Yarmouk activist describes “atrocious” state of war-torn camp in Syria
Moe Ali Nayel The Electronic Intifada Beiru 26 February 2013 Only twenty months ago 38-year-old Palestinian refugee Moutawali Abu Nasser gave up his teaching job and put his theater work on hold in order to deploy his intellectual skills to keep Damascus’ Yarmouk camp neutral but sympathetic to the winds of change that started blowing in Syria. Yet eight kilometers away from the center of … Continue reading Yarmouk activist describes “atrocious” state of war-torn camp in Syria
Lebanon: SCC Protest
Teachers and public sector workers demanding pay hikes: Join us tomorrow at 11:00 am from the Barbir down to the government house The Private Schools’ Union: Classes will be normally held on Wednesday and the schools’ principals will have the final say in this matter. The politics of the rich in Lebanon want us to be slaves. join us tomorrow for a massive turn out, … Continue reading Lebanon: SCC Protest
Panic in Hamra
Momentary panic fell upon Makdissi street Hamra. Around 5 pm today two men parked their car in the middle of the intersection at Marble Tower hotel and took off running. On the busy intersection people panicked and they too left their cars and took off running. A bystander told me “there might be a bomb in the car lets get inside the shop before it … Continue reading Panic in Hamra
Lebanon’s frigid, deadly Russian bride
A month after the storm, state has done little to address failings By Moe Ali Nayel on February 05, 2013 It was a Saturday night when the temperature dropped. Beirut’s skies condensed with the thick gray clouds of January. Talk of wild weather started to snowball off the tongues of Beirutis. Bridges, buildings, highways and walls collapsed, floods reached peoples’ beds, blackouts affecting the whole … Continue reading Lebanon’s frigid, deadly Russian bride
Just Assir pulling another media stunt
Regardless of what you and I think of Assir, today he pulled a media stunt and it worked as he expected it to work.Kfardebian Residents Block Road to Prevent al-Asir from Reaching Faraya To start with, local media treated Assir in Kfardebian as if the civil war was about to break out. After Assir got word that the media delivered he moved into his game … Continue reading Just Assir pulling another media stunt
The roots of Arab hip-hop
Where does it come from? Much has been said recently in the press, on the streets, and even in the world of academia about Arab hip-hop, its new found popularity, impetus and influences. Catalyzed and shot to the realms of ‘serious’ debate with relative haste because of its relationship to the Arab uprisings, Arab hip-hop has already reached a stage it took US hip-hop a … Continue reading The roots of Arab hip-hop
At the mercy of charity
From a home and job in Aleppo to life on the streets in Beirut By Moe Ali Nayel on January 02, 2013 In a corner of Hamra Street amid the daily hustle and bustle, motorists and passersby may not notice this family of four — a single mother, two girls and a boy. Um Ahmed, in her late twenties, dressed in a blue veil and … Continue reading At the mercy of charity
The Islamic divide
Fault lines between Lebanon’s largest sects deepening By Moe Ali Nayel on December 03, 2012 It has been a year of dreaming dangerously for some Lebanese Sunnis who see the perpetually impending downfall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as an opportunity to reassert their historical dominance over the country’s Shia. February’s escalation of the long-running feud between pro-Assad Alawites and anti-Assad Sunnis in Tripoli set a … Continue reading The Islamic divide
The Vote
Roger Waters, speaking on behalf of the Russell Tribunal, delivers a very nicely put speech in front of delegates on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Ali Abunimah from the Electronic Intifada, an independent online news publication told Al Jazeera that the UN vote will not make any difference to Palestinians living under occupation. Continue reading The Vote
An Unproductive Predator Nation: israel
israel’s true colours: racism, brainwash, and hatred. On 15/11/2012 some anti-war organizations held anti-war demonstration in Tel Aviv against the latest massacre in Gaza. this is some footage from the counter demonstration. The man giving a speech in this video is Michael Ben Ari, an Israeli Knesset member. In photos: Gaza buries its children as Israeli attacks intensify The Electronic … Continue reading An Unproductive Predator Nation: israel
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