Category Archives: Iran

Arab Affairs: The revolt at Yarmuk refugee camp

“Ya Bashar, ya Bashar, where, where are you? They massacred us under your eyes, where, where is the Syrian army, where are you?”. Palestinian refugees chant at Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus, after Syrian regime forced their children to march to the Israeli border. Continue reading

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Iran’s Gender Apartheid – women without rights

Iran’s Gender Apartheid – women without rights Continue reading

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York University; standing on guard for thee…?

York University; standing on guard for thee…? By Mark Halawa York University’s general counsel, Harriet Lewis is threatening to sue a local Toronto Rabbi for speaking out against increased anti-Semitic activities on the school’s campus. What’s wrong with this picture! … Continue reading

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Turkey’s Flotilla Stunt

By Mark Halawa Having lived in the Middle East for over twenty years of my life, I have a perspective on this week’s Gaza Flotilla incident that I think may be enlightening to Western readers. Turkey has successfully ascended to … Continue reading

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Let us play pretend خلينا نلعب تخيل

Many Arabs think Israel started bombing Gaza for no reason, forgetting that Hamas started this aggression by shelling Israeli cities and towns in the area for 8 years nonstop, with aimless homemade bombs, and other smuggled through the tunnels, targeting … Continue reading

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Iran is bullying its neighbors again!

Iran is bullying its neighbors again! The mullah regime occupies the United Arab Emirates’ three islands (Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa) and when asked about it, their typical answer is: the real issue is the Zionist occupation of … Continue reading

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