Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
These are my links for March 4th through March 8th:
- March 3 1979 in Iran: Stop the Bomb – “Already in 1978 the Iranian woman, Atoussa H., wrote to Michel Foucault, a fan of Khomeini: ‘It seems that for the leftist movement in the West, which lacks humanism, Islam is desirable… for other peoples.’” Annotated link
- Police Officer Who Shoved a Bicyclist Is Off the Job – NYTimes.com -
- On the Greek Riots › My Kuneva – A poetic expression of the roots of class rage
- the veil of normalization « tabulagaza – “I realized today that i too had forgotten Gaza. In these past days in the elation of freedom i forgot why i had marched, i forgot why i am- to live for the other. That other is still as is, kept from life and the gatekeeper retains her position at the gate and the world looks on.” Annotated link
- For many, doomed ferry symbolizes Egypt’s corruption – Los Angeles Times – “The ferry case is a grim glimpse into Egypt’s starkly different worlds: one of migrants who work in Saudi Arabia and return home on rickety boats with money for their families, the other of elusive millionaires and billionaires with ties to the judicial system and ruling National Democratic Party, which sit atop a nation racked by inflation, labor unrest and poor healthcare and education.” Annotated link
Tags: activism, bikes, blockade, Critical_Mass, detainees, Egypt, feminism, ferry, Gaza, Greece, Iran, Khomeini, Konstantina_Kuneva, labor, Mamdouh_Ismail, NDP, NYC, police, Rizk, security, Talat_Mustafa, فساد
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
These are my links for February 23rd through February 24th:
- Lebanon news – NOW Lebanon :: If not now, when -Out in force – "The event, the first of its kind in the Arab world according to the organizers, was staged by the Beirut-based Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer (LGBTIQ) support organization Helem, and also featured representatives from Lebanese rights groups Kafa, KAFA, TYMAT and SIDC." (Thanks Sursock)
- Three held over Cairo bombing as conspiracy theories circulate – Jack Shenker with some solid reporting on Cairo bombing and the suspicions surrounding it
- Americans reach for small luxuries amid sour economy – USATODAY.com – This is the message from USA Today: don't fret about filthy rich, corrupt bankers getting off scot-free while your retirement vanishes into thin air, don't make common cause with folks in the same situation and share skills and resources outside of the market, don't concern yourself with working toward a fundamentally different system of value in the world, just buy a few baubles, take a bubble bath and eat some bonbons and everything will be OK.
- Rantings of a Sandmonkey » Egypt arrests 14 suspects, 1 Iranian, 3 pakis –
- FBI Arrests 4 Activists as "Terrorists" for Chalking Slogans, Leafleting and Protesting | GreenIsTheNewRed.com – Lest we begin to think that anti-terrorism legislation is a great way to bring an end martial law
Tags: baubles, conspiracy, Egypt, El-HusseinExplosion, EmergencyLaw, GreenScare, Iran, money, queer, security, terrorism, theDepression, theEconomy, violence
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
You know, there’s all sorts of things that i would never do in the US that a combination of boredom and isolation have driven me to do here. Riding bikes with a bunch of petroleum industry dudes is one. Another is watching Desperate Housewives. I was a bit resistant to the idea of getting a television, but it was cheap and i thought it might be kind of interesting to watch local television. We didn’t get cable or satellite or anything, unlike most people in Cairo with any money to spend.
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Tags: Iran, privatization, Ramadan, television
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