Six years into the weekly protests and nearly four years after the high court declared the path of the Barrier illegal; the army began dismantling the Wall in the village of Bil’in. But even according to the new path 435…
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: Egyptian women who fought alongside men for the resignation of former president Hosni Mubarak are now fighting for equality. During the 18-day Egyptian uprising, help from women protesters was welcomed by men, despite women’s traditional roles being…
Orlando police arrested five more activists from behind a makeshift buffet table at Lake Eola Park on Wednesday evening, bringing to a dozen the number charged in the past week with violating city restrictions on feeding…
Words of Resistance in the Syrian Intifada We can trace what’s happening — and may yet happen — in Syria by what the protesters chant at their demonstrations: The slogans are already a history, a politics, a manifesto and a…
Riot police stand guard in front of the election campaign office of independent candidate Emine Ayna in Diyarbakir in the Kurdish-dominated south-east Turkey. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Turkish Kurds have threatened a campaign of civil disobedience after Sunday’s national elections if…
07 June 2011, Tuesday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), which has launched a civil disobedience campaign in recent months, was able to have the call to prayer, or adhan, recited in Kurdish for…
The heroes of this Arab Spring are not magnificent saints nor they are genius creatures… They are ordinary people; they are me and you, putting efforts and sacrifices on the frontline for change, says Rowaida Mroue. Words about “human values”…
Activists say 34 people killed in the city of Hama during one of the largest anti-government protests in the uprising. Syrian children carry pictures of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib and hold candles during a protest [Reuters] Syrian security forces have opened…
Killing adult protesters not enough, Assad now torturing and murdering children 1 Syrians living in Jordan protest against Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad outside the U.N. office in Amman. (File Photo) By ABEER TAYEL Al Arabiya with Agencies Secretary of State…
Bahrain lifts martial law – Middle East – Al Jazeera English Troops and tanks withdraw from streets of Manama, but activists seeking to stage fresh protests complain of attacks. Last Modified: 01 Jun 2011 16:29 At least 30 people were…
