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Why I Left the US For Palestine?

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:35:31 -0400

Over two years ago, I wrote a message (reproduced below) explaining why I decided to leave the comfortable life in the US to Palestine. Accomplishments were made (http://www.qumsiyeh.org/accomplishments20082010/) but I did want to share with you some personal lessons learned in the process (and such personal lessons are more important than accomplishments):Appearances may be deceiving: [...]

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Iranian journalist is accused of being the enemy of God

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:11:28 -0400

a court in Tehran issued on Saturday charges of being “the enemy of God” to the Iranian journalist and human rights activist shiva Nizar Ahari (26 years) ,the charges may lead to the death sentence according to her lawyer said.According to the French news agency, quoting the Iranian news agency [...]

Protest Ahmadinejads Attendence at UN in NY on September 23rd

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:03:32 -0400

When fighting against a criminal the size of Ahmadinejad, we need to rethink our method of approach. I like to describe this situation with the use of the quote, The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. (Ayn Rand)The Iranian regime continues to defy United Nations resolutions [...]

When You Have Something Racist to Say!

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:27:23 -0400

I can recall my marketing class lecture when the lecturer told us an interesting thing about communicating advertisement, i.e. Whenever you have an idiotic thing to say, just sing it Jingle. However, things seem to have changed lately. Now we can find several new ways of saying most idiotic things. You may have been familiar [...]

Lebanon: Malagasy migrant domestic worker falls from fifth floor, dies

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:58:02 -0400

Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today the death of Malagasy migrant worker, Doris Jajitia (25 years old), last Thursday, after falling from the fifth floor balcony of her employer in Mtayleb (North of Beirut). Police reports have concluded that it’s a suicide, in less than 24 hours, acco...

I can make my own decisions, protest the Saudi women.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:47:55 -0400

Whats funny is that despite being into the 21st century for a decade now, some issues prevail which might confuse aliens from Mars to think residents of the Earth (aka us), still belong in the 15th Century or even earlier. Take for instance, the state of women in Saudi Arabia. The country’s guardianship system is [...]

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Israel: Rape by deception turns out to be brutal rape of a vulnerable and abused woman

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:48:03 -0400

This July, Israeli and world media enthusiastically covered a peculiar verdict issued by an Israeli court, sentencing a Palestinian man to 18 months in prison for impersonating a Jewish bachelor and under that guise convincing a Jewish woman to have consensual sex with him. The accusations of racism were flung forcefully at the woman and [...]

Why Indian Journos Are Quitting the Gulf

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:54:10 -0400

An interesting piece of commentary from The Guardian (UK) here about how journalism in the Gulf is losing its appeal for Indian journalists, who have traditionally been the backbone of the media industry in the region. It’s not just that the media is booming in India, or that the wages paid t...

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Civil Initiative to Preserve the Constitution

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:19:05 -0400

The Civil Initiative to Preserve the Constitution is inviting all Civil Societies, associations, unions, syndicates and activists to participate in the different activities organized in Baghdad and all Iraqi governorates in Civil Day to Preserve the Constitution on the 7th of Septembers on the occasion of passing 6 months of the general election and the [...]

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Hamas and Fateh: Hatred Manufacturing

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:16:46 -0400

He held my head in his hand and said smiling: Are you ready to sell your head?, and knowing the trick and who he was, I said No, never!! But he added: We need people like you who speak and write English well. We have bought columns and even pages in newspapers in the Arab [...]

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Save the animals from the brutality in Ghamadan Zoo / Amman Jordan

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:58:15 -0400

Ghamadan zoo is not a good advert for Amman and is a bad reflection of Jordan to international and local visitors. Please help us protest the conditions of animals there by adding your voice to this petition.Please consider taking action in any way that you can. This will only take a moment of your time [...]

Migrante Calls for Shelter for Male OFWs in Saudi

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:41:43 -0400

A group representing Overseas Filipino Workers has called for emergency shelters for male workers in Saudi Arabia, citing the rising number of distressed men fleeing from their employers. It is quite alarming that the number of male distressed OFWs is growing unprecedentedly compared to previous...

