Ikhras Note: The Muslim Brotherhood is currently the main tool of the US-Saudi led counter-revolution in the Arab world, but the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements is filled with self-serving collaboration with foreign imperialist powers. The following guest piece examines that history. Nu’man Abd Al-Wahid, a UK based freelance Yemeni-English writer...
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Guest Post: British Strategy and 9/11 Blowback
More On Egypt: Mubarak & The U.S. Empire
[Ikhras Note: The Arab American community must remain aware of the continuing revolutionary struggle of the Egyptian people, support their fight for freedom, dignity, and justice, and highlight the role of our own American government in Egypt and the region. The Egyptian people continue a struggle for freedom, full sovereignty and independence, and social...
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Guest Post: A Yemeniya’s Response to Mona Eltahawy. By Dr.Lamya Almas
As Mona Eltahawy’s scope of representation and expertise continues to expand with each new uprising across much of Asia and Africa, her views continue to be rejected. The New York-based “revolutionary feminist’s” detractors are not her imaginary group of bearded, misogynistic, religious fanatics she likes to rail against, but rather the same women, feminists, and revolutionaries the American Media...
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The ‘Salam’ Witch Trials: Main Characters, Opening Scene
By Ikhras Friend Roqayah Chamseddine. This article first appeared on Roqayah’s blog The Cynical Arab where you can find more of her articles and follow all the writings of this radical Lebanese-American journalist, and powerful Anti-Imperialist voice.* The play is set in Washington, District of Columbia. The year is 2011; growing controversy over the loyalty of...
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Sensationalizing Orientalism: The Media’s Hummus and Kebab Analysts
By Ikhras Friend Roqayah Chamseddine. This article first appeared on Roqayah’s blog The Cynical Arab where you can find more of her articles and follow all the writings of this radical Lebanese-American journalist, and powerful Anti-Imperialist voice.* “It is quiet common to hear high officials in Washington and elsewhere speak of changing the...
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Israel Normalizer Mona Eltahawy
Thanks to sister Leila for sending this in. Posted with her permission: Thanks for your post about Mona Eltahawy–such a relief! Her recent piece (Jan 29) in the Guardian really hits some new lows. A few gems stand out, such as, “Meanwhile, the uprisings are curing the Arab world of an opiate, the obsession with Israel,”...
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Guest Post: The ‘British Fox’ and the Limits of Liberal Dissent
By: Nu’man Abd al-Wahid* “…Whereas we played the card, ‘We very humbly beg you to accept the service we offer to your grand movement’…all the while conspiring like crazy. Very British.” Tony Blair (1). Anyone who has ever been influenced or inspired by the radical African-American tradition will not fail to come across warnings or...
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Will Hezbollah Defeat Israel (again!) In The Coming War? By Dr. Franklin Lamb Part 1of2
The fictional Zionist narrative continues to dominate public discourse on the Arab-Israeli conflict in the United States. Arab and Muslim organizations and self-appointed spokespersons fail to challenge the dominant narrative and the US role in the conflict for fear of being labeled “terrorist” sympathizers or risk their comfortable, air-conditioned careers as members of...
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Imperialist Barbie: The Case Against Rimah Fakih
By Guest Writer & Ikhras Friend Roqayah Chamseddine* Rimah Fakih, a native of my very own Southern Lebanon, was recently photographed crowd surfing atop a slew of American soldiers – flaunting a set of prim and polished nails in the ironic shape of a peace sign. This perverse display during the first half of an...
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US Elections: A Meaningless Ritual
Ikhras Guest Writer Roqayah Chamseddine is a Lebanese-American humanitarian activist. She is an undergraduate student majoring in Political Science/Pre-Law and Journalism. She was a member of the Gaza Freedom March last December in Cairo. Check out her tweets at http://twitter.com/iRevolt. Ah, election day – the endless controversy, petulant midterm adverts, and sheer bureaucratic distortion...
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ABC’s 20/20 Broadcast On Islam Delivered Blurred Vision Of Reality
Ms. Roqayah Chamseddine is a Lebanese-American humanitarian activist. She is an undergraduate student majoring in Political Science/Pre-Law and Journalism. She was a member of the Gaza Freedom March last December in Cairo. Check out her thoughtful tweets at http://twitter.com/iRevolt. This article demonstrates that not all Arabs and Muslims in this country are enamored with...
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One Word: Why They Should Ikhras!
An Ikhras.com Exclusive By Guest Writer Khaled Barakat* English Follows Arabic كلمة واحدة !لماذا يجب ان يخرس هؤلاء خالد بركات خاص لموقع ” إخرس” ربما لا يعرف الكثيرون ان كلمة ” اخرس ” هي الكلمة الاكثر رواجاً وشعبية في مؤسسة القمع العربية ، داخل سجون النظام العربي الرسمي ومؤسساته ، والامر ذاته ، في...
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