Crisis Between the Reactionary Monarchies of the Gulf
In this political crisis between reactionary states, we must of course denounce the political opportunism and the lies of Saudi Arabia and its allies in their campaigns of isolation and pressure against Qatar. These states are dictatorships which repress any form of...
Creating a Public Library in Daraa Despite Assad Regime Bombs
“The main goals of the library are to fight the regime with education … and serve college students in opposition-controlled areas,” Loai Abu Abdou, a 34-year-old math teacher and one of the founders of Ajyal (Generations), told Syria Deeply. The article below is being...
Syria’s Prisoners: Absent but Never Forgotten
A recent report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) estimates that the number of detainees is likely to exceed 215,000. 99 per cent of these have been detained by Syrian regime forces. by Leila Al-Shami June 14, 2017 This article was originally...
The Threat of Wider Wars in the Middle East and the Responsibilities of Socialists
The coming together of Qatar, Iran and Turkey against Saudi Arabia and its allies, showed that coalitions now forming to compete with each other are not strictly based on the Shi’a-Sunni divide. The alliances currently confronting each other are fighting over the...
The Other Iran’s Views on the May 2017 Presidential Election
At a time when the Trump administration’s bellicose language about Iran is raising serious concerns, it is important not to equate opposition to U.S. imperialism with