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Archive for March, 2006

Refugee Number xxxxxx Million

Friday, March 31st, 2006

This is an update email from Samia (pseudonym) Nadia Hasan. After she was denied entry her homeland, Palestine, she came back to Jordan, spent couple of days at Aqaba, and now she is in Amman.

On her first day there, she wrote:

March 30, 2006
Today is my first day in Amman, well, today its the [...]

Wanted Eye Witness Testimony To Israeli War Crimes

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

In a continuing effort to obtain the arrest of high-ranking Israeli officers, when they travel outside of Israel, several legal organisations are looking to receive testimonies from internationals who witnessed war crimes, whilst in the West Bank or Gaza.

These organisations are aware that every international who has travelled to Palestine will have witnessed the crimes [...]

Palestinian Going Home

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

This is a true story. Samia, a Palestinian friend who lives in Brazil send me her story about her experience while crossing the borders from Jordan to Palestine. It is touching true story that kept me sleepless last night, that’s why I decided to share it here.

Ahlen , first of all, sorry for my English, [...]

Arabisc: Moderate Muslim Voices

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

This is a cross-posting. It was initially published at Global Voices!

The following is an abbreviated translation from some of the Arabic-language blogsphere.

It’s not only the English language bloggers from Middle East who are continuously trying to bridge the cultural gaps, but Arabic language bloggers are facing similar tough battle at home, within the Arabic blogsphere [...]

The “Dream Deferred” Essay Contest

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Only few days left to enter the Civil Rights in the Middle East essay contest!

The contest is seeking young Middle Easterners to write brief essays (600-2,000 words) about their vision for the future of the region. Winners can receive up to $2,000!

I encourage you to enter the contest if you are eligible.

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Monday, March 27th, 2006

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The Logic of Freedom: Torture them!

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

“I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?”

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At the entrance to the Guantanamo detention camp, a wooden sign reads: “Honor Bound to Defend Freedom.” Ironically, this is where freedom starts, this is where it ends!!

You go there to stay and [...]

Captain ‘R’ is compensated, Iman is still dead

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

You may remember when I first posted this story when it happen.

This officer’s peers, turned him in when he murdered poor Imam, but the state found him free.
Now they are rewarding him!

IDF officer cleared in death of Gaza girl to receive compensation from state
By Amos Harel, Haaretz correspondent
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/697464.html

A Givati Brigade officer will receive NIS [...]

To Hell With All of You!

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

From Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD):

The Power of Saying No
By Jeff Halper

As the new Hamas government is sworn into power in the Palestinian Authority, we might ask: What would bring a people, the most secular of Arab populations with little history of religious fundamentalism, to vote Hamas? Mere protest at Fatah ineffectualness in negotiations [...]

Free my colleague: Hao Wu detained without charge

Monday, March 20th, 2006

On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release!
[By Rebecca MacKinnon]

What happened to Hao?

Hao Wu (Chinese name: ??), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, [...]