Articles, news, campaigns and events about Middle East
Jan 28, 2011, 10:26pm
Leila Zand
In the past several days, I have been following Egypt’s unfolding events. I have seen photos and videos of people shouting for democracy; many of those images are familiar to us as we saw many similar images from Tunisia last month or Iran...
Jan 17, 2011, 5:37pm
Mark Johnson
Today, we celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life. Instead of simply observing this holiday, let us heed his words and practice his teachings, living into the values and example he provided.In this moment of national soul-...
Nov 18, 2010, 3:28pm
FOR
by Joseph Gerson[T]here are people in Washington — who never intend to withdraw military forces from Iraqand they’re looking for ten, 20, 50 years in the future — the reason that we went into Iraq was to establish a permanent military base in...
Nov 3, 2010, 10:04pm
Mark Johnson
This is not the official version of American history, but that it very nearly sums it up can scarcely be doubted by anyone with the courage to look into the faces one encounters all over this land: who listens to the voices, hearing incessantly the...
Sep 23, 2010, 5:23pm
Ethan Vesely-Flad
Next Tuesday, September 28, Medea Benjamin will be arraigned in court in Virginia, accused of trespassing in the home of Erik Prince, the founder and C.E.O. of the notorious private security contractor Blackwater (now Xe). Five days later, Benjamin...
Sep 22, 2010, 3:05pm
Ethan Vesely-Flad
Scott Kennedy is the recipient of the 2010 Pfeffer Peace Prize, an honor for international human rights, justice, and peace work which has been awarded by the Fellowship of Reconciliation since 1989. Kennedy co-founded the Resource Center for...
Sep 9, 2010, 5:14pm
Richard Deats
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh drove a truck loaded with explosives into the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 persons and injuring 680 more. McVeigh, a former soldier, was a supporter of right-wing militias. He was furious at the...
Aug 5, 2010, 7:21pm
Mark Johnson
It was our introduction to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations which co-hosted a stellar panel of experts on the Middle East for a discussion of the future of Muslim-West relations. Moderated by Roger Cohen, New York Times Correspondent and...
Mar 29, 2010, 10:21pm
josue
By Jimmy CarterThursday, September 5; Washington PostFundamental changes are taking place in the historical policies of the United States with regard to human rights, our role in the community of nations and the Middle East peace process...
Mar 29, 2010, 8:45pm
Richard Deats
Samuel Johnson had it right: truth is the first casualty in war. Because war is a life and death matter, advocates for each side are inclined to listen to those sources that show that their side is in mortal danger and is only defending itself, that...
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