The mission is over

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:13:16 -0400

USA is on its way out of Iraq. They leave a faint country on the brink of chaos, infinitely far from what George W. Bush promised the Iraqis and the world.U.S. formally ended its combat mission in Iraq Tuesday, several thousand U.S. troops left the country. Former President George W. Bush has [...]

United Front Against Islamic Regime.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:10:22 -0400

Following up from the 2009 disputed presidential election in Iran, we had the biggest street protests since the 1979 Revolution. Among protesters, we could recognise three different categories of people who commonly challenge the rigged election by taking to the streets:– The first category belongs to a Muslim population who voted for Mousavi or Karoubi [...]

Iraqi women in modern history

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:52:23 -0400

The movement started Iraqi woman's social activity in public through a series of educated women of the aristocracy in establishing the first club feminist dubbed (Al Nahda) in 1923

I seek refuge with Allah

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:59:16 -0400

I seek refuge with Allah from the evil insinuations of The Rejected, Accursed Shaitan. With Allahs name, The Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer, As-Salaam-u alaikum! When one wants to know about something of someone it is best to get the info from its foundational source(s). People often let their opinions, biases, feelings, etc. [...]

Shaykh Google: The Epidemic

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:31:45 -0400

"We are living in the time of Shaykh Google, where any child or teenager, any disgruntled youth looking for a cause to justify his ridiculous actions, any man looking for a new fatwa, can simply turn to Shaykh google and the religious edicts are as plentiful as they are misleading."

Yet another case of vigilante justice in Pakistan

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:11:32 -0400

The lynching of two young men, who were brothers, in Sialkot is another case of vigilante justice carried out in the streets of Pakistan.The men, who the crowd believed to be robbers, were beaten to death by a crowd in the city of Sialkot in Pakistans Punjab province on August 15. Moiz Butt and Muneeb [...]

Nails, Needles Removed From Sri Lankan Maid

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:38:02 -0400

In Saudi Arabia, a domestic worker has been physically abused by nails. The family for which she worked for tortured her. The 50-year-old from Sri Lanka had a total of 23 red-hot nails rammed into her flesh – every time she complained of working conditions. When she recently returned to Sri Lanka, she had severe [...]

Saudi Maid Verdict Outrageous: HRW

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:41:11 -0400

Human Rights Watch has called on a Saudi court to reverse a decision to drop charges against a couple who severely beat their Indonesian maid. The judge awarded a mere $670 compensation to Nour Miyati, who was tied up by her employers and left in a cellar for a month in 2005. The 25 year old woman ...

CrowdVoice.org now with blog widgets

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:16:36 -0400

We’re happy to let you know that one of our projects, CrowdVoice.org (which you can read about here or here) is now with great new features, including blog widgets. What do they do?For each topic on CrowdVoice, you will now have the option of staying aware of incoming news by copying the code of the [...]

Reasons for optimism

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:56:11 -0400

Payam is a small but exuberant 18-year-old girl who knows where to buy anything at the Sule bazaar and will haggle with taxi drivers until they agree to her price.

Sri Lankan maid tortured by Saudi sponsors

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:17:49 -0400

The Arab Times reported today about a horrific case of abuse of a Sri Lankan maid by her sponsors in Saudi Arabia. The maid, who returned to Sri Lanka and was hospitalized had 23 nails removed from her body as a testament to the severe abuse she suffered.The 50-year-old maid, Ariyawathie, reported ...

New wave of violence affect Iraq

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:50:07 -0400

At least 62 people were killed when Iraqi Police Force was hit by a series of coordinated bombing attacks on Wednesday. Over 250 people were wounded in the bloody attacks, all indications Which city was coordinated and directed Towards the country’s security Forces.There has been an increase in violence in Iraq in recent months, and [...]

