Fake gold, sometimes preferable to the real stuffCommemorating the Nakba
Published on 16 May 2013 by Audrey Bloomfield / Policymic.com / First Published May 15 in Opinion
May 15 marks the commemoration of Nakba Day.
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Opinion
Drones policy in Yemen flies blind without making the US safe
Published on 13 May 2013 by Thenational.ae Farea Al Muslimi in Opinion
On May 2, I testified before the U.S. Congress on the tragic effects of America’s drone policy in Yemen.
The legitimacy of international intervention in Syria
Published on 9 May 2013 by English.alarabiya.net Abdul Wahab Badrakhan in Opinion
After chemical weapons have been used in Syria, the international community, particularly the U.S., seems to be searching for formulas on how to coexist with this reality. The U.S. seems unwilling to confront it and punish those behind it, considering that chemical weapons are used for genocides and that keeping silent on their usage means an agreement to this genocide and a frank disregard of using prohibited weapons.
The Detainees’ Dilemma
Published on 2 May 2013 by Joe Nocera / Nytimes.com / First Published April 30 in Opinion
Fadhel Hussein Saleh Hentif is one of about 100 detainees on a hunger strike in the prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. He was captured in 2001 by Pakistanis after crossing the border from Afghanistan, and, by 2002, he was in the American naval detention facility. He was 20 years old. He has been there since.
More than a language — Politics of local English media
Published on 2 May 2013 by Dina K. Hussein and Dalia Rabie / Egyptindependent.com / First Published April 25 in Opinion
“It’s Always the Fixer Who Dies” is the title of a seminal article by George Packer that appeared in The New Yorker in 2009 to mourn the death of Sultan Munadi, a local fixer who lost his life in a commando raid in Afghanistan.
How does Yemen’s revolution end?
Published on 29 April 2013 by J. Dana Stuster / Blog.foreignpolicy.com / First published April 26 in Opinion
Last week, after more than two years of being a fixture in Sana’a and cities around the country, Yemen’s revolutionaries dismantled protest camps around the country. The AP reports it was a “symbolic” move, and that activists were “declaring an end to the revolution.” Tawakkol Karman, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her activism in Yemen, told crowds at Sana’a’s Change Square, “We are starting a new phase....We declare that we toppled the rule of the family forever...”
Arab countries divided over media credibility
Published on 29 April 2013 by Aljazeera.com / First Published April 25 in Opinion
People in some Arab countries appear to be divided when it comes to trusting the credibility of their national news agencies, according to the results of a recently conducted survey of media habits in the region.
The loss of innocence in Yemen
Published on 29 April 2013 by Sophie Ghaziri / English.alarabiya.net / First Published April 27 in Opinion
Yemen, a stunning country, rich in history and culture, suffers from the stigma of child marriage. Driven by poverty and a “traditional” way of thinking, girls under the age of eight can be seen in wedlock with children of their own by the time they hit puberty.
Seeds of future wars sown by Yemen’s military shake-up
Published on 25 April 2013 by Sama’a Al Hamdani / Thenational.ae / First published April 15 in Opinion
On April 10, Yemen’s President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi boldly issued a decree to restructure the nation’s military. The most notable achievements of this decree was dismantling former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s grip on the military by sending many of his relatives abroad as diplomats.
Arresting Yemen’s brain drain
Published on 25 April 2013 by Qais Ghanem / Gulfnews.com / First Published April 23 in Opinion
A school mate of mine and I are writing a book titled, “Yemenis Abroad — Success Stories.” This school mate of mine is Dr. Adel Aulaqi, a highly accomplished general surgeon, now living in England. We both went to Aden College, during the British rule of what was later to become the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen.
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