The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
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...
Syrian Revolution and Counter-Revolution: An Interview with Joseph Daher
Ani White, Australian socialist feminist interviews Joseph Daher, author of Syria After the Uprisings: The Political Economy of State Resilience (Pluto Press, 2019)...
Intersectional Feminism: A Sudanese-American Woman’s Perspective
Feminism can only be emancipatory if it is also anti-racist and anti-capitalist; and it has to be so in its practices, not just its discourses. My Feminism Will Always Be Unfinished by Sara Abbas Source: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung The Left Berlin ...
Protest Removal of Palestine From Coronavirus Map
A large platform for sharing global figures on COVID-19 patients and deaths decided to completely remove Palestine and now counts Palestinian cases as Israeli. The World Health Organization (WHO) figures got simply changed by the department at John Hopkins University....