Lebanon: Increase in death of migrant domestic workers

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:36:27 -0400

In the past few days, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported, based on police reports, the probable suicide, the death or the injury of several migrant domestic workers. The following is the resume:On Saturday 21 August, at 2 p.m. a Bengali maid drowned and died in the swimming pool in the villa of her emplo...

American journalist deported to the US and speaks about his arrest in Turkey

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:19:24 -0400

The 25-year-old American journalist from New Hampshire, Jake Hess, was released by Turkish authorities this week and was deported back to the United States. Hess was recently arrested in Turkey after authorities accused him of having links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Hess and his lawyers deny the charges and claim that he [...]

American journalist deported to the US and speaks about his arrest in Turkey

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:41:44 -0400

The 25-year-old American journalist from New Hampshire, Jake Hess, was released by Turkish authorities this week and was deported back to the United States. Hess was recently arrested in Turkey after authorities accused him of having links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Hess and his lawyers deny the charges and claim that he [...]

Mosul invents new way to fight the heat

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:34:00 -0400

Poor service and constant interruption of power to push the people in The town of Mosul, 405 km north of Baghdad, to the use of water sprinklers that have spread recently in the markets and shops, in the month of Ramadan that came with a very high rise in weather temperatures.Many of the shopkeepers in [...]

Why The West Craves Materialism & Why The East Sticks To Religion: By Imran Khan

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:26:44 -0400

One of my favorite online articles that I thought I should share with all the authors, readers & visitors of Mideast Youth.Imran Khan:My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been slaves and had a huge inferiority complex of the British. The school I [...]

61 Stranded Nepali Migrants Rescued from Libya

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:11:20 -0400

A group of Nepali migrant workers stranded in Libya have been repatriated after a 22-month long ordeal involving unpaid wages, cramped and unhygenic living conditions and unscrupulous manpower agents. A total of 108 workers were forced to camp out in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after their employer...

Viva, Viva Negotiations Forever

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:29:54 -0400

Returning from the Friday demonstration in Al-Walaja in unbearable heat.The talks about the talks about the peace talks are to resume in Washington September2nd. The Obama administration decided not to spend any political capital challenging the Israeli lobby. In fact the US politicians want to blunt Republican criticism ahead of midterm elections by chalking out [...]

This Time Around, Can We Tip The Balance In Favor Of Peace?

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:04:59 -0400

On the eve of direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians, we should ask ourselves if this time around we will find a way to work together to tip the balance in favor of peace. Some may say that weve been down this road before; been there, done that. And as we all know, peace has [...]

Life Lessons from Trees!

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:21:03 -0400

A failed day is a day that you sleep as good of a person as you woke up. That’s the definition a failed day for those of us who are aware of time and the way in which it drives us all through event after event until it rams us right into the last [...]

Photographer Exposes the Unseen Lives of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:55:11 -0400

Below is an interview with Matthew Cassel, an American photographer and journalist based in Lebanon about his photography project Unseen Lives: Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon (see slideshow at the bottom of this post). In the interview Matthew describes how he was able to get close to the migra...

Kurdish political prisoner in Iran on hunger strike, others at high risk

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:17:27 -0400

According to a number of individual sources, Kurdish political prisoner – Mohammad Amin Agoushi – has gone on hunger strike since August 15th. Mr. Agoushi is being held at the central prison in Orumieh and has been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh or “waging war on God”. He went on a hunger strike [...]

Kurdish mayor prosecuted under charges of insulting Turkishness

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:00:52 -0400

A Kurdish mayor from Diyarbakir, Osman Baydemir, is being prosecuted under Turkey’s controversial Article 301 under the Turkish criminal code that prohibits one from insulting “Turkishness”. From Bianet:Diyarbakr Mayor Baydemir is prosecuted on the grounds of harshly criticizing and cursing operations against the outlawed Confederation of Kurdistan. He is sued under article 301 of [...]

