Abu Muhammed

‘A White Wife and A White Life’: The Goal of the Colonised?

‘A White Wife and A White Life’: The Goal of the Colonised?

‘In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.’ Thurgood Marshall A recent article on the Al Jazeera News website by Sudha G. Tilak titled Whitening Cream: Fair deal for India’s Women? —took me back to the days growing up black in the US; years before the hay days of […]

 Richard Silverstein

Where is the Palestinian Ghandi..? Shot in the Head Already

Where is the Palestinian Ghandi..? Shot in the Head Already

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Know you will be held accountable. That Jews with any moral sense renounce you just as most Muslims renounce Al-Qaeda terrorists.

 Mondoweiss

‘Slaves to Occupation? No!’: ‘Non-Violence? Yes.’

‘Slaves to Occupation? No!’: ‘Non-Violence? Yes.’

MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI, MONDOWEISS: The recent hunger strike should be a wake up call for Palestinians.

 Mondoweiss

Israel Rattled By Non-Violence: BDS Working

Israel Rattled By Non-Violence: BDS Working

PHILIP WEISS: ‘Why is our reputation so poor?’ asks Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Where do we start?

 Abu Muhammed

Treatment of the Other: Everyone’s Responsibility

Treatment of the Other: Everyone’s Responsibility

ABU MUHAMMED: Do you need the formal authority of being a King or Prime Minister to stand up for what you know is right?

 Mich Cafe

Hunger for Freedom: It’s Time to Act on Khader Adnan

Hunger for Freedom: It’s Time to Act on Khader Adnan

MICH CAFE: He has been fasting for more than nine weeks so the opportunity to avert disaster is ebbing by the hour.

 Common Ground News Service

‘Bacha Khan’: An Example for the Arab Spring

‘Bacha Khan’: An Example for the Arab Spring

ALI GOHAR, LISA SCHIRCH, CGNEWS: Drawing on Islamic and tribal teachings Bacha Khan headed a non-violent ‘army’ in India in the 1920s.

 Common Ground News Service

A Message for the Region: Non-violence works

A Message for the Region: Non-violence works

MICHAEL NAGLER: Too little has been made of the measured, disciplined, non-violent approach of the majority of the Egyptian protestors. It’s an approach that is likely to pay substantial dividends.