April 29, 2007
Posted by yaman
Prisoners being held in Syria’s Adra prison have written a letter to the public. The entire letter, in English and Arabic, is available here, but here is a short excerpt:
Syrians have paid a high price for their rights and freedom and we hope to be the last group forced to pay this price to help [...]
April 28, 2007
Posted by yaman
Marilee Jones, the former Dean of Admissions at MIT, could not have been a more perfect embodiment of her own beliefs. Disregarding all the judgment that has been passed on her old decision to lie about her credentials, you have to admit: is there a more perfect way to illustrate the lack of importance of [...]
April 26, 2007
Posted by yaman
Just kidding. However, the Syrian President, elected in his own right in a similar landslide, did praise the institution which reflected the will of the people–especially his own–and would lead Syria to a promising future. He added that few other countries around the world had elections so safe and carefully planned that the results would [...]
Students from the Israel Action Committee at UC Berkeley today celebrated Israeli Independence Day on Sproul Plaza today by introducing the student population to one of the State’s many innovations in the past 59 years: hip-hop music. The new Israeli genre has stirred a musical renaissance world-wide, and pop culture will certainly be indebted to [...]
April 20, 2007
Posted by yaman
From here:
Noble Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan was treated for injury in leg sustained by rubber bullet
Nobel Peace Prize Mairead Corrigan has been injured during confrontations between security forces and left-wing activists protesting the security fence route near Bilin, activists said.
Corrigan, who won the prize in 1976 for her work in encouraging a peaceful solution [...]
April 19, 2007
Posted by yaman
على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
ولسه يامه ياما ياماه ÙÙ‰ عمرنا
على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
ولو ÙÙ‰ يوم Ø±Ø§Ø ØªÙ†ÙƒØ³Ø± لازم تقوم
واق٠كما النخل باصص للسما للسما
ولا انهزام ولا انكسار ولا انهزام ولا انكسار
ولا خو٠ولا ولا Øلم نابت ÙÙ‰ الخلا
على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
غنوتك وسط الجموع تهز قلبى اللى انÙرØ
تداوى [...]
April 14, 2007
Posted by yaman
أنا مش كاÙر بس الجوع كاÙر
أنا مش كاÙر بس المرض كاÙر
أنا مش كاÙر بس الÙقر كاÙر Ùˆ الذل كاÙر
أنا مش كاÙر لكن شو بعملك
أذا اجتمعوا Ùيي كل الإشيا الكاÙرين
أنا مش كاÙر…
يللي بيصلي الأØد Ùˆ يللي بيصلي الجمعة
واعد ÙŠÙÙ„Ø Ùينا علطول الجمعة
هو يللي دين قال Ùˆ أنا يللي كاÙر عال
راجعوا الكتب السماوية راجعوا كلام القادر
أنا مش [...]
April 10, 2007
Posted by yaman
Pundits and propagandists alike often pose this question to those who dissent against current American and Israeli policies in the Middle East. For them, the dichotomy is simply one of “I support terrorism” or “I am against terrorism.” The slightest deviation from thought deemed acceptable by those coordinating policy results in such a question, even [...]
OH, HELLO. Here’s some good news, after years and years of promoting the necessary destruction of Iraq and Iraqis, all for the purpose of a war that diverted the United States from pressing issues of national security, Tom Friedman has declared the Iraq misadventure to be a success and has officiall…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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It’s time to rein in the way police and safety officers in New York public schools mistreat students.
Police the police.
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Produced by HuffPost’s Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the streets to protest massive cuts at all levels of education and government imposed austerity measures.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
(Discussion)Frederick Douglas tells us that power concedes nothing without a demand: Street rebellions force the establishment to yield to the demands of the movement or be faced with an ungovernable, rebellious populace. In short, stopping highway traffic in protest of the dismantling of public education was a…
Source: occupyca.wordpress.com
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We would not be where we are today as a country if people who were politically marginalized had not stood up for their rights. As a student and human rights activist, I expect that our universities will allow space for all points of view, including my nonviolent and heartfelt protestations against O…
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On Sunday, February 28th the New York Times published an outrageous oped by Efraim Karsh full of lies, distortions and mistakes. Karsh claims that Muslims view themselves as part of the House of Islam and the rest of the world as part of the House of War. I have worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Soma…
Nir Rosen destroys many of the myths that are common to American approaches to Iraq, Muslims, and the Middle East in general.
(Discussion)Fear tactics? Not the best fundraising strategy. First, your plan divides Republican donors into two main categories: small donors who are “visceral,” “reactionary” and motivated by “fear,” and large donors who are “calculated,” “ego-driven” and motivated by “access.”
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
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Charles Washington with his wife Tracey, holding her 5-year-old son, speaks on behalf of his family at the Asian Law Caucus office in San Francisco.
Gavin Newsom wrecking homes and families in San Francisco.
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A noose hung to intimidate African-American students is the latest racist incident to spur activism at UC San Diego ahead of the March 4 Day of Action.
Especially noteworthy is the section about the Black Student Union denouncing the administration-led “leadership bodies” as “a tactic to divide student leaders from the student movement.” All student ‘government’ is a tactic to divide student leaders from students.
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The scandal is that many students at UCSD consider black people and communities as a product of their imaginations and consumer habits: an entertainment commodity we pay to watch on MTV, or hear on the radio. A stereotype we have the “right” to enjoy and take pleasure in, because we have paid good m…
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