The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
Sudanese and Algerian Uprisings: Vantage Points for Global Solidarity
Let’s build on all the new elements and openings created by the Sudanese and Algerian uprisings. Let’s create regional and international links on this basis to change the course of events in the Middle East and North Africa from endless wars, authoritarian...
From Syria to Sudan: State Violence and the Spectacle
Inspired by Debord’s Détournement, activists use existing media to "turn expressions of the capitalist system and its media culture against itself. Likewise, activists are using media campaigns to counter Sudan’s blackout. Blue photos and hashtags such as...
Book: “Syria after the Uprisings The Political Economy of State Resilience” Joseph Daher 2019
Book available for purchase on the following link: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745339382/syria-after-the-uprisings/ Overview Syria has been at the centre of world news since 2011, following the beginnings of a popular uprising in the country and its subsequent...
Sudan – women at the heart of mobilizations
Women have played a key role in the protests in Sudan since December 2018, and continue to do so since the fall of the dictator al-Bashir in April 2019. The level of women’s participation and their role in organizing daily struggles is unprecedented in the country’s...
Letter from U.S. Labor Union Members to Workers in Iran
Below we reprint an open letter from various U.S. labor union members addressed to Iranian workers: Note: The following is an open letter to our fellow workers in Iran. We hope this will be a first step in organizing direct links between workers in our two countries....
Appeal for Solidarity with Sudanese Uprising Being Crushed by Military Government
On June 3, the Sudanese military and militia forces attacked the peaceful sit-in outside the Army Command in Khartoum, where thousands of protesters had gathered since 6 April to demand a peaceful transition to civilian rule after mass protests brought down the...
The State of the Sudanese & Algerian Uprisings: Livestream Event, June 1, 2019
Watch a youtube video of this online panel which discussed the following questions and more: What are the balance of forces today in Algeria and Sudan? And what has changed since 2011 that may allow for a different outcome than the bleak reality we have seen across...
Escalating Threat of Direct U.S. War Against Iran: Is There A Way Out?
Stopping the ominous drive toward a direct U.S. war against Iran demands opposition both to U.S. imperialism and to the repressive Iranian regime. It demands reaching out to labor, feminist, student and oppressed minority struggles in Iran and connecting them to...
Pluralism Lost in Syria’s Uprising, How the Opposition Strayed from Its Inclusive Roots
One of the most painful unanswered questions of the Syrian civil war is how an uprising touting the values of democracy, universal rights, and inclusion devolved into an international conflict, with multiple foreign interventions, in which sectarian and ethnic...