UNESCO

The Palestinians’ new weapon

by SR Editor November 16, 2011

If the Palestinians apply for membership in each UN specialized agencies over the next year or so, they will probably get the same 88 per cent majority when it comes to a vote on membership. Using this new lever that has fallen into his hands, Abbas could actually drive the United States out of most international agencies if he wanted.

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Al Anbat Under Attack

by Haitham Sabbah September 29, 2005

Honestly, I never heard of the Jordanian – Al Anbat daily newspaper (Arabic) before. Howevere, while going through Jordan Times online edition, I read that Al Anbat was attacked by anonymous assailants yesterday. An investigation is currently under way by the security services into a complaint by Al Anbat daily newspaper that it was attacked [...]

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Ricky Martin in Jordan

by Haitham Sabbah July 25, 2005

Pop singer and a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Martin during his visit to the Art Center of the Noor al-Hussein Foundation in Amman – Jordan (July 24, 2005). Martin, who was a guest-of-honour at the Arab Children Congress, met participants from the Arab Children Congress and toured creative workshops. Photo: A Palestinian girl puts a [...]

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Marcel Khalifé named UNESCO Artist for Peace

by Haitham Sabbah June 9, 2005

My favorite singer/musician: Marcel Khalifé, the Lebanese musician and writer, was named UNESCO Artist for Peace on June 7 by UNESCO Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, at a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters. Born in 1950 in Amchit, Mount Lebanon, Khalife first studied, then taught, the oud, or Arabic lute, at the Beirut National Conservatory. He began his [...]

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Can SESAME become an oasis of peace in the Middle East?

by Haitham Sabbah May 27, 2005

Here’s some good news from the Jordan: Israel, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Palestine Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan and many other countries from around the globe (click below graph for a list of other countries), need no “Open SESAME magic” to be able to cooperate on an advanced scientific project. In [...]

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

by Haitham Sabbah December 1, 2004

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views. The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, [...]

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