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3la Aysh Sufayt?: A Sovereign Palestinian State

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:49
A weekly comic exploring the political and absurd by Husam Zakharia.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Let’s Kill Obama! (And the Subsequent Fracas)

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 09:45
Imagine if you will, a Muslim, an Arab, or an Iranian in the United States writing a post somewhere on a newsletter, or a particular newspaper, or online suggesting ways for Arabs and Iran to defend...
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Saleh Gone: What Next?

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:00
President Saleh has arrived in the USA, with his presidency at its end. But what next for Yemen?
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Kuwaiti Youth Are Stuffed Goats

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:05
A stuffed goat on Youtube explores Kuwaitis' rapidly expanding conscientiousness. Or something.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Logik Politik

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 15:11
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Inshallah, Kashmir

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 01:36
"Burn your Bollywood movies. Come to Kashmir. Walk through our cities. The bridges. The ruins. The graves. Look at what we eat. Look at our buildings. Our shrines. Our architecture. Our speech. Our...
Categories: Palestinian Blog

The Hypocrisy on Palestine

Thu, 01/19/2012 - 14:32
Nabil Hanna looks at US foreign policy's hypocrisy on Palestine.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Let’s Talk About Sectarianism, Baby

Wed, 01/18/2012 - 14:20
The hypocrisy of Arab sectarian behavior is not part of Arab history.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Diary of a Bad Man

Tue, 01/17/2012 - 14:41
One of the most popular Youtube shows of the year, in the UK, takes a humorous look at the British Asian experience with religion, relationships and overbearing moms.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

In Defense of Resistance: Hezbollah and the Syrian Intifada

Mon, 01/16/2012 - 14:52
Politics and its usual realism have always trumped the wonderful ideals driving resistance.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

America’s Most Lethal Navy SEAL Sniper

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 13:18
I want to feel sorry for him for not being able to see how he was contradicting himself in saying that the people he killed were “savage”, while also maintaining that he had to portray them as...
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Israel: South Sudan’s Big Brother

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 12:00
The youngest country in the world's has deep ties with the country holding down the contemporary history's longest occupation. What gives?
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 12:00
Lebanese feminist collective, Nasawiya, have organized a march in support of a recent bill which would criminalize marital rape for January 14th.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Don’t Ignore Ron Paul

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 13:50
Ron Paul stands in a unique position amongst fellow Republicans as well as amongst general Progressives. This has, unsurprisingly, made him perhaps the most polarizing contemporary political figure...
Categories: Palestinian Blog

History of US Intervention in Iran

Sat, 01/07/2012 - 01:45
Lest we forget history. Again.
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Palestine 1896

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 14:14
These were the first recorded images of Palestine, by the Lumier Brothers.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

The Taliban in Qatar

Tue, 01/03/2012 - 14:39
Goodwill is not something the Taliban have found in short supply over the festive season. Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, agreed last week to the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar, a week...
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Do You Listen to Bigotry?

Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:57
Cause it's totally not cool. #JustSayin
Categories: Palestinian Blog

What Syria Deserves

Tue, 12/27/2011 - 14:09
I cannot remain silent anymore. I am writing this out of frustration from what I see, out of fear of what could happen, and most importantly out of hope for the potentialities in the distance.
Categories: Palestinian Blog

Yemen’s ‘Life March’ – 250 km of protest

Mon, 12/26/2011 - 12:23
Yemen's 'Life March' has reinvigorated the Yemeni revolution.
Categories: Palestinian Blog