Archive for May 7, 2010
The Kitirmaya Festival
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “The Kitirmaya Festival: Illumination, Light, and “Lynching”
Posted on May 7, 2010 by As'ad
How nice
“The head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt said on Thursday he took his son Taymour with him to Riyadh to introduce him to King Abdullah given the historic friendship ties that link the Druze family with the Kingdom.”
Posted on May 7, 2010 by As'ad
cliches, cliches
I wish they would stop with those cliches that Middle East people did not know that they can think for themselves until American opened school in the region and told them that they can think freely. What is that about? Many of the freest thinkers in t…
Posted on May 7, 2010 by As'ad
Supreme repression in Iran
“At least 35 journalists were behind bars in Iran as of May 1 with another 18 detainees free on short-term furloughs, according to CPJ’s monthly census of imprisoned Iranian journalists. The figures, unchanged from CPJ’s April census, reflect a gov…
Posted on May 7, 2010 by As'ad
Your friend in Tunisia
“Under President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who has held office since 1987 and was just reelected in 2009 for a fifth term, even the most minor dissent is treated as a serious threat. Independent journalists, human rights organizations, union organizers …
Posted on May 7, 2010 by As'ad
This is Zionsim
“Since Hamas, which is committed to the destruction of the Jewish state, seized power in Gaza in 2007, Israel has limited the amount of industrial fuel allowed into the coastal strip, forcing the territory’s lone power station to slash output.But fuel …
Posted on May 7, 2010 by As'ad