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Patriarchy, womenLebanon : Thoughts on the Left and its position towards women
I was supposed to write about class liberation and its relationship with social liberation, but I found it more critical, at this point, to write about the relationship between the Left and the issues of women, from a personal perspective connected with my own experiences.
Since the beginning, (...) -
LGBTContre la criminalisation de l’homosexualité en Tunisie
C.R.L.D.H. Tunisie
Pour le respect de la loi sur les associations et la protection des libertés individuelles
Le Chargé du contentieux de l’État vient d’émettre une ordonnance de suspension des activités de l’Association Shams qui s’est fixé, entre autres objectifs, la lutte contre l’homophobie et (...) -
Political islam, islamismFundamentalist Terror – The truth about Charlie: one year after the 7 January attacks
The Charlie Hebdo attack one year ago was part of a long tradition of fundamentalist assaults on artists. Understanding this tragic event is critical to defeating Islamist terror today.
Two French Islamist gunmen of Algerian descent entered a newspaper office in Paris a year ago today and (...) -
Strategy“Six ideas we must remember” – One Week After the Charlie Hebdo Attack: Refuse to Sign Up for the Clash of Civilizations
What happens after a group of Muslim fundamentalist thugs in Paris slaughter unarmed cartoonists, and shoppers at a Kosher grocery, then invoke God and claim to be avenging the Prophet on video for all the world to see? Where do we go from here?
In considering this question, I have thought a (...) -
Saudi ArabiaSaudi’s Secret Uprising – “Saudi Arabia and the other reactionary Gulf monarchies are the centre of counter revolution in the region”
It is the duty of all revolutionaries in Syria and elsewhere to be in solidarity with the people in Saudi Arabia struggling against the reactionary and authoritarian dictatorship of the Saoud. Just like in Syria and Egypt the protesters demanding Freedom and Dignity are accused of being (...)
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Arabie saouditeAprès l’exécution du cheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, les chiites d’Arabie saoudite pris entre deux feux
Des centaines d’habitants de Qatif, le principal fief des chiites saoudiens, sur la côte orientale du royaume, ont exprimé leur colère, samedi 2 et dimanche 3 janvier, après l’exécution du cheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, figure de proue de la contestation dans la communauté chiite. Aux cris de « à bas la famille (...)