German experts accuse Turkey of using chemical weapons

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:33:11 -0400

German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that purport to show PKK fighters killed by chemical weapons. The evidence puts increasing pressure on the Turkish government, which has long been suspected of using such weapons against Kurdish rebels. German politicians are demanding an investigation. – Spiegel OnlineIt would be difficult to exceed the horror [...]

American reporter on the Kurdish issue is arrested in Turkey

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:36:24 -0400

Jake Hess, an American journalist, has been arrested in Turkey, facing accusations that he has links with the illegal organization, Kurdish Communities Union, or KCK. He has also been accused of leaking information to U.S. authorities about the conditions in some provinces along the border with Iraq, reported the Turkish daily newspaper, Hurriyet. Hess had [...]

Short story about migrant workers in the Gulf

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:52:34 -0400

Below is a beautiful short story first published by EGO Magazine and re-posted here with permission from the author.ICARUSorESSAY: ICARUS DOES HAMDAN: THE PORN TAPE (VHS)By Deepak UnnikrishnanAt night, when street lights stood exhausted and alone, out ventured men and women bicycling by Hamdan&...

Iran Sentences Bahai Leaders to 20 Years in Prison

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:27:49 -0400

After prolonged detention and a show trial, the seven unofficial leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran were sentenced to 20 years in prison each, according to reports by human rights activists in Iran.After being held for almost two years in the notorious Evin Prison without any charges brought against them or permission to meet [...]Related posts:

Kurdish Children Less Worthy than Arab Children?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:52:23 -0400

The International Children’s Hearts Foundation (ICHF) reported this week on their blog that their planned mission to Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan has been canceled due to a sudden withdrawal of funding by a major donor.The ICHF, which operates on children’s hearts all across the globe in places where local doctors are unable to perform the surgeries, [...]

New Bahai Rights Illustration!

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:18:10 -0400

We’re proud to present to you a new Baha’i rights illustration that aims to highlight some of the human rights abuses Baha’is are subjected to in the Middle East: arson, unjustified incarceration and limitations on freedom of speech. We’ve been hard at work on this illustration for quite some time and hope you like it!Related [...]Related posts:

50 Houses of Bahais Destroyed in Northern Iran

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:33:30 -0400

Fifty Baha’i families in the village of Eival could do nothing but watch their houses being demolished this week, RAHNA reported.On June 22, the Baha’is of Eival learned that non-Baha’is in their village are collecting signatures to destroy, level and clear the houses of the Baha’is living in the villages. Some of the Baha’is approached [...]Related posts:

Dispossession and Poverty Afflicts Syrias Kurds

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:10:46 -0400

A recent article in the Kurdish Globe highlighted the conditions of Syria’s Kurdish population, which numbers somewhere between 10%-15% of the general population. The Kurdish identity is denied by the Baath regime, the use of the Kurdish language is very restricted, Kurdish farmers face confiscations of lands as part of the regime’s “Arabization” policy, and [...]

25 Kurds die under mysterious circumstances while on military duty in Syria

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:27:46 -0400

Alkarama has just received preliminary information indicating the death of 25 men of Kurdish origin, under mysterious circumstances while they were performing their compulsory military service. The exact number of deaths in recent years under similar circumstance has yet to be accurately determined.The story goes back to events in March 2004 in Qamishli, a northern [...]

Hundreds of letters for Kareem

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:25:35 -0400

We have received notifications from over 400 individuals worldwide who have written letters and postcards in support of Kareem as a response to our latest letter campaign. We are waiting to hear back from Kareem on whether or not he received at least the majority of these letters. Do know that Kareem is extremely appreciative of these efforts, thanks so much for taking the time to do this, and for those of you who haven’t had the chance yet, it’s never too late. Please send a letter and encourage your friends to do the same.We are shocked and disturbed by the fact that Kareem is still in prison, and will never give up fighting for his freedom and human rights. ...

