The Protests in Iran: The Violence of Deafening Silence
Those who cannot stand against regimes of oppression
should not lead the human rights discourse.
Those who cannot stand against regimes of oppression
should not lead the human rights discourse.
How the “right to live” became less important than the right to tweet against you in fluent English
America discovered Hamas isn’t a folk-dance troupe.
It wants to ban entry to anyone who supported the massacre.
They come in the name of “humanity”, talk about “human dignity”, carry signs saying “Enough with the occupation”, and shout: “Rights for all human beings!”
But you, the human being from the wrong side of the map, dare to ask for some rights too – suddenly you are the public at large.
If there’s one thing Europe knows how to do well – besides lapping up alcohol – it’s imparting morality.
Centuries of conquests, world wars, colossal genocides – and today? They are humanists. Enlightened. Morally responsible.
In a world where terrorists hide in caves, stir up dust, and run websites from broken keyboards, there is also Qatar.
A sleazy emirate in the Persian Gulf with grand ambitions – to become the nerve center of global political Islam. Or to be precise: the octopus head of global jihad.