Nawal El Saadawi (Arabic: نوال السعداوي, 27 October 1931 – 21 March 2021) was an Egyptian secularist, feminist, humanitarian, author, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. She wrote … More
Category: Middle East
Palestinian ‘Techno Queen’
Palestinian ‘Techno Queen’ Sama’ Abdulhadi faces court over shrine event A Palestinian DJ is facing a court hearing in the … More
Syria war: thousands of detainees missing
Tens of thousands of civilians are still missing after being detained arbitrarily during 10 years of civil war in Syria, … More
Biden hasn’t called Israel’s Netanyahu yet
In his first three weeks in office, President Joe Biden has made a flurry of phone calls to American allies around the world, including … More
Balfour Declaration – Britain’s pledge
The Balfour Declaration, which resulted in a significant upheaval in the lives of Palestinians, was issued on November 2, 1917. … More
Israel To Start Vaccinating Palestinian Prisoners
Israel’s health minister announced Thursday the country would vaccinate Palestinian prisoners against COVID-19, after Israel’s president said withholding vaccines was … More
allegations against Netanyahu
Israeli prosecutors on Sunday released an amended indictment spelling out detailed charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a corruption … More
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon
Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and … More
Defending Human Rights Is Not Terrorism
Human rights defenders around the world are being harassed, arrested, detained, ill-treated and charged with terrorism-related offences. As both of … More
Egypt Arrest Of Human Rights Activists
The Egyptian government is facing an international backlash over the arrests of members of a leading Egyptian human rights organization … More
Israel’s Netanyahu visits Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Saudi Arabia over the weekend, a senior cabinet minister told local news media, signaling a … More
Israel Destroys Palestinian Homes
Israeli authorities demolished a rural Palestinian hamlet in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, residents and rights advocates said. More than … More
Unit 8200
Unit 8200 is an Israeli Intelligence Corps unit of the Israel Defense Forces responsible for collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption. Military publications include references to … More
New 9/11 Judge at Guantánamo Quits
There’s yet more chaos in the long-delayed, problem-plagued 9/11 case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba: A new U.S. military court judge … More
For A Palestinian American Baby To Travel
This summer, California native Morgan Cooper delivered a healthy baby girl at the home she shares with her Palestinian American … More
Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN)
The Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) is an American Arabic-language non-profit media organization broadcasting news and information across the Middle East and … More
Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins
The annual Hajj pilgrimage performed by Muslims from around the world has begun in Saudi Arabia, dramatically scaled back because … More
The Statue of Liberty Was an Egyptian Woman
Due to its rich archeological history, Egypt is well-known as a home to various colossi statues depicting ancient rulers. Most … More
Palestine is described as resembling “Swiss cheese”
The current map of Palestine is often described as resembling “Swiss cheese”. Over the past century it has been carved … More
Corpus separatum v. Jerusalem Law
Corpus separatum (‘separated body’) was the Jerusalem area in the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. According to the plan, the city would … More
