MOROCCO: New magazine braves risks to give voice to Arab homosexuals Babylon, Beirut 1998. © Samer Mohdad / arabimages.com 
Posted on 03/05/2010 - 21:47
Mithly means "the same as me" in Arabic; it is also a respectful way to refer to homosexuals. It is a word that the people behind Mithly magazine would like to see replace the more common "shazz," meaning pervert or deviant in Arabic, or "zemel," an expletive to describe gays in the Moroccan Berber dialect.
The Bahraini authorities dealing in double standards whilst fighting corruption Bahrain-money-laundry.jpg 
Posted on 28/04/2010 - 19:32
Bahrain: Authorities ban publication in the case of the minister accused of corruption due to the possible involvement of an official from the ruling family. Authority panels deliberately gave the case a sectarian scope, and targeted the weakest link to cover-up on major corruption.
Authors Suad Amiry and Randa Abdel-Fattah in Doha for BQFP’s launch Bloomsbury-Qatar-Foundation-Publishing-(BQFP).jpg 
Posted on 26/04/2010 - 14:57
Following the launch events in London earlier this month, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) celebrates the publication of its launch list in the company’s home base, Doha. BQFP held a series of literary events at the Waqif Art Center and the Dohaland Knowledge Enrichment Center including book readings for adults and children, creative writing workshops, book making for children, books signings and readings by authors.
Gazans show solidarity with jailed British protesters londongaza.jpg 
Posted on 22/04/2010 - 12:33
In a statement released by the Palestinian Students' Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel and the University Teachers' Association in Palestine, Gazan academics and students have found themselves in the unusual situation of having to express solidarity with protesters in the UK.
"Trust crisis" has changed the way the world’s wealthiest individuals invest trust-with-donors.jpg 
Posted on 16/04/2010 - 16:43
The global financial crisis has caused a trust crisis among the world’s wealthiest individuals, and they have responded by taking more control over their investments, seeking more accountability when they give to charity and holding out for higher quality when it comes to luxury goods, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Israeli journalist charged with espionage for exposing executions of Palestinian militants illegal assassinations of Palestinian militants 
Posted on 09/04/2010 - 14:08
An Israeli journalist has been under secret house arrest since December on charges that she leaked highly sensitive, classified military documents that suggest the Israeli military breached a court order on assassinations in the occupied West Bank.
The struggle of being a woman journalist in Saudi Arabia Saudi-Arabia-SM-arabimages.com.jpg 
Posted on 09/03/2010 - 14:17
JEDDAH: The difficulties women journalists face in reporting an event in Saudi Arabia illustrates the wider difficulties experienced by women in the Kingdom. It starts with the press release. They arrive in abundance announcing outside events, seminars or conferences.
Yemen: President uses military offensives as cover for attacks on dissidents Marib, Yemen. 1997 © S.M. / arabimages.com 
Posted on 16/02/2010 - 10:48
Yemeni authorities are taking brutal retaliatory actions against human rights defenders, journalists and critics of the regime's policies, according to IFEX members. In response, 25 Arab rights organisations, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and three other IFEX members, have released a joint statement calling on the government to end kidnappings, forced disappearances, torture and arbitrary arrests.
Pioneer of independent press in Morocco silenced le-Journal-Maroc.jpg 
Posted on 08/02/2010 - 12:52
Le Journal Hebdomadaire, the first medium to openly criticize the Moroccan monarchy, was shut down in what its founder, Aboubakr Jamaï, called an act of 'state terrorism' last week.
"Ajami" has been nominated for an Oscar dohatribeca.jpg 
Posted on 04/02/2010 - 22:53
Ajami, written, directed and edited by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, has been nominated for the Oscar of "Best Foreign Language Film".
Missed Opportunities and Bigger Challenges for Human Rights in the Middle East I think, therefore I exist. Handala. 
Posted on 28/01/2010 - 19:43
Middle East governments repressed efforts to promote human rights and backed away from bold reforms despite growing human rights challenges and promises to take action, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing the Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen country studies from its World Report 2010.
Egypt: Bloggers arrested over Naga Hammady Visit egyptian bloggers.jpg 
Posted on 18/01/2010 - 17:35
More than 20 Egyptian bloggers were arrested when their train arrived in the village of Naga Hammady in Upper Egypt.
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