Israeli econ. blockade devastates 52% of Gazan households
Israel’s curious pursuit of “peace” with Palestinians. Consider it a reverse Marshall Plan. MIDEAST: Poverty in Gaza Hits “Unprecedented” Level (IPS) In both the West Bank and Gaza, young people aged...
View ArticleFair enough, but kindly direct me to all the non-Palestinian Gandhis out...
Needless to say, I don't often find myself tempted to link to The Weekly Standard on much of anything, let alone the Middle East peace process. Its editor Bill Kristol is, after all, a proverbial hawk...
View ArticlePast thoughts on nonviolence
Am still mulling over Gorenberg's piece, but while those wheels make their glacial turns in my head, here's a snippet I wrote last year on this subject in reaction to one of Mark Steyn's trademark...
View ArticleReport on the Arabic Blogosphere
Dustin over at His Peace Upon Us, a thoughtful and recommended new Christian blog dedicated to dialogue between Christians and Muslims, reports on a very interesting study of the Arabic-language...
View ArticleLocal activism from abroad
This is quite random (not to mention old, as it’s dated Nov 3, 2008), but having a background in ICT4D I found this report on a technology blog intriguing. It goes without saying that the Internet...
View ArticleAn inspiring green initiative in Abu Dhabi, of all places
Here’s what I intended to share, before that Thailand thing sidetracked me. Regular readers of my blog know that I don’t have many good things to say about the petro states of the Persian Gulf–e.g., my...
View ArticleThe Arab Street is owed an apology!
Most of the time I post stuff about Denmark, it tends to be bad news–of course, if you're a Muslim observer of Danish politics there's often been, sadly, pretty good reason for that–so I thought I'd...
View ArticleLeave no arms merchant behind
Johann Hari has sharp piece on the OBL assassination and US foreign policy. Here's a choice excerpt: Flawed US policy keeps Osama's message alive – Analysis, Opinion – Independent.ie Osama Bin Laden is...
View ArticleYuletide musings on the Ramadan shutdown
A belated Merry Christmas to those playing with new toys today. Growing up a Muslim in Boston, I always resented how agonizingly bored I found myself every Christmas Day, with seemingly every business...
View ArticleThe pros and cons of White House iftars in the Obama era
An interesting debate is going on in Muslim corners of the Blogosphere and social media over the ethics and merits of Muslims attending White House iftars in the Obama era, with its militarism and...
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