Tag Archives: human rights watch

joan of arc in rafah: vampire monologues

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dave

Another resigned white heroine who wants to dance with wolves. Most cynically, Rachel Corrie has been sucked dry, used and abused by the dissent industry who mourns her loss yet harbors the knowledge that her death has been a bonanza … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Alan Rickman, attorney Hussein Abu Hussein, Bill Van Esveld, Cindy Corrie, Craig Corrie, Fields of Heaven Project, Harvey Stein, human rights watch, International Solidarity Movement, James Cameron, Judge Oded Gershon, Katharine Viner, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Martin Heidegger, Philip Zimbardo Stanford Experiment, rachel corrie, Sarah Corrie Simpson, susan sarandon | Leave a comment

searches for certainty: “the reliable”

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Dave

What is an Arab? …. The Arab, in a modern sense, did not exist until the birth of Islam. Until then, the dictionary definition was right: an Arab was no more than a native of Arabia. Arabia relapsed into obscurity … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Al Asqua mosque, al-Biruni Persian scholar, al-Jahiliyah The Ignorance, Arab culture, Edinburgh University Library, Grand Mosque of Kairouan, human rights watch, Islam culture, Jami' al-Tawarikh, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Patna, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mohammed black stone Kaaba, Munib Al-Masri, Rafiq Hairi, Rashid al-Din, Shuman Family Arab Bank, Tarikh Hhandan-e-Timuria, Timur lies dead | 1 Comment

dumb for a long time

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Dave

…including one from Susan Pollack, who worked with Miss Colbert on the television production of ”The Two Mrs. Grenvilles” in 1987. Ms. Pollack recounted the advice she had received from the actress: ”One vitamin and one vodka a day, and … Continue reading →