Opinion: The Hypocrisy of Defending Turkey

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:08:26 -0400

Opinion piece cross-posted from MideastYouth.com, written by Behar.The hypocrisy of the world never ceases to amaze me! In the world of politics, its all but expected that a nation should pursue its own interests at the cost of others, but when average and so called informed citizens behave in that manner, there seems to be [...]

In Memoriam: Vera Beaudin Saeedpour, 1930-2010

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:55:54 -0400

The following article is contributed by the writers of Kurdistan Commentary.It is with great sadness that we at Kurdistan Commentary learnt of the passing of Dr Vera B. Saeedpour and we wish to extend our most heartfelt condolences and sympathies to her family and loved ones. The Kurdish people are truly fortunate to have [...]

Yet Another Bahai Cemetery Desecrated in Iran

Sun, 02 May 2010 18:05:04 -0400

Reporters and Human Rights Activists in Iran (RAHNA) reported today about the desecration by an unidentified group of the Baha’i cemetery in Damavand.According to the report, an unidentified group entered the cemetery on April 24th, and using heavy machinery overturned every gravestone in the cemetery. The cemetery was completely leveled. Complaints to authorities have resulted [...]Related posts:

Urgent Request Flood the jail with mail

Sat, 01 May 2010 08:05:16 -0400

Dear friends,A few days ago,news broke out that Security officers of the Borj al Arab prison broke into Kareem’s prison cell and took away his letters of support, which Kareem has been receiving from around the world.They also…

Urgent request: Flood the Jail with Mail

Sat, 01 May 2010 06:54:40 -0400

We have written about the latest abuses Kareem has been facing from prison guards and security officials, and believe it implies an urgent call for action: We must flood the jail with mail to Kareem. If they want to rip up his letters, let them. We’ll just keep sending more!Flood the Jail with MailA few months ago the campaign was a success, with many letters being sent to Kareem on a daily basis for an entire month, but this is needed now more than ever! Kareem has expressed his support for this initiative. He needs the worldwide support and recognition for his own safety. Please consider taking part in this campaign, which you can read about here.Here is Kareem’s address ...

Security officers broke into Kareems prison cell, confiscated his letters and destroyed his writings

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:55:06 -0400

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information released a statement today noting further deplorable violations of Kareem’s rights. Security officers of the Borj al Arab prison broke into his prison cell and took away his letters of support, which Kareem has been receiving from around the world. They also confiscated his notebook, where he keeps his personal thoughts in an attempt to cope with his unjust imprisonment. They have done this for no apparent reason than to abuse a free speech advocate who remains imprisoned since November 6, 2006 merely for his blog posts.This is not the first time it has happened. In August 2008, some of Kareem’s books and other reading materials were arbitrarily confiscated.Kareem has completed more than ...

Artwork by Francesco Poroli

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:15:11 -0400

Francesco Poroli is a freelance illustrator based in Italy who has been kind enough to create this image specifically for the March 18 Movement.You can view and download the .pdf file here:OR318

The 7 Bahai Leaders Refused to Participate in their Show Trial in Tehran

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:14:14 -0400

According to reports by the Baha’i community and human rights activists in Iran, the seven Baha’i leaders refused to participate in the third hearing of their trial on April 13.At the beginning of the third session of the trial, which was supposed to be open, the families of the Baha’is on trial were barred from [...]Related posts:

ElBaradei Presses Need to Formally Recognize the Bahai Faith as a Religion in Egypt

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:13:20 -0400

Below is a translation of a recent report published on Copts-United.comDr. Muhammad ElBaradei, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who has announced his candidacy for the presidency in Egypt, stressed in a meeting with a delegation of human rights activists, intellectuals and authors in Egypt that the Bahai religion must be [...]Related posts:

Bahai Rights in Iran: A Struggle Fought in Hearts

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:38:28 -0400

Below is a powerful article posted on Iranian.com that talks about the persecution of Baha’is in Iran as a strategy of the Iranian regime to pit one group against the other. The writer contends the accusation leveled against the Baha’i community in Iran in general and the trumped-up charges against the Yaran 7 in particular [...]Related posts:

Amnesty UK runs awareness campaign for Kareem

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:41:03 -0400

Cinzia Polese, who is volunteering as country coordinator for Egypt at Amnesty UK, alerted us that her group is running a campaign to raise further awareness on Kareem. They’re requesting supporters to send a picture of themselves holding a keyboard, representing freedom of speech, with posters that say “Free Kareem” on it. Below are some photos:Update: More photos!

