Posted on January 25, 2009 by Abdulsalam Haykal
The popular Barack Obama seemed and sounded very confident as he told the world during the American festival of democracy that the US is “ready to lead once more.” In his inauguration address on 20 January, the new American president said to “all other peoples and governments who are watching” that “America is a friend [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2009 by Forward Magazine
Make a differnce! E-mail or fax your protest message to U.S senators, congressmen, governors and state legislators! For their contact details visit: fw-magazine.com/gaza
Al Thawra Newspaper (Syria) on Forward’s العدالة لغزة
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Posted on January 12, 2009 by Forward Magazine
Mehdi Rifai
During these sad times in Arab history, nothing is more important to emphasize than Arab unity and internal acceptance of our own diversity. No one works harder at this than Father Elias Zahlaoui and the al-Farah Choir (Choir of Joy), promoting tolerance and shared community between Arabs of all faiths and beliefs. As mentioned [...]
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Posted on January 11, 2009 by Forward Magazine
For Gaza’s Sake
By Dima Abdulhaq*
8.1.2009
If my words could make a difference,
then I would write only for Gaza’s sake.
And if my voice could tear the distance,
then I would shout to make the dead awake.
If I could write and the poem becomes an armor
to shield the space above the children’s heads,
I would have written a [...]
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Posted on January 7, 2009 by Forward Magazine
By Mehdi Rifai
First off, an easy confession for me to make is that what is happening in Gaza appalls me, and makes me rethink a lot of my former “moderate” opinions concerning Israel. It has been my opinion for some time that Arab grief over Palestine has been stuck too long in the “anger” and [...]
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Posted on January 6, 2009 by 50% Syrian
A circulation email arrived this morning with the title, “Vote for Palestine against Israel,” with the heated comment:
Dear All. READ . VOTE . SEND
Be Active Now.
صوت لـ فلسطين ضد اسرائيل
على أقل تقدير دعونا ننتصر على الإنترنت
إضغط على الرابط أدناه
Vote for Palestine against Israel
at least let us make a win over web
http://www.israel-vs-palestine.com/gz/
Opening the link you see [...]
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