Western Liberals and their ‘Problem’ with “Muslim Rage”
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: We’re [Christians and Jews] above that sort of blood-letting. We solve our differences civilly through debate and the free exchange of ideas. As if...…
Oqda: “I Will Film Until My Last Breath”. He Did.
MICH CAFE: Abdelkareem al-Oqda was a Syrian blogger and citizen journalist who exposed the horrors of the Syrian revolution and for that he has been killed. …
Wessam al-Badry: An Uncompromising Photographer
ENGY ABDELKADER, CGNEWS: He grew up a refugee in Saudi Arabia and photojournalists became his superheroes. Now he's a photographer himself …
Turbanned, Bearded and Angry: Western Media on Islam
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The Newsweek cover this week is lazy and sensationalist. Not a lot has changed since Edward Said wrote a famous essay 30 years ago. …
Into The Dark: Jordanians protest Media Law
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Jordan's smart and technically capable young people deserve better than muckle-headed legislation hewn from granite by politicians.…
Syria: We All Have 20:20 Vision in Hindsight
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Eight years ago the prevailing opinion about the future of Syria was optimistic. A British journalist knew better than everyone apparently…
Dead Tweets: Citizen Journalists Pay the Price
MICH CAFE: With traditional media officially locked out of Syria since the start of the revolution there in March 2011, citizen journalism has taken over the mantle, at a great cost.…
Top 10 Reasons White Terrorists Are Different
JUAN COLE: Number 8 - Nobody thinks white terrorists are typical of white people. But other terrorists are considered paragons of their societies.…
MidEast Journalism: Whatever it Was, It Never Happened
CROSSROADS ARABIA: These stories serve as a useful reminder: Be very skeptical about any reporting coming out of the Middle East.…
Twitter: Shoddy Journalism on the Cheap
ALEXANDER MCNABB: When you've got people actually there tweeting, you don't have to be there to report on it, do you?…
