Archive for June 23, 2012
Kenyan Maids in Saudi Arabia
“Kenya has stopped its citizens from seeking jobs as domestic workers in the Middle East, saying increasing numbers have been mistreated. Correspondents say Kenyans have returned with horror stories; from sexual abuse to a maid’s body found st…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Insulting Islam
Comrade Tarif Khalidi problematizes the notion of “insult to Islam”.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Insulting Islam
Comrade Tarif Khalidi problematizes the notion of “insult to Islam”.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Salafite censorship throughout the Arab world
An excellent file in Al-Akhbar about Salafite censorship in the Arab world.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Salafite censorship throughout the Arab world
An excellent file in Al-Akhbar about Salafite censorship in the Arab world.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Non-lethal aid
“Diplomatic sources have told the Guardian two US intelligence officers were in Syria’s third city of Homs between December and early February, trying to establish command and control within rebel ranks.” (thanks Mouin)
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Birzeit University: Silencing Humor
“Birzeit University in Palestine is in the midst of a controversy that threatens to destroy its reputation as a bastion of academic freedoms. A university professor is under investigation for hanging cartoons drawn by an Emirati youth commenting on soc…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Shaykh Muhammad Ya`qub
One should not bother with the ill-informed and conspiracy theory-laden articles by Franklin Lamb. Those articles are favored and promoted in Hizbullah media. Look at this ill-informed article about Musa As-Sadr. If I have the time, I…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Does Prince Salman has Alzheimer?
A Saudi source sent me this: ”Hi As’ad i have heard this rumor for the third time. the first time was from Sa’ad Alfagieh the saudi opposition in London almost 5 months ago. the second time i heard it was almost 3 months from now by …
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Countries that "struggle with human rights problems"
“The State Department’s Military Assistance Report on June 8 stated that it approved $44.28 billion in arms shipments to 173 nations in the last fiscal year, including some that struggled with human rights problems. These nations include the United Ara…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
The protocols of the Muslim Brotherhood
“Responding to conciliatory statements by former Israeli defense minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, officials in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said Thursday that a future president would meet with the Israeli ambassador in Cairo “according to protocol….
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Bahrain Update
From Angry Arab’s cheif Bahrain correspondent: ”An update on Albuflasa: Regime accused him of sexually molesting his 13 year old daughter. Daughter then came out and said that her aunts (moms side) forced her to file a complaint against him bec…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Sudan
People forget about the contemporary political history of Sudan. When I was a child in the 1960s, Sudan’s political development was ahead of all other Arab countries. It was the only country that had a real lively parliament and it had colo…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Turkish plane
So the Syrian troops fired a missile at Syrian demonstrators and it mistakenly hit a Turkish plane. The regime quickly apologized to the Turkish government.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
zee plane, zee plane, zeeeee plane
Ahmet of Tunisia sent me this: ”Asad, you know this lousy regime is fishing for under-the-table deals from the measured and meek language it uses even in an instance when it could back up its narrative: ” In a telephone interview with Turkish …
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Joe Lieberaman orders Saudi Arabia
“The US senator Joe Lieberman, who is actively supporting the Syrian opposition, discussed the issue of FSA salaries during a recent trip to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. His spokesman, Whitney Phillips, said: “Senator Lieberman has called for the US…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Assassination and torture
A report on the new Libya and the rule of the gun.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
How the New York Times justifies a massacre by the gangs of the Free Syrian Army
“The new rupture in Turkish-Syrian relations came as reports of a possible new mass killing emerged Friday in Syria’s northern Aleppo Province. Opposition activists said those killings, in the village of Daret Azzeh, were the outcome of a milit…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
This news item from Jordan won’t appear in Western media
The Jordanian prime minister has said that he will no more allow insults against the Jordanian monarch and that security forces will now intervene to prevent that. Upon hearing the news, Human Rights Watch called for tightening the sanctions agai…
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad
Does Prince Salman have Alzheimer?
The famous Saudi anonymous tweep, Mujtahid, reveals today that Prince Salman has Alzheimer.
Posted on June 23, 2012 by As'ad