by Miaad A. Hassan –Iraq/USA– السياسة عاهرة, a good colleague of mine says, asking me not to waste my time in politics and to return to art and poetry, the disciplines for which he knew me before. His words are…
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Israel Must Move Beyond War
by Patricia DeGennaro –USA– Israel’s May 31, 2010 attack on the Freedom Flotilla in international waters garnered nothing more than global condemnation. The assault on six ships with approximately 700 activists carrying 10,000 tons of aid to the besieged Gaza…
Tagged with: Gaza, human rights, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Political Violence, Politics, Strikes & Boycotts
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Another 5 years of Karzai: An Afghan-American Perspective from Kabul
by Wazhmah Osman – Afghanistan/USA – I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan during the good years, in the early seventies. Among my fondest memories is walking to and from school holding the hand of my stylish mother who was then…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Economic Inequality, Economy, Karzai, Middle East, Politics, Taliban
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
India Braces for US Pressure on Afghanistan and Kashmir
by Aditi Bhaduri – India – As US President Barack Obama commits a troops increase in Afghanistan and a recognition of the “good Taliban,” and as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paves the way for India’s nuclear energy program, many…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Development, Foreign Policy, India, Infrastructure, Kashmir, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, Taliban
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Madcap Adventures and Serious Cultural Discussions: Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
by Jessica Mosby – USA – Revealing the ending of a film is downright mean, but it’s obvious that Oscar-nominated director Morgan Spurlock does not find Osama Bin Laden in his latest documentary film Where in the World is Osama…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Film & Documentaries, Middle East, Morgan Spurlock, Osama Bin Laden, Terrorism, United States
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
The Beauty Academy of Kabul
by Jessica Mosby – USA – When thinking of Afghanistan, it is difficult not to be overwhelmed by despair. Violence claimed over 6,000 lives in 2007 alone. The quality of life for women continues to decline as a result of…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Arts & Culture, Education, Film & Documentaries, human rights, Middle East, Taliban, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
A Rape Case in Saudi Arabia Explodes into International Headlines
by Patricia Meehan Vásquez Managing Editor, The WIP – USA – In 2006, what to Saudi society seemed a routine case settled in Sharia court, exploded into headlines of outrage, protest and disbelief across the globe. Qatif is a center…
Tagged with: Criminal Justice, human rights, Islam, law, Middle East, Qatif, rape, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, Sharia, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The WIP Editorial
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The WIP Editorial
First Female Ministers in Bahrain and Kuwait Resign, the Victims of Dirty Politics
by Suad Hamada – Bahrain – Women’s empowerment apparently clashes with the not-so-hidden agendas of Kuwaiti and Bahraini parliamentarians. Dirty politics have resulted in the recent resignation of the first two female ministers ever to join the cabinets in either…
Tagged with: Bahrain, gender equality, Healthcare, Islam, Kuwait, Middle East, Politics, Religion, Shiite, Sunni, women's empowerment
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