March 18 Movement presentation at the TH!NK3 event

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:52:43 -0400

Brief presentation of the March 18 Movement by its co-founder at the TH!NK3 launch event in Brussels, 23 March 2010.

Posters by Zina Saunders for OR318

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:49:16 -0400

Hey everyone, Zina Saunders, a NYC-based artist has brilliantly created two posters for the March 18 Movement. Let us know what you think!You can fine more of her artwork on her blog here.Follow her on Twitter: @ZinaSaundersClick…

Kareem in the news

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:50:30 -0400

Latest coverage of Kareem: Democratic Forces Face Tough Time in Egypt’s Coming Election.Egypt Waging War on Bloggers:And, referring to a blogger who was sentenced to a four-year jail sentence for calling President Hosni Mubarak a “symbol of dictatorship,” and Al-Azhar University a “university of terror,” prosecutor Mohammed Dawud warned, “If we let people like him off without punishment, a wildfire will blaze up that consumes everything in its path.” He added, “Exactly that is what civil rights activists dream of, many of whom pin their hopes on a grass-roots digital democratization initiated by the country’s bloggers.”Harassment of bloggers has increased year by year since then. For example:In 2007, blogger Kareem Amer, an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, was sentenced to ...

Life of an Iraqi blogger

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:27:59 -0400

This post is contributed by Wamith Al-Kassab, a blogger at Iraqi Streets and Mideast Youth.In the summer of 2008, I survived an assassination attempt in Iraq. My “crime” was that I am “an enemy of God,” a promoter of…

Bahai Activist Dorsa Sobhani Barred from Visitations in Evin Prison

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:27:36 -0400

Dorsa Sobhani, a Baha’i and women’s rights activist, is banned from receiving visits from her family and lawyer, the Committee for Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) disclosed this week. The visit by Dorsa’s lawyer to the judiciary in an attempt to secure visitation rights have not produced a result. The letters Dorsa’s family has sent to [...]Related posts:

Open Letter to Iranians by Bahai Students Banned from Universities

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:06:58 -0400

An open letter by a group of Bahai students banned from universities to IraniansNoble people of Iran,We do not see the need to tell you of our love for Iran and Iranians. Anyone who has contact with the Bahais of Iran is without a doubt well aware of their devotion to their land and their [...]Related posts:

Guest Post: The Power (or lack thereof) of Free Speech

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:49 -0400

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. SeussAfter three years of being a regular blogger, I was flabbergasted when I received a comment…

Freedom of will rational control

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:26:14 -0400

Freedom of will, according to Wikipedia, is the ability of rational agents to exercise control over their actions, decisions, or choices. The key words for me here are rational and control.In our advocacy for freedom to express our ideas,…

Guest Post: Responsible Censorship to Tyranny

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:41:17 -0500

by Ritesh JIve always been a strong supporter of censorship, primarily because people dont understand that with freedom comes responsibility. I have also believed that censorship was created for the good of society.But when those controlling the content…

Interview With a Bahai Education Right Activist in Iran

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:18:52 -0500

In an interview with International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Hessam Mishaghi, spokesperson for the Right to Education Committee, most of whose members are in prison right now, spoke of barriers for education for Bahais and students who are active in civil and political activities at universities. He explained in this interview that contrary [...]Related posts:

Guest Post: The Opposite of Free Speech

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:25:47 -0500

I was requested to write these words of some dear friends. Friends I just can’t say no to. So in a way the following is the opposite of what I am about to say, this is about Forced Speech.Forced…

