Archive for January 6, 2011

Secularism and the hegemony of religion

Read this article (an excerpt from a new book) by Lebanese thinker, Nasif Nassar.

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Open Doors: stupid ranking

Of course, this is a nutty Christian organization.  It presents its ranking of countries that most persecute Christians.  Its standards are as silly as Freedom House during the Cold War: when it used to give positive marks to countries with p…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Can you imagine if this took place in Syria or Iran? An American tortured in Kuwait

“Approximately two weeks ago (on December 20), Mohamed went to the airport in Kuwait to have his visa renewed, as he had done every three months without incident for the last year.  This time, however, he was told by the visa officer that …

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Lies of the Israeli media: the story of the Mossad vulture

I have received many links from readers about the alleged Saudi accusation of a vulture of spying for Israel.  I refused to post any link for suspicion that this was a regular lie and fabrication of the Israeli propaganda machine.  Today, &nb…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Poverty in Lebanon

A fifteen years old commits suicide in Lebanon. (thanks Moussa)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Wearing a kufiyyah in the “wrong” neighborhood in Beirut

Here is the full account. (thanks Suneela)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Zionist sexism: the case of David Ben-Gurion

“”Any Jewish woman who, as far as it depends on her, does not bring into the world at least four healthy children is shirking her duty to the nation, like a soldier who evades military service.””  Ben-Gurion, David. 1971. Israel: A Personal Hist…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

American funds and Israeli terrorism

“American investigators, cooperating in a probe of the January assassination of a top Palestinian leader in Dubai, have identified a handful of U.S.-based companies believed to have been used to transfer money to suspects in the case, a finding that…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

I mean can anyone with a straight face still make claims about Israeli “democracy”?

“The Knesset plenum voted Wednesday to order the House Committee to consider establishing a parliamentary panel of inquiry into left-wing Israeli organizations that allegedly participate in delegitimization campaigns against Israel Defense Forces so…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Israeli Army corruption: let me guess: American liberals will find that cute

“A cable leaked by WikiLeaks claims Israeli officials at the Karni crossing into Gaza took bribes from US companies trying to transfer goods into the Strip.  The 2006 cable, which says “US businesses allege that corruption by Israeli officials a…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

The Ethan Bronner-Isabel Kershner Israeli propaganda machine

This has become a pattern in the New York Times.  Israeli terrorists kill and maim Arabs and the New York Times barely report on the story.  Yet, some unnamed Israeli military propagandists calls in New York Times correspondents for a lengthy…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

This explains why Dahlan is now under attack by PA gang: Zionist masters are not pleased with him

Elliott Abrams opines:  ”People like Dahlan and other former Arafat cronies, raised with the corruption and disarray of Arafat’s satrapy, have no role and no future in the PA.”  So a Zionist fanatic in Washington, DC gets to decide who shou…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Jeffrey Goldberg’s ignorance

“In recent blog posts titled “The Mossad Did It”, he implies that believing Mossad would bomb targets in Egypt in order to raise ethnic tension is so far afield that only an anti-Semite could possibly believe it. But of course, the historical re…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Cyprus is the only democracy in the Middle East

“Internet sites of political organizations, both left-wing and right-wing, have been barred from viewing at Ben-Gurion Airport, Haaretz has learned.  They are blocked by an information filtering company that classifies them as “dangerous.”"&nbsp…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Mistakes happen, every single day

“As many as 2,043 people, mostly civilians, were killed in US drone attacks in northwestern parts of Pakistan during the last five years, a research has revealed.” (thanks Laleh)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Prince Nayif on trial?

I received a copy of a letter submitted by the Saudi committee for civil and political rights in the Saudi kingdom and it calls for putting Minister of Interior, Nayif Bin `Abdul-`Aziz on trial for “crimes and against humanity” and holds him responsibl…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Arabs and Whiskey

This occurred to me yesterday.  Western journalists in the Middle East are uniformly impressed with Arabs who drink whiskey for some reason, especially if they are Muslims or Muslim-born.  They seem to think it is a sign that an Arab can achi…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad

Joumana Haddad

Zahi Wahbi tells Joumana Haddad that I will be mad at her because she used the label “Angry Arab” in her last book which appeared in English.  I say: 1) If I am mad at her, it will be for other reasons that fabrications, exaggerations, and lies. &…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by As'ad