The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
Campaign for a global abolitionist movement in the time of Covid
This article was first published on Daraja Press I speak with two activist members of the Alliance of Middle Eastern and North African Socialists about organising in the time of Covid Frieda Afary is a librarian, translator, producer of Iranian Progressives in...
07. Denying Genocide, from Halabja to Ghouta
This article was first published the fire these times This is a conversation with Sabrîna Azad. She’s a writer who published a moving piece for Mangal Media entitled ‘From Halabja to Ghouta‘ in which she looked at how deniers of Assad’s war crimes in Syria were...
Iraq’s Tahrir: Finishing What We Started
This article was first published on the website Rampant - Revolutionary politics - Chicago Style An Iraqi revolutionary talks about the current uprising in Iraq, its political history, and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since October of 2019 a massive...
For Iran and the US, public health is a political weapon
This article was first published on Open Democracy With or without the US sanctions, the Iranian regime is neither capable nor interested in prioritizing the well-being of its citizens. While the COVID-19 virus continues to prey on vulnerable lives in Iran and across...
Historical Lessons of the Syrian Revolution: A CRITICAL BALANCE SHEET
Article first published on the website Spectre Journal More than 9 years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, the situation is more than catastrophic for the popular classes in the country. It is facing a deep humanitarian crisis with 11.7 million persons in...
Toward a Global Prison Abolitionist Movement: Videolink to panel
In this panel we will we offer an overview of the prison and refugee camp populations and situations in the U.S., Syria and Iran. We will address some key obstacles to the formation of a global prison abolitionist movement, offer ways of overcoming them and present...
What Is Holding Back the Formation of a Global Prison Abolitionist Movement to Fight COVID-19 and Capitalism?
Effectively fighting the COVID-19 pandemic demands a global prison abolitionist movement based on opposition to all forms of exploitation and domination. In the first part of this article, we offer some an overview of the world’s prison and refugee camp populations....
A Conversation About U.S. Sanctions on Iran
Shiyam Galyon of War Resisters League in conversation with Sina Zekavat about U.S. Sanctions on Iran. Last month, the US increased sanctions on Iran. What do people in the United States need to know about these sanctions? That they are primarily hurting ordinary...
Gender Violence, Political Activism & Imprisonment in Egypt
While nine years ago female protesters struggled with violence on the street, female dissidents today face worse consequences in political prisons. This includes the famous human rights lawyer Mahienour El Massry, who has been in and out of prison for the past 15...