The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
After the June 24 Elections in Turkey: A New Period of Struggle Has Started
It is a fact that the electoral victory of Erdogan has given constitutional legitimacy to his Bonapartist political project and strengthened his repressive political power. However, in the near future he will have to face three important challenges. Atakan Çiftçi...
Women are at the forefront of challenging extremism in Idlib, Syria
The existence of extremist militant groups in Idlib province is the justification given by the regime and its Russian ally for continuing aerial assault. Yet these airstrikes, which usually target residential areas and vital civilian infrastructure, and which maim and...
Yarmouk: a late obituary for the capital of the Palestinian diaspora
Palestinian blogger, Budour Hassan, writes about the story of the Palestinian refugee camp besieged, destroyed, and emptied it of its people before being looted by Syrian regime soldiers. Budour Hassan June 22, 2018 Source: Open Democracy...
At New York Left Forum: Socialists Supporting Syrian Revolutionaries Challenge Socialists Supporting Assad
Below are links to videotapes of three New York Left Forum panels (June 9, 2018) on "Syria and the Left" as well as two interviews conducted by Stanley Heller, administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, and host of the TV program The Struggle. The first interview...
“Better Off Red” Podcasts on Syria and Iran
Better Off Red is a new socialist media collective based in New York. Below are two of their recently conducted interviews which also include members of the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists. Please check out their thoughtful and creative weekly podcasts....
Sadr, Sectarianism, and a Popular Alternative
The hope for a more egalitarian and democratic political system does not lie in the electoral alliance led by Sadr, or postelection elite deal-making, but in the ongoing popular protests against sectarianism, corruption, and neoliberal economic policies. by Joseph...
Solidarity with Iranian Women Political Prisoners and Women Indicted for Opposing the Compulsory Hijab or for other Social Justice Activities
Below, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists is providing short biographies of several of the most well-known feminist political prisoners, in order to heighten awareness of the important role of women in the current protest movement in Iran and to promote...
What Are Iran’s Labor Protests/Strikes Demanding? What Are the Barriers to a Revolutionary Socialist Direction? What Kind of International Solidarity Is Needed?
Below is the text of Frieda Afary's presentation to a group of international labor activists on June 10, 2018. The mass protests that began in Iran on December 28, 2017 and have continued in the form of smaller nationwide protests and strikes, have been unprecedented...
Los Angeles Panel: Solidarity with Iranian Labor, Feminist, Student & Environmental Protests; Oppose Trump’s War Threats
You are invited to a Panel Discussion: Solidarity with Iranian Labor, Feminist, Student & Environmental Protests Oppose Trump’s War Threats Speakers: Frieda Afary, Producer of Iranian Progressives in Translation and member of Alliance of Middle Eastern...