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Voices Of Dissent In Times Of Consent: Anna Baltzar, Omar Barghouti And The Struggle For Justice

arafiqui wrote 1 week ago: This is an American voice, and perhaps much needed. We are at a crucial turning point in the world o … more →

Tags: Israel/Palestine, Colonialism, Crimes Against Humanity, Gaza, Imperialism, Israel, middle east, Occupation, Palestine

Where The Head Spun: November 13th 2009

arafiqui wrote 1 week ago: A wide range of issues came across recently and though I would love to wax lyrical about all of them … more →

Tags: Israel/Palestine, Musings On Confusions, The Daily Discussion, Anti-Semitism, Clash of Civilizations?, Colonialism, Islam, Islamofacism, Israel

Arundhati Roy On The Meaning And Idea Of Resistance

arafiqui wrote 2 weeks ago: It has become fashionable to simply accept, to acquiese to power, to be obsequieous, to kiss-ass, to … more →

Tags: The Daily Discussion, Writers, Arundhati Roy, Crimes Against Humanity, democracy, India, War crimes

Whats Happening In Pakistan? Its Not What The New York Times Will Tell You

arafiqui wrote 2 weeks ago: A couple of insightful pieces appeared recently. Both, in different ways, challenge the mainstream n … more →

Tags: Journalism, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Colonialism, Crimes Against Humanity, Imperialism, Pakistan, Terrorism, Tribal Areas

This Land Called Gaza – A Love and A Curse

arafiqui wrote 1 month ago: “And what projects are you working on at the moment?” “An exhibition…and…I’m working on the completi … more →

Tags: Journalism, Photography, Israel/Palestine, Gaza, Israel, On Photography, middle east, Edward Said

Offering Silence To The Oppressed Or How Photography Can Become A Weapon Of Repression1 comment

arafiqui wrote 1 month ago: An exhibition called ‘Beware The Cost Of War’ recently opened in London. Reading about i … more →

Tags: Israel/Palestine, Journalism, Musings On Confusions, The Daily Discussion, Colonialism, Crimes Against Humanity, Crisis of Photojournalism, Edward Said, Gaza

The Wars On Our Frontiers Or Haven't We Been Here Before?

arafiqui wrote 1 month ago: From Mother Jones magazine, October 2004, written by Malcolm Garcia Kalooshah, South Waziristan, Apr … more →

Tags: Journalism, War crimes, Pakistan, Tribal Areas, War Against Terror, Afghanistan, Imperialism, Crimes Against Humanity

Guantanamo Detainee Fouad Mahmoud Al Rabiah's Petition for Habeus Corpus Is Granted!

arafiqui wrote 1 month ago: In a remarkable, courageous and honest ruling, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, found that the governme … more →

Tags: Journalism, Afghanistan, Crimes Against Humanity, Imperialism, Islamofacism, Occupation, Pakistan, Torture, War Against Terror

The Hindus Live In Small And Dark Homes Or Educating Our Child Soldiers

arafiqui wrote 1 month ago: The minds of children are usually shut inside prison houses, so that they become incapable of unders … more →

Tags: Musings On Confusions, The Daily Discussion, Clash of Civilizations?, Crimes Against Humanity, History, India, Islam, Islamofacism, muslims

I Am Not A Journalist But I Play One At The New York Times

arafiqui wrote 1 month ago: In an earlier post called The Most Dangerous Nation I had criticized The New York Times for its reli … more →

Tags: Journalism, democracy, Imperialism, Iran, iraq, Occupation, The New York Times

Spreading Democracy Around The World...By Seducing One Brutal, Egomaniacal Dictator At A Time

arafiqui wrote 2 months ago: Speaking of a history of ugliness, that lovely man shaking the hands of our Secretary of State is Ku … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Colonialism, Crimes Against Humanity, democracy, Imperialism, Oil, Terrorism, War Against Terror

Sabra & Shatlia Or Histories That Do Not Make It To Prime Time

arafiqui wrote 2 months ago: September 16th. September 17th. September 18th. 1982. Least we forget. Never. Fazel Muhamad, 48, hol … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Colonialism, Crimes Against Humanity, Imperialism, Israel, middle east, Occupation, Oil, Pakistan

Speaking Of The Obvious Or Profiling Photographers And The Selling Of War

arafiqui wrote 2 months ago: A fascinating little piece of reporting from The Stars & Stripes that simply reminds us what thi … more →

Tags: Journalism, Photography, Crisis of Photojournalism, embedded journalism, On Photography

The Palestinian Wedding Or More Studies In Farce & Fanaticism

arafiqui wrote 3 months ago: A Wedding At Masara, West Bank Photo By: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org This post today celebrates a Pal … more →

Tags: Journalism, Photography, Israel/Palestine, Terrorism, West Bank, Israel, War crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, middle east

Fear The Pushtun Bogeyman Or Scaring Children As An Imperialist Habit1 comment

arafiqui wrote 4 months ago: Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He is the a … more →

Tags: Journalism, Photography, Afghanistan, Clash of Civilizations?, Colonialism, Crimes Against Humanity, democracy, Imperialism, Islamofascism

Wrapping Photographers Into The Packaging of War3 comments

arafiqui wrote 4 months ago: They took the New York Times on a war tour. The Battle For Pakistan it was called when the magazine … more →

Tags: Journalism, Photography, The Daily Discussion, Crisis of Photojournalism, democracy, Pakistan, Photo Technique, War Against Terror

You Must Remember This, A Kiss Is Still A Kiss, A Lie Is Still A Lie

arafiqui wrote 4 months ago: … more →

Tags: Journalism, The Daily Discussion, Cheney, Crimes Against Humanity, George W. Bush, Imperialism, Occupation, Oil, Terrorism

Losing My Religion To Tomorrow's Headlines

arafiqui wrote 4 months ago: Via Sepia Mutiny: This is RizMC … more →

Tags: Musings On Confusions, The Daily Discussion, Clash of Civilizations?, democracy, Imperialism, Islam, Islamofacism, middle east, muslims

How We Refused To Embed With Britney Spears!1 comment

arafiqui wrote 4 months ago: I woke up this morning and read the following piece of news: “Sweden’s four national new … more →

Tags: Journalism, Photography, Crisis of Photojournalism, Afghanistan, Imperialism, iraq, democracy


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