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Ahmad Barqawi, a Palestinian freelance columnist & writer, he has done several studies, statistical analysis and researches on economic and social development.
SHARE Thursday, September 29, 2016 Nahed's "Crime"" and Punishment
Jordanian secular writer Nahed Hattar was killed after sharing a controversial caricature on his Facebook Page.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 9, 2015 "Palestine Can't Wait!"
The Palestinians are alone in this, as they have always been. Their current revolution (of kitchen knives) has so far been disavowed and misreported in a media that seems to only revere and lionize sectarian, head-chopping backward movements on GCC-funded, bought and paid for suicide missions to further dismantle the Arab World into feuding mini statelets only for the benefit of the imperial West and of course Israel.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, August 17, 2015 Huffington Post Arabic: A New Lair for the Muslim Brotherhood
The Huffington Post's Arabic Edition was launched last month to great, albeit short-lived fanfare followed almost immediately by an avalanche of scathing critique, derision and collective ridicule from the Arab public due to its context-deficient coverage and sectarian content.
SHARE Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Applauding Israel's Transgressions
A cursory glance over GCC media and social networks is more than
enough to note a certain air of unabashed exuberance over the Israeli airstrike against Hezbollah positions in Syria.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 18, 2015 Selective Humanitarianism
The international uproar following the Charlie Hebdo and the heavily skewed value of human lives
SHARE Saturday, March 29, 2014 Another “Useless†Arab League Summit
Instead of serving as a dynamic springboard for proactive initiatives to counter the various challenges facing the Arab world today, Arab League summits are increasingly becoming a ceremonial manifestation of the desolate state of paralysis that's been plaguing this part of the world for a long time.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, January 31, 2014 The Innocence of American Imperialism
Leaked photos of U.S. Marines burning Iraqi corpses provide a chilling look into the horrible psyche of the American military during its literal obliteration of the city of Fallujah in 2004.
SHARE Monday, August 26, 2013 Ode to a Revolution
How the Egyptian revolution was forced into self-destruction by vying political factions and their regional patrons.
SHARE Wednesday, July 31, 2013 In Defense of a "Terrorist" Organization
The EU has reluctantly black-listed the Lebanese Shiite Movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, succumbing to both American and Israeli pressures. Gulf Cooperation Counsel member states heaved a collective sigh of relief over the EU's decision.
SHARE Thursday, February 7, 2013 His Hunger, Our Shame: A Human Chain for Samer Al Issawi
A human chain was organized in Amman, Jordan, for Palestinian hunger striker Samer Al Issawi. Demonstrators held placards and signs for each day of the hunger strike undertaken by Al Issawi in Israeli jails.
SHARE Thursday, January 31, 2013 Down the Rabbit Hole of the Arab World
The Arab Spring did bring us a fleeting glimpse of hope but now the revolutionary spirit is fading, lost and stampeded on; this dream utopian of change and ridding our region of every single dictator is stuck halfway into this quicksand of raging religious fundamentalism springing up in every nook and cranny of the Middle East along with the parasitic West's inglorious exploitation of the legitimate aspirations of the people.