The Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists
Nima Shirazi* | 15 May 2013
Just two days before Palestinians commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, the names of two Palestinian cameramen targeted and killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza last November were dropped from a dedication ceremony held to honor ”reporters, photographers and broadcasters who have died reporting the news” over the past year. The move followed an Israel lobby pressure campaign led by anti-Palestinian organizations such as the [...]
Nostalgia in Cairo: Hala Elkoussy’s “Journey Around My Living Room”
Ismail Fayed* | 14 May 2013
In her latest exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery in downtown Cairo, Egyptian artist Hala Elkoussy presents an unusually meticulous and hyper-detailed physical inventory of downtown Cairo. Styled as a “living room,” the exhibition, which runs from May 10th through June 4th, displays physical objects from Elkoussy’s metaphorical journey through downtown Cairo, [...]
Death Pornography: Mass Media, Atrocities, & Burial Politics after Boston
Amanda Rogers* | 13 May 2013
In the past few weeks, we have been inundated with information about the Boston bombers’ lives. We know all about Dzhokhar’s Tweets, the five year-old shoplifting conviction of Tamerlan’s widow, Katherine Russel, and the “damn good facials” given at their mother’s home-run spa. More recently, the politics of burial has [...]
Kurdistan Workers’ Party Begins Retreat from Turkey into Northern Iraq
Livia Bergmeijer* | 12 May 2013
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have begun their retreat from south eastern Turkey towards bases in northern Iraq, signaling what hopes to be the end of one of the longest and bloodiest ethnic conflicts in modern history. After a series of failed negotiation attempts between the Turkish government [...]
Zyara: a Personal Journey of Discovery in Palestine, One Trip at a Time
Siham Nuseibeh* | 10 May 2013
Zyara is the Arabic word for “visit”. And that is exactly what the people behind the group, Zyara, do – the group organizes visits once or twice a year for no more than 30 people at a time to see Palestine and volunteer in small projects around the country. The [...]
Meet the Presidential Contenders in Iran’s Upcoming Election
Sina Toossi* | 9 May 2013
As the Islamic Republic of Iran’s eleventh presidential election draws near, numerous individuals, parties, and groups are entering into the electoral fray. With less than five weeks until the June 14th vote, however, no specific candidates or factions stand out as clear and viable contenders for the presidency. This is [...]
Muck & Meir: Prolific Analyst Botches Facts to Vindicate Failed Iran Sanctions Policy
Nima Shirazi* | 8 May 2013
“Comment is free, but facts are sacred.” – C.P. Scott, editor of the Guardian, 1921 Israeli commentator Meir Javedanfar has made a very successful career of trafficking conventional wisdom and mainstream narratives about Iran’s nuclear program. In a recent op-ed for the Guardian newspaper he has insisted – as he has done for years now – [...]
 
