Saturday, February 26, 2011

“Breaking the cycle of poverty, breaking the cycle of discrimination, breaking the cycle of inequity – the choice is ours to make.”

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Flagship report launched: Adolescents are key to prosperity and equity 'The State of the World's Children 2011' By Chri...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Michelle Bachelet: “Think of how much more we can do once women are fully empowered as active agents of change and progress within their societies...”

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Dignitaries gather to celebrate the launch of UN Women From left to right: Bandana Rana, President, Saathi; Ted Turner, CNN founder...

Palestinian house inside cage in Jewish settlement

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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 a Palestinian boy sits on a rooftop near the fenced-in house of al-Ghirayim family between the J...

Accountability Beyond Rhetoric

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"What we have witnessed is not a Facebook revolution or a Twitter revolt. These have been uprisings against unjust governments which ha...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110220/ts_alt_afp/scienceuspopulationfood Undated image of Earth's city lights released by NASA. A growing...

Kim Barker: "Most journalists just don’t report it"

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"The Committee to Protect Journalists may be able to say that 44 journalists from around the world were killed last year because of th...

Why the U.S. cannot ‘do something’ about Palestine by Virginia Tilley

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A float with Israeli and Palestinian characters, parades during the 127th edition of the Nice Carnival, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in Nice, so...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The healing message of nonviolence

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Janessa Gans Wilder: "Consider the message carried by local nonviolence heroes such as Sami Awad, Ali Abu Awwad, and Ayed Morrar – Pale...

Professor Hala Nassar leaving Yale: “As for me, if I’ve been persecuted or not,” Nassar said. “I’ll keep it to myself.”

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http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/feb/14/nelc-loses-last-palestinian-prof/ NELC [Yale's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Ci...

"For decades, opponents of American foreign policy have been able to raise the Palestinian cause as proof the United States isn't trustworthy"

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http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_64749368-3983-11e0-bd4b-001cc4c03286.html Expert to discuss Palestinian, Israeli polic...

Reem Kelani's ululations ... Tahrir Square, Cairo, Friday 11th February

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Tahrir Square, Cairo, Friday 11th February by Reem Kelani on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 12:58pm All of a sudden, a massive 'sound w...

Abbas: Israel has no vision for peace

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EU targets Palestinian state by September Ashton says international community still seeks peace deal in six months despit...