The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
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...
Liberation Not War! A Panel in Solidarity with Middle Eastern Political Prisoners, May 27, Los Angeles
Sunday May 27, 2018 1-3 p.m. The Public School 951 Chung King Road Los Angeles 90012 Hosted by Black Rose / Rosa Negra - Los Angeles and The Public School Los Angeles https://www.facebook.com/events/2140482522847474/ In the face of the ongoing global and regional ...
What Can U.S. Teacher Protests Learn from Iranian Teacher Protests?
At a time when the Trump administration is increasing sanctions and war threats against Iran, a wave of teachers’ protests in the U.S. and Iran can create the possibility for international labor solidarity instead of militarist ideological brainwashing. In this...
The Syrian Revolution and the Emancipation of Palestinians and Kurds: Interview with Joseph Daher
Below, we reprint an interview which the Greek socialist collective Ela Liberta conducted with Joseph Daher, Swiss-Syrian socialist academic and activist. May 8, 2018 A) Ela Liberta: A large part of the Left chose not to support the Syrian revolution, or even stood by...