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Iraqi elections 2010: Final countdown

March 17th, 2010Wamith Al-Kassab (Iraq)

Counting for the Iraq elections may be more exciting than expected. In the present case only 20,000 votes Prime Minister Al-Maliki and the secular Allawi. Iraq’s former prime minister Iyad Allawi, who heads a bipartisan secular [...]

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To You: Nagoya Oceans

March 17th, 2010Mohammad Memarian (Iran)

I was with them for almost 12 days. Regulated, disciplined, on time. In short, Japanese, very Japanese, conforming to all what I used to hear about and expect from them.

Nagoya [...]

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Letter from Kurdistan, March 16th

March 16th, 2010Vahal

22 years ago today, the former Iraqi regime ordered its air force to bombard the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, instantly poisoning to death 5000 men, women and children. I went to Halabja [...]

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Why It’s Important to Remember Halabja

March 16th, 2010Fatima (Saudi Arabia)

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the Halabja poison gas attack which was carried out as part of the Al-Anfal genocide campaign to terrorize the Kurdish population and peshmerga rebels in northern Iraq. The attack, which [...]

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Mideast Tunes: All Creativity… All the time!

March 15th, 2010Ahmed Zidan (Egypt)

Mideast Youth has proudly launched Mideast Tunes this morning – in other words, music for social change!

Music is a powerful form of expression and is currently underrated, although it can be used in activism. Meanwhile, [...]

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Mainstream Politics, Hypocrisy and Civil Society

March 14th, 2010Pouyan (Iran/Germany)

Hypocracy[1] is understood as a so called democratic government in which hypocrisy rule i.e. the ruling party/individuals does not keep on what is being promised and/or told.

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ImageNew Kurdish Rights Illustration!

March 13th, 2010Fatima (Saudi Arabia)

On March 16th, supporters of Kurdish and human rights will come together to commemorate the anniversary of the Halabja poison gas attack, which was carried out by Iraqi forces against Kurdish civilians in the Iraqi town [...]

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What Will It Take To Cut A Deal?

March 10th, 2010Nissim Dahan (Israel/USA)

President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu may soon embark on yet another round of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis. Each leader, in his own way, faces daunting challenges, in part because he must answer to [...]

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Journée Internationale des Femmes

March 8th, 2010Jahanshah Rashidian (Iran/Germany)

Sur la proposition de l’Internationale Socialiste en 1910, la journée internationale des femmes (le 8 mars) a été célébrée pour la première fois dans beaucoup de pays industriels. Elle demandait le droit de vote, le droit [...]

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Iraqi Elections 2010: Voting Under Fire

March 7th, 2010Wamith Al-Kassab (Iraq)

Sunday’s election for a new National Assembly has been a bloody start. At least 24 people have died in various attacks. Several rockets, grenades and bombs hit Baghdad as early as the morning hours on election [...]

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