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Photos of War Torn Abyan, Southern Yemen
![[Abyan. Image by Woman from Yemen]](/content_images/3/sm_abyan4.jpg "[Abyan. Image by Woman from Yemen]")
[The following photos were posted by Woman from Yemen on 24 July 2012.] Earlier this month I had a brief visit in the warn torn Southern province of Abyan. Like any war, the impact on civilians and residents is often ignored. The war in Abyan has killed innocent civilians and displaced hundreds. Schools have been closed, and the main hospital was bombed. Many have lost family members, and many others are wounded. Their homes ...
Keep Reading »Interview with Representative of Sudan Change Now
![[Students at Ahfad Women's University in Khartoum. Image by Utenriksdept via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_sudan12.jpg "[Students at Ahfad Women's University in Khartoum. Image by Utenriksdept via Flickr]")
[Over the last month, a protest movement has gripped Sudan. The movement pronounced Friday 13 July "Kadanka Friday" in order to highlight the role of women in the opposition movement. Below, Heather McRobie interviews Rawa Gafar Bakhit, a representative of Sudan Change Now, about the overall course of the movement and women's role in #SudanRevolts. The interview was published by OpenDemocracy on 19 July 2012. ] Heather McRobie (HM): What are ...
Keep Reading »Saudi Campaign for Disabled Rights Interview on Sabah Al-Saudia (Video)
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A recent Twitter campaign bearing the hashtag #للمعوق_حقوق (in English, "rights for the disabled") seeks to draw attention to the circumstances of people with disabilities in the Arab world. The initial campaign consisted of participants rotating their profile pictures 180 degrees; the upside-down images were intended to signify a reproach of Saudi government officials for ignoring the issue of disabled persons' rights.
Keep Reading »Free Citizen Journalists in Sudan & Call for Videos
![[Citizen journalist captures wreckage in Sudan in 2012. Image by ENOUGH Project via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_sudancitizenjournalist.png "[Citizen journalist captures wreckage in Sudan in 2012. Image by ENOUGH Project via Flickr]")
[The following statement was issued by Sudan Watch on 22 July 2012. The organization is calling for brief videos about the importance of citizen journalism for an upcoming campaign.] Citizen journalism has been changing the media landscape since the rise of blogs in the late 90s. This was further accelerated by the Arab Spring. It has moved from a nuisance to the only source of information where access is impossible for traditional media. It was citizen ...
Keep Reading »Syria's Mutating Conflict
![[Classroom of teacher Ghaleb Radi in Al-Qusair after mortar shelling. 31 July 2012. Via Lens Young Homsi.]](/content_images/3/sm_schoolcopy.jpg "[Classroom of teacher Ghaleb Radi in Al-Qusair after mortar shelling. 31 July 2012. Via Lens Young Homsi.]")
[The following report is the latest from the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Syria.] Syria's Mutating Conflict Executive Summary At a distance, Syria’s conflict can resemble a slow, painful slog, punctuated by intermittent accelerations and apparent tipping points, influenced by international activity. Zoom in, and one can cast such impressions aside. Diplomatic manoeuvrings have ended up being little more than inertia masquerading as motion. The West used ...
Keep Reading »Weaponizing Tear Gas: Bahrain's Unprecedented Use of Toxic Chemical Agents Against Civilians
![[Bahraini women flee tear gas in February 2011. Photo by Al Jazeera English via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_5445906254_f8dcbde902.jpg "[Bahraini women flee tear gas in February 2011. Photo by Al Jazeera English via Flickr]")
[The following report was issued by Physicians for Human Rights on 1 August 2012.] Weaponizing Tear Gas: Bahrain's Unprecedented Use of Toxic Chemical Agents Against Civilians The Bahrain government’s indiscriminate use of tear gas as a weapon has resulted in the maiming, blinding, and even killing of civilian protesters and must stop at once while the government reassesses its use, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) declares in a report issued ...
Keep Reading »Iraq's Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 31 July 2012.] Iraq's Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya Executive Summary A key player in the political crisis currently unfolding in Baghdad is the Al-Iraqiya Alliance, a cross-confessional, predominantly Sunni, mostly secular coalition of parties that came together almost three years ago in an effort to replace Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the March 2010 ...
Keep Reading »Debate Over Open Data in Yemen
![[Image by JoshuaDavisPhotography via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_datatake2.jpg "[Image by JoshuaDavisPhotography via Flickr]")
[The following statement was published by Global Integrity on 5 July 2012. The statement responds to on an April Guaridan blog post by Yemeni journalist Walid Al-Saqaf claiming that open data in Yemen would facilitate democratization. Following the Global Integrity article is the original blogger's response, also dated 5 July 2012.] The Case Against Open Data in Yemen (By Global Integrity) In a recent blog post on the Guardian, renowned independent ...
Keep Reading »Beirut Event: Public Meeting on Arab Feminist Knowledge Production (29 July 2012)
![[Logo for Arab Feminist Knowledge Production Meeting. Image from sawtalniswa.com]](/content_images/3/sm_afkpm2.png "[Logo for Arab Feminist Knowledge Production Meeting. Image from sawtalniswa.com]")
This weekend, a group of Arab feminist activists, scholars, and writers are gathering in Beirut to discuss a range of issues related to feminist knowledge production. While the general meeeting sessions are closed to the public, there will be a public meeting held at Nasawiya Cafe (see below for directions) on Sunday, 29 July 2012, at 7pm to highlight some of the participating organizations/projects and invite discussion and reflection on their particular work and the ...
Keep Reading »Employees of Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation Protest (Video)
![[Protest spokesman. Image from youtube.com]](/content_images/3/sm_yemenprotest.png "[Protest spokesman. Image from youtube.com]")
On 15 July 2012, employees of the Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation marched from the gate of the Port of Mualla to the Governor's office in Aden to protest mismanagement of the company. Specifically, the employees called for the abolition of the Corporation's partnership with Dubai World and the release of Yemeni sailors who have been kidnapped by Somali pirates. The following video features the groups statement as read by Abdul-Nasser Wasel, a spokesperson for the ...
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