by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
The perils of blogging in Egypt Rannie Amiri Philip Rizk wasn’t “unlucky” or at “the wrong place at the wrong time.” Instead, he found himself quite the deliberate target of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. On 6 February,...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Homeward Bound: Gaza in 24 Hours How can I convey what I have seen in the little faces? (Middle East Children’s Alliance) By Dr. Mona El Farra – Gaza As soon as I arrived home, I felt a great relief, if that is the right word. I had been unable to...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Reach out for Darfur Dina Ezzat Minni Arko Minnawi tells Al-Ahram Weekly that Egypt can be a prime mediator securing comprehensive peace in Sudan Of the many Darfur figures who fought hard against the regime of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, it was Minni Arko...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
Reviewed by Iqbal Jassat On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History A Book by: Norman G Finkelstein (ISBN 1-84467-049-X Verso 2005) The imminent visit to South Africa by Norman G. Finkelstein following a major new initiative by S.A NGOs to mount a...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
CIA destroyed almost 100 torture videos A US attorney says the CIA has destroyed 92 controversial interrogation video tapes, far more than what the agency had previously said. “Ninety-two videotapes were destroyed,” Acting US Attorney Lev Dassin wrote in...
