The Spring of the Arab Monarchies

 Arab Spring

Published in Arabic: Middle East Transparent [1]

Salman Masalha || 
The Spring of the Arab Monarchies

"Here we are, approaching the end of the fourth year of the uprisings that erupted in more than one country across the Arab world, from East to West. I intentionally say 'uprisings,' since what happened in recent years in all these countries cannot in any way be termed 'revolution' in the political science sense of the word.

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Balkrishna Sama || Man Is God

One poem from Nepal


Balkrishna Sama || 

Man Is God

He who loves flowers, has a tender heart.
he who cannot pluck their blooms,
has a heart that's noble.

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The war racket in the Middle East serves the U.S.

Wages of war

Salman Masalha ||
The war racket in the Middle East serves the U.S.

As a U.S. senator, Kerry was among the lawmakers with the most money invested in companies with Department of Defense contracts and who earned the most from these investments.

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Benjamin Zephaniah | Poems

Benjamin Zephaniah


Poems


Dis Poetry
The Death of Joy Gardner
Walking Black Home
Who’s Who
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Why America can't figure out the Middle East

What America fails to see 

Salman Masalha || 
Why America can't figure out the Middle East

When you lack history how can you understand societies steeped in the past?

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