MENA Rights
On eve of 16 March, I rushed to studio to take part in a live TV program dedicated to the 7th anniversary of the “Arab Human Rights Day”. Being very transparent and honest about the fact that I hardly remembered this occasion, I have taken the liberty to discuss failure to protect basic rights in…
A recent analytical study released in March by the Brookings Institute estimated the number of Twitter accounts operated by the terrorist group ISIS to be at least 46,000. The two authors of the study titled The ISIS Twitter Census: Defining and describing the population of ISIS supporters on Twitter carried out a methodological study of…
The terrorist group known as the “Islamic State”, has been committing atrocities in the scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity not only since it transformed itself from “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” into a brand that is loaded with reference to “State”- and also not only since it captured the city of…
On July 12, 2012 the Time magazine published a story titled “In Saudi Arabia, Dissent Is Alive and Well, but Only Online or in Private”. The video that accompanied the story shows Saudi rights lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khiar, on frame 43 second, saying “Every day I say to myself they will arrest me”. On 15…
Probably the family of American journalist, Steven Sotloff, murdered by ISIS in September 2014 in Syria, gave the clearest definition of justice they believe must be served for perpetrators of the beheading of their son. Quoted in a report published by the Daily Mail on 26 February 2015, Sotloff parents say that Mohammed Emwazi, known…
Two Global Press Freedom Reports and Bitter Choices for Journalists Two international reports came out this week, not surprisingly reminding us of the high cost journalists are paying up for the practice of the profession. The New York based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) say that 220 journalists have been jailed worldwide in 2014. Top…
Assad at a moment of `Equilibrium` Not losing or winning is ideal state of conflict to regime War, and peace, by no mean wear the same fashion as the world of business, although there are elements of business in both. But you might grow fascinated by the applicability of some of the aspects in which…
One: military uniform is not a compelling evidence in its own right, but a significant indicator. See if the uniform is mentioned quite often in the national media. Two: examine society’s thick lines of red. If they further thickening is introduced, add to list of positive indicators. Third: map the crowds. Once and if major…