politics

Within a month from now, eligible Mauritanian voters will be choosing from a long list of 19 candidates who will run the country for the next five years. There is a luxury of choice, definitely. At the same time, voters will have troubles making their minds about the picks. After

I read it in the newspaper... then when seeing it on TV, I was irritated. My European cousin on seeing my bothered self said: "why? it's great in their opinion, they're invading America". I smiled and said: "I see it as: they're putting America on the map in terms of

by ~Psychomind-studio Is Israel an apartheid state? Here are two pieces to answer this question. One is from and American professor, another from ex Israeli Minister of Education: Truth at last, while breaking a U.S. taboo of criticizing Israel By George Bisharat Americans owe a debt to former President Jimmy Carter for speaking long

This is very long article, if you don’t have the time to read it now, save it for other time as it is a “must read”! The Problem with Israel Jeff Halper Thursday, November 23, 2006 Let’s be honest (for once): The problem in the Middle East is not the Palestinian people, not Hamas,

Tags: Israel, news, Palestine, politics The Israeli High Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the targeted killings (assassinations) of Palestinian fighters do not violate the international law, and the “legality” of each targeted killing must be evaluated on individual basis, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported. [More] Bravo! You know what I admire about

He's not "possessed" like many people make him out to be, but he is as obsessed with the Holocaust issue and other whacko conspiracy theories. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went too far this time: he hosted a "Holocaust conference" that was most likely a mock conference used to insult Jewish history and

The Washington Times is reporting that: Israel’s international image is hurting, and the country’s top officials have turned to the wisdom of Madison Avenue in a bid to “re-brand” their product. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met with public relations executives, branding specialists and diplomats in September in Tel Aviv to brainstorm

The Washington Times is reporting that: Israel’s international image is hurting, and the country’s top officials have turned to the wisdom of Madison Avenue in a bid to “re-brand” their product. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met with public relations executives, branding specialists and diplomats in September in Tel Aviv to brainstorm

From yesterday to this evening, I've watched 2 documentary films about Palestine, or more precisely: about the palestinian people and their cause. The two documentaries succeeded in viewing the conflict in occupied Palestine from a humanistic perspective. Something that brings a lump to your throat, and makes you realize that the

What I always found to be interesting is when Emad Hajjaj remodels an old caricature to reflect a more updated take on it. A real fan will experience a sense of deja vu and today’s caricature is particularly intriguing as it takes on an issue that I am developing a