How Saudi Arabia Killed the Arab Spring
Saudi Arabia squashed the “Arab Spring” when it sent its military to quell the popular uprising in neighboring Bahrain earlier this year. The Saudi intervention was the first systemic use of uniformed,...
View ArticleUSPCN responds to PA statehood bid
Please read and disseminate accordingly. US Palestinian Community Network www.uspcn.org + uspcn@uspcn.org + Twitter @USPCN For Immediate Release US Palestinian Community Network’s response to the...
View ArticleCelebration of Arab Culture at Lincoln Theatre
Guest Post by Naser Look, aside from the World Cup, we Arabs really only enjoy two other things with equal pleasure: Fashion and Music. Take a look back at the last Arab wedding you’ve been to,...
View ArticlePost-Revolution Egypt Needs Orientalist Perverts
A part of me has always been enamored with the romanticism of Orientalist literature and art. Despite the clear problems that exist[ed] within this genre of discourse and one-way intercultural...
View ArticleAmerica’s Most Lethal Navy SEAL Sniper
Above is an interview, recently conducted on Fox News, of one Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle. Having watched it, I am not really sure whether I should feel sorry, happy or angry. I want to feel happy...
View ArticleWikiLeaks, Stratfor and Fisher’s Joke
Max Fisher, an associated editor at The Atlantic recently wrote a piece called: “Stratfor Is a Joke and So Is WikiLeaks for Taking It Seriously.” In this brilliant article by its equally brilliant...
View ArticleMake Bradford British: Entertainment Not Exposition
“Have you ever tried a miniskirt?” a pub regular asks the hijab-clad server who has spent the day serving soft drinks behind the bar. When she protests that she doesn’t want to, he assures her she...
View ArticleMerah is a Product of France, Not Islam
Mohamed Merah was born in Toulouse. He died in Toulouse. In 2008, he attempted to join the French army, but was rejected. The motivations for his murders: the French military presence in Afghanistan,...
View ArticleADC: Arab American Professionals’ Gateway to DC
When my college advisor told me about the Washington Seminar, I was so excited just thinking about having an internship in Washington DC, where the political sausage is made. Little did I know, my...
View ArticleWhite, Black American groups ‘swap’ summer interns
See the original article here. CHICAGO, IL — When Tyrone ’2-Tall’ Griffith walked into the National Committee for Social Elevation (NSCE) Chicago office on the first day of his summer internship in...
View ArticleColbert Smashes US Media Norway “Coverage”
Stephen Colbert’s Monday night show featured a sharp takedown of US media that rushed to point fingers at Al-Qaeda after the devastating attack in Norway, and then played defense even after they were...
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