Monthly Archives: July 2010

Israel cracks down on dissent

Posted on July 29, 2010 by iPouya

See the video from the “only democracy in the Middle East” here.

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Pan-Arab narrative a myth in Lebanon

Posted on July 28, 2010 by iPouya

The Guardian – Excerpt: Anger towards Lebanon is brewing in Sudan and in Sudanese online forums. According to reports in the Arab media, a fundraising party held by Sudanese immigrants and asylum seekers in Beirut in aid of a child … Continue reading →

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Trailer: The Social Network

Posted on July 22, 2010 by iPouya

See the trailer here.

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Trailer: “The Tillman Story”

Posted on July 22, 2010 by iPouya

See the trailer here.

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What if the Tea Party was black?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by iPouya

Gotta love this video.

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Arab man who posed as a Jew to seduce woman to consensual sex convicted of rape

Posted on July 21, 2010 by iPouya

His only crime was that he was an Arab man who slept with a Jewish woman… if this is the only “democracy in the Middle East” then the Middle East has extremely low standards – Haaretz:  An Arab resident of … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu recording leaked…

Posted on July 19, 2010 by iPouya

al-Jazeera: A recently-revealed tape has shown Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, discussing ways to undermine the Oslo Accords and calling the United States “easy” to manipulate…. Netanyahu – who did not hold political office when the recording was made - was … Continue reading →

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The Green Movement and the Working Class

Posted on July 12, 2010 by iPouya

Here’s an interesting interview at Tehran Bureau on the working class and the Green Movement: “The Green Movement cannot succeed unless it raises social justice demands, which include workers’ demands at the center. During the Khatami era, Reformists failed because … Continue reading →

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Israeli Human Rights Group: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank

Posted on July 7, 2010 by iPouya

The Independent: Jewish settlers, who claim a divine right to the whole of Israel, now control more than 42 per cent of the occupied West Bank, representing a powerful obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state, a new report … Continue reading →

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Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah

Posted on July 5, 2010 by iPouya

Fadlallah passed away yesterday. I would have commented on it sooner but I was in the Bay area for the weekend and didn’t get around to blogging until now. Contrary to media reports, Fadlallah was not the “spiritual guide” to … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Sand, and Resilience

Posted on July 5, 2010 by iPouya

Palestinians resisting the Gaza siege… with sand. I admire their resilience while abhoring Israel’s ruthlessness. See the video here.

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How to Kill an Economy: Israel’s Gaza Policy

Posted on July 5, 2010 by iPouya

al-Jazeera: First close down the borders and refuse to allow any exports out. Then ban the importing of any raw material for factories and businesses. Force the commercial class to rely on expensive underground smuggling tunnels to procure what the … Continue reading →

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Documentary: “For Neda”

Posted on July 1, 2010 by iPouya

This highly emotional HBO documentary on the death of Neda Agha Soltan is a must see.

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