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| US Intervention And Syrian Uprising - by Ramzy Baroud |
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US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is quite a feisty diplomat. He shows up unannounced and uninvited at various hot spots in the country, greeted with varying degrees of enthusiasm, and, oftentimes, anger.
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| The Failed Coup |
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In what must be one of the centuries' most brazen, callous, and happily self-destructive performances by a politician. Mahmoud Jibril the de facto Prime Minister of Libya’s Transitional National Council, appointed himself both Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister in a proposed 36-member cabinet he presented last month. (According to the Washington Post, “Libyans wait, and worry, as government delays forming cabinet” 9/27/11).
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| Libyans Dare to Dream - Reasons to be Cheerful - by Sami Zaptia |
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It is very easy to be pessimistic about Libya’s future in view of the trauma it has been through since February 17th. Certainly listening to some analysts across the plethora of satellite TV news stations you could very easily, as an uninformed outsider, draw the conclusion that Libya’s future looks gloomy.
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| Why Exactly Does Libya Need Democracy? |
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Everyone these days speaks about the necessity for a democratic system in post Gaddafi Libya. Most, speak of it in vague terms that make it sound as the magic pill that will solve all of Libya’s problems. Yet, much of that discussion seems to take place in the absence of what does that really means and how will this, undefined democracy, meet the needs of the country and its people.
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| Is an Islamic State (Caliphate) an Extreme Islamic Goal? |
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The word 'extreme' only takes on meaning when defined against some benchmark. 'Extreme' weather is a serious departure from a normal, expected climate; extremely hot or cold water is defined as such when compared against, say, lukewarm. The word is relative and defined in relation to some 'norm'. Ideas are not different.
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| Ibrahim Zaza: The Gaza Boy Newspapers Omitted - by Ramzy Baroud |
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“Both of Ibrahim’s arms were cut off. He had a hole in his lung. Parts of his legs were missing. His kidney was in a bad condition…we need people to stand with us.” These were the words of an exhausted man as he described the condition of his dying son in an interview with The Real News, an alternative news source.
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| The Fallacy of Palestinian Statehood and the Arab Betrayal - by Abdul Wahid |
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This week Mahmoud Abbas visited New York to apply to the United Nations for it to recognise the Palestinian authority as a fully-fledged member state.
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| Raised Expectations - Libya’s New Generation and Demographics - by Sami Zaptia |
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Besides the obvious political suppression of the outgoing order, Libya’s future rulers must not forget that the Libyan uprising was caused partly by the total disregard by the outgoing regime for the needs and desires of its citizens.
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| If only! - by Sami Zaptia |
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In view of Libya’s revolution I wonder if members of the old regime, wherever they are, are now looking back regretfully and thinking: ‘if only’…
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| Winning the War AND Winning the Peace – by Sami Zaptia |
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On August 23, 2011 with the successful storming of Libya’s ‘Bastille’ or Bab al-Azziziyah the Libyan people had very successfully won yet another very important battle in their effort to liberate themselves. However, having won nearly all the battles, often at great personal cost, the Libyan population must not lose the overall war. Having won (most of) the war, the challenge now is to win the peace.
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| We Must Embrace Al Qathafi’s Allies . . . or Else |
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I was 17 years old, when I felt I had no choice but to leave Libya. Life in Tripoli was stifling. To survive you had to fall into line and sing the praises of “the brother leader” and his Green Book. I remember when soldiers would march into our classroom, file us into single lines, and take us, under threats of giving failing grades and beatings, to rallies for the regime.
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| Another ‘Symbolic Victory’: Abbas’ New Political Gambit - By Ramzy Baroud |
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When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request the admission of Palestine as a full member, he appeared to have had an epiphany.
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| Statement of Intention for the Path of a New Libya |
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Witnessing the great days of the modern history of Libya, Civil Society Activists of Tripoli are presenting their intention and visions for the path to a new Libya.
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| A Call for An Objective Analysis - By Mohammad Azeemullah |
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The last seven months of uprisings in Libya have been the period of perilous turbulence and disorder. They have cost the state political, economic or social isolation from the world.
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| Remembering the Sabra-Shatila Massacre |
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This week, marks the anniversary of the Sabra-Shatila massacre at the hands of Israeli, which took place in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon between September 16-18 in 1982. Muslims who had fled their homes due to Israeli's atrocities, had taken shelter in a refugee camp.
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