Voting for Palestinian empowerment in Jerusalem
Despite the dogmatic reactions from the politically orthodox, Aziz Abu Sarah’s aborted mayoral bid is the latest manifestation of the Palestinian struggle’s shift towards a civil-rights movement.
Read MoreAlt-jihad – Part I: When white extremists are dying to kill
In the first of a series of articles exploring the disturbing parallels between radical Islamic and white/Christian extremism, Khaled Diab examines whether far-right suicide attackers could become a phenomenon.
Read MoreSyrian refugees: The civil rights movement of our time
Rather than threatening Europe’s way of life, refugees are, through their struggle, helping to preserve the most precious of European values.
Read MoreCracking the mystery of Arab joy at Netanyahu re-election victory
When the election victory of Binyamin Netanyahu was declared, rather than grieve, Arabs in Israel were out on the streets celebrating.
Read MoreFrom the Chronikles – 2048: A peace odyssey
A century after war broke out, jubilant Israeli and Palestinian crowds celebrate each other’s independence as they march hand-in-hand into the future.
Read MoreZwarte Piet, a bitter treat
Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) brings joy to millions in the Low Countries. But his dark-faced helpers, Zwarte Pieten, are racist and a colonial throwback.
Read MoreThe ‘non-state solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
With the two-state solution relegated to the dustbin of history, the time has arrived to consider equal citizenship for Palestinians and Israelis.
Read MoreCivil rights and wrongs in the Palestinian struggle
Young Palestinian activists are drawing inspiration from the civil rights movement, but are reluctant to redefine their struggle along similar line.
Read MoreIsraeli freedom riders must get on the peace bus
Following the successful Palestinian ‘freedom rides’, it’s time for Israeli ‘freedom riders’ to cross the barriers between the two peoples.
Read MoreNext stop: freedom in the Palestinian struggle?
an ‘freedom riders’ defiantly boarded a bus to Jerusalem. So is the next stop for the Palestinian struggle a mass civil rights movement?
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