The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
Statement of solidarity with the Sudanese and Algerian Uprisings
Many are watching with growing astonishment as the Sudanese and Algerian uprisings have emerged over the past few months, defying the counter-revolutionary wave that swept the region following the Middle East and North Africa uprisings of 2011. Ironically, Omar...
Algeria in revolt: “We woke up and you will pay!”
What makes this movement really unique is its massive scale, peaceful character and national spread, including the marginalized south. The movement is also characterized by a significant participation of women and especially young people, who constitute the majority...
The Fall of Sudan’s “Morsisi”
By Gilbert Achcar April 12, 2019 The Sudanese people just toppled their longtime autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. It's a confirmation that the revolutionary ferment of the Arab Spring didn't die out in 2011. On December 17, 2010, the self-immolation of a young...
Iranian Masses Crushed by Floods, Militarized State Capitalist Regime and U.S. Imperialist Sanctions
In this article, I would like to examine the causes and catastrophic consequences of the current floods in Iran. This is a disaster brought about not simply by natural causes and mismanagement but by the logic of capital in a repressive regime. For the past two...
Documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict : 1948: Creation & Catastrophe
Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. 1948: Creation & Catastrophe tells the...
Statement of Solidarity on Venezuela – From Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists
Statement of Solidarity on Venezuela From Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists March 25, 2019 The Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists would like to express its solidarity with the Venezuelan popular classes who are protesting against poverty and repression under...
Venezuelan Socialist Speaks to Middle Eastern Socialists
Editors’ Note: On March 9, 2019, Eva Maria, Venezuelan socialist writer and activist spoke to a meeting of the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists. Below is the text of her presentation: First of all, thank you so much for inviting me to this call. It is my...
The Trajectory of India Under Modi
Narendra Modi has from his childhood been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which had links to Italian fascism and Nazism; from the period when Modi was chief minister to this day, school textbooks in Gujarat, ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP,...
Statement of Solidarity with Refugee Movement in Greece
By: Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) Endorsed By: Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists and Southwest Asian & North Afrikan - Los Angeles (SWANA-LA) Circulated 3/9/19 Earlier this week, the Greek Ministry of Migration Policy under extensive pressure by the...