Tag Archives: Occupation

West Bank 2011: One year of Humiliation in a Two Minutes Video

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 14, 2012

It is a new year in the West Bank And on Christmas, a rainy and great wind swept over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Trees bent and roofs rattled but the wind couldn’t carry away the suffering, vulnerability and the … Continue reading →

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Tedx Ramallah

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 14, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Given the recent deaths of film makers Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, this powerful affirmation of the power of film can be an inspiration to us all And hip hop used as never before: Believe me this … Continue reading →

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India in Afghanistan, Nation building or proxy war?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 6, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews At a time when Bangladesh is being asked (against the wishes of its citizens) to send troops to Afghanistan, an interesting article on the complex forces that are at play in the region. related article: Sitting on … Continue reading →

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IDF soldier belly dancing

by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 5, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews YouTube clip shows IDF soldier belly-dancing beside bound Palestinian woman IDF orders immediate probe after Channel 10 airs clip on national TV. By Haaretz Service A video uploaded to YouTube shows an Israel Defense Forces soldier wriggling in … Continue reading →

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How can I speak out?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 6, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews As a Muslim I cannot take the easy path of a rousing condemnation of Israel By Tabish Khair guardian.co.uk, Saturday 17 January 2009 11.00 GMT The statistics are clear: about 1,000 Palestinians, including more than 400 children … Continue reading →

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ISRAEL’S ‘OPERATION MAKE THE WORLD HATE US

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 8, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews BRUCE. E. WILSON, “ISRAEL’S ‘OPERATION MAKE THE WORLD HATE US’ ENTERS BOLD NEW PHASE AS JERUSALEM POST EDITOR RELEASES VIDEO MOCKING DEAD FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS” 6 June, 2010 — MRZine ‘Israel does not need enemies: it has itself. … Continue reading →

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The Lone Ship of the Freedom Flotilla: The Rachel Corrie MV Continues to Sail Towards Gaza in Defiance of Israeli Threats

by Shahidul Alam Posted on June 2, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by Michel Chossudovsky Following Israel’s criminal raid in international waters on May 31st, the Rachel Corrie MV continues to sail towards the Gaza coastline in defiance of Israeli threats. In an act of tremendous courage, the Rachel … Continue reading →

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Anti-semitism, and the 9/11, Israel-Mossad Connection Part II

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 17, 2010

By Rahnuma Ahmed “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality,” an unnamed Bush official told reporter Ron Suskind, quoted by Eric Alterman, Bush’s War on the Press, The Nation (2005) Even when the US … Continue reading →

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Land and people. De-colonising the national imagination

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 27, 2010

By Rahnuma Ahmed I see no reason not to be worried. For we have, over the years, begun mimicking our erstwhile Pakistani rulers when it comes to explaining what went wrong in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The `tribals’ want to … Continue reading →

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The Mideast’s One-State Solution

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 27, 2009

by Muammar Qaddafi The International Herald Tribune Palestinian mother and daughter walk past Israeli troops. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is calling for a one-state solution. (Photo: Patrick Baz / AFP / Getty Images) Tripoli, Libya – The shocking level of … Continue reading →

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