THE NERO SYNDROME: MODI, MEDIA AND THE BLOOD
(The Karan Thaapar Interview) Gandhinagar. . October 21, 2007. The Chief Minister of Gujrat remained seated at his residence, facing Karan Thaapar, the CNN-IBN Journalist at his residence. Wearing a saffron colored kurta, a symbol of strength, courage, and sacrifice for the Indians, Modi went on to blame the fact that when he is referred […]
SHIREEN ABU AKLEH : SHOT, BURIED AND FORGOTTEN
From denial and misinformation to internal investigations and impunity, Israel’s handling of Shireen AbuAkleh’s killing reveals a system designed to escape accountability. The sun was already high over Jenin refugee camp, lighting up the olive trees that lined the road. The air was warm, the sky broken by slow- moving clouds, the kind of morning […]
Forgotten Lullabies to Bomb Sirens: The Robbed Childhood
“Their childhood ends where our silence begins.” In many areas worldwide, as the sun rises, children wake up to birds chirping and the sound of pancake batter being mixed downstairs, while their parents remind them to get up before the school bus arrives. The children leave their beds, prepare themselves, put on tidy clothes, and […]
Do Human Rights have a certain criteria?
What does the Palestinian genocide indicate? Human rights are basic fundamental rights that allow an individual to strive and soar high up in the sky. It isn’t the mere existence of these rights that help an individual to survive. It is, the act of actually respecting these rights. With time, we have come to realize […]
The Ghost Towns
A hobby practiced everyday: hunting Arab children. Ceasefire or no ceasefire, there is no difference whatsoever as we witness the killings of the Palestinian people. Food and aid has been blocked by Israel as Palestinians starve and fast. The ceasefire is being used as merely a veil to suppress the shameless practices being committed by […]
Coffins and Cameras: Journalism in the Middle East
“If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed — most likely targeted — by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old — a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I […]
Is Netanyahu’s Leadership a Case of Malignant Narcissism? : A brief overview of the symptoms shown.
The votes get checked in and new leaders take place of the old ones or the same ones continue. The days are filled with political rallies, protests, voting and campaigns. All around the world, in democratic nations, these few keywords might be what defines the days of the selection of a democratic leader. We see […]