups are on the rise in the United States after nearly a decade of obscurity, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which monitors hate groups and extremist activity.”

Posted by As'ad at 10:26 AM 08/14/09

My article in Al-Akhbar will be published on Monday

For “technical” reasons, my article in Al-Akhbar will not be published tomorrow, but will appear on Monday.

Posted by As'ad at 10:10 AM 08/14/09

The History of the Fath Movement: Ilyas Shufani remembers

The daughter of Ilyas Shufani sent me three books of his, including his just-released memoirs. From the first page I knew that i would not be able to leave it without finishing it on the same day. I read it yesterday and it was not an easy read: it w…

Posted by As'ad at 9:20 AM 08/14/09

Tal Az-Za`tar: don’t forget, don’t forgive

The anniversary of the massacre of Tal Az-Za`tar passes every year, with little remembrances or commemoration. The culprits are known: the right-wing militias of Lebanon (assisted by the Lebanese Army), the Israeli occupiers, and the Syrian regime whi…

Posted by As'ad at 9:13 AM 08/14/09