Guest Post: Who are we? Individuals, citizens, journalists or all three?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:33:25 -0500

-Hisham Wyne-Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereignJohn Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859.But sovereign are we, over our blogs and the contents and comments therein?We are bloggers. We want freedom. But…

Free Kareem campaign in Berlin, Germany PICTURES February 27th, 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:42:49 -0500

IUF Berlin, who also organized two previous rallies in Germany (rally 2; rally 1 pictures, rally 1 video), assisted us once again with an “undercover” campaign for Kareem.A grand ball was held at the Interconti Berlin, under the patronage of the Egyptian Ambassador to Germany, Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy. Members of the IUF managed to get into the lobby of the event location and handed out several hundred buttons to the ball guests who entered the hotel. The buttons were pinned to dresses and jackets and read in Arabic: “We are all with Kareem Amer”. In the ballroom, the Egyptian Ambassador along with embassy staff and Egyptian businessmen were able to read this friendly reminder that Kareem is not forgotten by ...

Interview with Ilan Fathi

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:50:56 -0500

Parts 1-4 of interview with Ilan Fathi from “Breaking the silence”

Video: Free Kareem rally in Washington, DC

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:13:22 -0500

Yesterday, the 22nd of February, it has been exactly three years since Kareem Amer was sentenced to 4 years in prison. On this occasion, a Free Kareem rally took place in Washington, DC to condemn for the 8th time (via a rally) our disapproval and disappointment with Egypt’s decision to keep Kareem imprisoned despite the bogus charges against him.Below is a video of the event:If you tweet this, remember to use the hashtag #FreeKareem. Don’t give up on him! Kareem must be freed immediately.

Love-story from Occupied Palestine

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:18:56 -0500

Im not inventing anything. I just have decided to let others know. I know, and maybe many readers have heard of it as well, Jewish-Palestinian couples usually always have a hard time, and few succeed to stay together. Pressure from our social environment and from our families are too often too big. Right a few [...]

Interview with Micha Kurz

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:15:24 -0500

Here are parts 1-3 of an interview I held with Micha Kurz from ‘Grassroots Jerusalem’, another rather new web-initiative, with some similarities to our own. We discuss how he became active, and how the idea for the site came up.

Kareem forbidden visits by his lawyer

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:50:50 -0500

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have issued the following press release on Kareem:Reporters Without Borders deplores the way the authorities continue to persecute Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman, a jailed blogger better known by the pen-name of Kareem Amer. For the third time in a row, one of his lawyers has been denied the right to visit him in Borg Al Arab prison although he had the required permits from the Alexandria attorney-generals office.The lawyer, Ahmed Omar, one of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Informations lawyer (ANHRI), was told on arrival at the prison on 10 January that the security services had imposed a permanent ban on visits for the blogger. The ANHRI filed a complaint with the Cairo prosecutors office ...

After a talk on military service

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:08:54 -0500

About two weeks ago I accompanied a friend from New-Profile, the organization Im active in, to a talk at a college in the north of Israel-Palestine, part of a panel about draft-avoidance (since joining the military is mandatory, people who do not serve, who are lawfully exempt, are called as an insult- Mishtamtim) and refusal. [...]

Notes from march against the siege, 2.1.10

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:51:09 -0500

Its been some time since Ive started taking part in this project, and I still havent written anything. I wasnt sure I wanted to, but Ive come to a conclusion that I do- Ill probably be writing smaller pieces, bits put together, simple and probably not very elaborated on. So this is somewhat of a [...]

Meklit Hadero sings a song for Kareem

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:17:25 -0500

Meklit Hadero, an Ethiopian-born musician and 2009 TEDGlobal Fellow, sings a very moving song in support of Kareem: Thank you so much Meklit! If you’re on Twitter, please take a moment to send a personal shout out to Meklit @meklithadero for joining the struggle to free Kareem Amer.

