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Chile, a Testing Ground for Israeli Weapons
Mapuche and Palestinians alike
Ramona Wadi
Anti-Semitism. Orchestrated Offensive against Jeremy Corbyn in the
UK
Jonathan Cook
For months, a campaign has been aimed at destabilising British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, accused of anti-Semitism. The (...)
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Challenge for the Social Movement
Adèle Surprenant
Targeted by restrictive laws and the butt of hostility on the part of sections of the population, many Syrian refugees in Lebanon sympathise with the ongoing social movement. Some of the (...)
The Arab Revolutions in Historical Perspective
Alain Gresh, Jean-Pierre Sereni
Once again, from Algeria to Iraq, the peoples of the Arab world are in open rebellion. What are the stumbling blocks that stand in the way of their aspirations? How does history shed light on the present situation? (...)
Egypt: The Economy Is Better Off Than the Egyptians
Jean-Pierre Sereni
Three years after signing an agreement with the
IMF
worth 12 billion dollars (9.3 billion pounds sterling), the Egyptian economy is showing respectable results in many sectors, such as growth, inflation and (...)
British Policy in Mesopotamia (April 1916-March 1917)
From Military Disaster to the Conquest
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
British and Indian troops occupied Basra in November 1914 in order to safeguard the oil interests of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later British Petroleum) (...)
Tunisia. For President Kais Saied, Democracy Can Be a New Idea
Thierry Brésillon
Kais Saied’s election as President of Tunisia has refuelled the civic energy in a population disappointed by the results of the democratic transition. With his plans for a “new construction” (...)
‟We are free to speak Algerian”
The Multiple Paths of the Arabic Language
Nabil Mansouri
The current uprising of the Algerian people, which began on last February 2 was like a kick in the anthill. The rebellious citizens not only gave the Algerian political system a jolt (...)
Lebanon. When Domestic Workers Take Over the Words of the Masters
The Multiple Paths of the Arabic Language
Micheline Tobia
Tens of thousands of migrant domestic workers work in Lebanon. For them, learning Arabic becomes a tool for empowerment and (...)
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