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Breaking Sex Taboos in Egypt

by Haitham Sabbah October 1, 2007

In last week’s New York Times there is a great article about the movement gaining momentum in Egypt to end the brutal and senseless practice of female genital mutilation (a.k.a. circumcision). However, it is important to say that circumcision is an inaccurate term for it. Female genital mutilation is the preferred and more accurate term. [...]

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Miss Bahrain, Miss Arab World 2007 and Stereotypes

by Haitham Sabbah September 30, 2007

I admit I have missed the news when it was announced end of last July, but better late than never. Honored to be Bahraini by soul for living in Bahrain for the last four years, I am very happy to know that Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher from the Law Faculty of Bahrain University, won [...]

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Bilin Victory

by Haitham Sabbah September 5, 2007

[Image by Ben Heine] ISM Media Alerts Victory for the residents of Bil’in village 4th September 2007: Following popular non-violent resistance through joint struggle between Palestinian, Israeli and international activists, a court decision has been made in favor of the petition by Bilin village to change the current route of the Apartheid Wall. The court [...]

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ADL giving ‘The Free Gaza Movement’ free publicity!

by Haitham Sabbah August 1, 2007

Thanks to the Zionist ‘Anti-Defamation League’ (ADL), the ‘Free Gaza Movement’ is getting a free publicity by the coverage here. I already covered the story of Free Gaza few months ago, but the more, the better. Project Description This movement is an international nonviolent resistance project to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza. Israel claims that [...]

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Dutch gov’t warns company to stop work on W. Bank “fence”

by Haitham Sabbah July 9, 2007

Via Haaretz: The Dutch foreign minister, Maxime Verhagen, recently warned a construction company from the Rotterdam area to terminate its involvement in work on the separation fence in the West Bank. “I expect Riwal to stop providing cranes for the wall. I hope this will be the last we hear of it,” Verhagen said in [...]

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…more boycott

by Haitham Sabbah June 3, 2007

South Africa’s largest trade union seeks to boycott Israel South Africa’s largest trade union federation will launch a campaign against “the Israeli occupation of Arab lands” this week, demanding that Pretoria impose a boycott on all Israeli goods and break diplomatic relations. South African Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils, who is Jewish, told Haaretz that he [...]

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Breaking: UK professors’ union votes to boycott Israel

by Haitham Sabbah May 31, 2007

I’m speechless, but happy. Unlike any other Western country, boycotting Israel seems to be a healthy-contagious among UK organizations these days. After the journalists, doctors and couple of days ago, the top UK architects, UK professors’ union votes to boycott Israel. The general secretary Sally Hunt urged delegates not to support the boycott call because [...]

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UK top architects slams Israel

by Haitham Sabbah May 28, 2007

boycott_israelAPJP calls on Israeli and international architects, planners and those in the construction industry to express their concern in each and every instance of unjust action in annexing Palestinian land, and the projects to be built on them. The future Security and justice, in both Israel and Palestine, are at stake.

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We’re taking a ship

by Haitham Sabbah May 28, 2007

sunset.jpgWe are of all ages and backgrounds. Back home, we are teachers, medics, musicians, secretaries, parents, grandparents, lawyers, students, activists, actors, playwrites, politicians, singer-songwriters, web designers, international training consultants, and even a former Hollywood film industry worker and an aviator. We are South African, Australian, American, English, Israeli, Palestinian, and more. We’ve tried to enter Palestine by land. We’ve tried to arrive by air. Now we’re getting serious. We’re taking a ship.

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Dan Halutz WANTED for war crimes by Harvard University community

by Haitham Sabbah May 17, 2007

Quoting this blog: Help us look for Dan Halutz! minals and human rights abusers. Also be sure to ask if THEY have seen the elusive Dan Halutz and could help locate him! Thank you for your support and remember to keep your eyes peeled! Please address your correspondence to these administrators and cc messages to [...]

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The Israeli occupation through artists’ eyes

by Haitham Sabbah May 14, 2007

This is quoted from Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project: For the last three years, community members in Olympia, WA, and Rafah, Palestine, have been working together to create a lasting, sincere partnership to better foster understanding between people who have not traditionally had a chance to get to know one another. It is our belief that [...]

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40th anniversary: Say NO to Israel’s occupation

by Haitham Sabbah April 30, 2007

June 2007 marks the 40-year anniversary of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan Heights. The ICNP (International Coordination Network on Palestine) has launched during last year’s annual UN civil society conference on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people a global Call for Action Days on June [...]

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Council for National Interest Ad that appeared in NY Times

by Haitham Sabbah April 27, 2007

[Source: CNI] Speaker Pelosi: After Damascus… Tehran? SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI should be applauded for taking a bipartisan group of Congressmen to Damascus to talk with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Her visit, which was sharply criticized by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, was clearly in the national interest. Taking a tip from [...]

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US Campaign advertisements in Washington metro is drawing Zionist ire

by Haitham Sabbah April 8, 2007

On the 40th anniversary of Israel’s illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, join the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Justice in Washington, DC, June 10-11, 2007 for a protest, teach-in, and lobby day. The campaign starts underground – into the Washington [...]

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Israel’s AG decides to add another rape count to draft indictment against Katsav

by Haitham Sabbah April 3, 2007

That’s President Katzav, accused of sexual harassment and rape by 8, and now more, women… but still in office. Doesn’t seem to bother those Righteous Christians who were out for Clinton’s hide, nor the women in the US Congress, nor Mrs. Merkel, not to mention the Israeli women… what’s a little rape among friends?? Read [...]

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