Kareems final appeal rejected

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:30:40 -0500

Kareem’s final appeal today was rejected, and Kareem will be forced to remain in prison until November 2010. That is another 1 full year for Kareem in prison where he risks further torture.Please do not remain silent. Express your outrage. Help out!Write to Kareem and let him know he’s not alone in this struggle for free speech and justice.Please check back in a few days where we will notify you on planned rallies and events.Kareem must be freed.

A day in my life thoughts on non-violent Jewish resistance

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:48:34 -0500

First published on BRICUP by R.B. Green-A day in my life thoughts on non-violent Jewish resistance A day in my life thoughts on non-violent Jewish resistance I take the Egged bus to my university. The only bus line which connects my city and Tel-Aviv. Egged runs bus lines in settlements in the West [...]

You really have to love this place

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:21:08 -0500

I thought suddenly when I realized that like everyone, I had to take my bags, get out of the bus and walk the rest of the way to the checkpoint. Then I realized that I did not really belong here, anyway, that I did not really love this place, either, and that most of the [...]

Visiting Bethlehem

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:47:56 -0500

I will be the first to confess that I lived a pretty sheltered live. I am the only daughter of a upper middle class academic family, and despite living in a conflict area- Ive been lucky then the majority of the people that live here.

Video of the demonstration against settlements in Sheikh Jarrah

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:38:04 -0500

Just a few days ago, I posted a link with some pictures of the demonstration. Now here is the video:The demonstration starts in the very center of West Jerusalem, goes trough the most important shopping roads, then turns (near the Old City) onto “Road Number 1″ which is in fact the Green Line inside of [...]

The Vision of the end of days in the Jerusalem mall

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:03:26 -0500

The wolf will live with the lamb,The leopard will lie with the goat,The calf and the lion and the yearlingTogether;And a little child will lead them(Isaiah 11 6)Some times walking the Jerusalem malcha shopping mall, you sort of feel like you live in Isaiah vision of the end of days. Ultra orthodox Jew, sitting on [...]

Why Arabs should join the cause for Kurdish Rights

Fri, 29 May 2009 05:44:07 -0400

Perhaps the question should actually be: Why not?But for people who require more compelling reasons:Kurds have always been isolated in the Arab world, causing many Kurdish communities to be cornered and silently discriminated against.Many Kurds hold a sense of outrage at our collective silence despite visible abuse in Iraq and Syria which claimed the life [...]

Tue, 19 May 2009 13:07:06 -0400

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Postcard of the Week

Sun, 10 May 2009 07:10:46 -0400

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:27:48 -0400

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Postcard of the Week

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:20:37 -0400

Over 400 submissions, we still need your help to process them all!

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:07:43 -0400

In the past 2 weeks we were able to send 300 postcards, we are now in the process of sending more today, after collecting $125 in donations from helpful contributors! But we can only send 90 more, while we have hundreds of cards waiting to be sent! Please make a donation and help us achieve [...]

300!

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:50:14 -0400

In the early hours of yesterday, we sent out our 300th postcard!Thank you to all those who have participated, made a donation and helped us spread the word about the campaign.Our mission is far from over, but we need your help to keep the Postcards for Iran campaign alive. Each postcard costs $2 dollars to [...]

Postcard of the Week

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:31:51 -0400

Personalized cards are always more effective and we couldn’t find a better example than this postcard below by young Jada Badiyan from Switzerland:

200!

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:26:39 -0400

We’ve just sent our 200th postcard!

Front page of the Jerusalem Post

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:27:20 -0400

Postcards for Iran was featured since this morning on the front page of the Jerusalem Post:The Mideast Youth organization is sending postcards to Iranian officials in an effort to challenge the country’s recent claim that it is protecting its national security by arresting rights activists, outspoken critics and minorities. On Saturday night, the organization launched [...]

Postcard Count

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:40:27 -0400

Ayatollah Shahroudhi, Head of the Judiciary, has received 35 postcards so far.Fariba Kamalabadi, one of the 7 detained Baha’i leaders, has received the most postcards so far.