by Zein El-Amine, Melissa Tuckey | Jul 29, 2011 | War & Peace
“What we did was insane and monstrous.” Head of IDF rocket unit, July 2006 On his last evening Abu Ali walked home between the rows of pine that line his driveway, settled in the shelter of his grape arbor, rolled a cigarette, was served tea by his wife,...
by Tala Rameh | Jul 7, 2011 | War & Peace
Pomegranates Was it pomegranates we used to eat? I cant quite rememberit was before all the bombsfell everywhere even on that churchin the backyard of grandma’s house,when grandma did not believe in Jesusand pushed her little sisteroff of the window sill,then...
by Sholeh Wolpe | Jun 29, 2011 | Human Rights
One Saturday afternoon while walking down Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, I gave into the urge to stop people at random and ask them what came to their minds when I mentioned Iran. Here are some of their responses: Islamic government, human rights violations, a nuclear...
by John Feffer | Jun 28, 2011 | Human Rights
In the vast exhibition hall of London’s Tate Modern, the installation looks from a distance like a huge patch of gravel. Perhaps it is the first stage of a construction site or the last stage of a demolition. Only when you come closer and crouch down can you...
by Sarah Browning | Jun 28, 2011 | War & Peace
Named for a tenth-century poet and revolutionary who lived in what is now Iraq, Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad was the center of the city’s intellectual and literary life. It was home to booksellers, stationery stores, antiquarian bookstores, and cafes as famous...
