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Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle.
He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappé, is ‘Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out'. His other books include ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter' and ‘The Last Earth'. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA).
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The Mockingjay of Palestine: “If we burn, you burn with us”
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 1:22 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Raed Mu’anis was my best friend. The small scar on top of his left eyebrow was my doing at the age of five. I urged him to quit hanging on a rope where my mother was drying our laundry. He wouldn’t listen, so I threw a rock at him. More >>
PFLP soul-searching: rise and fall of Palestine’s socialists
Friday, 28 November 2014, 4:57 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When news reports alleged that the two cousins behind the Jerusalem synagogue attack on 18 November were affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a level of confusion reigned. Why the PFLP? Why now? More >>
Talk of a Third Intifada: Where to from Here, Palestine?
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 5:53 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When a journalist tries to do a historian’s job, the outcome can be quite interesting. Using history as a side note in a brief news report or political analysis oftentimes does more harm than good. More >>
The Age of TV Jokers: Arab Media on the Brink
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 5:25 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As I was finalizing my research for this article, I found myself browsing through a heap of hilarious videos by mostly Egyptian TV show hosts Tawfiq Okasha and Amr Adeeb. More >>
Fighting for Survival in the Sinai: Egypt’s Convenient War
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:19 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Sinai is both heaven and hell. This triangular desert boasts an arid landscape of hopeless horizons often interrupted by leftover military hardware from previous wars. The land is comprised of breathtaking beaches, incredible history, and a fusion of ... More >>
Britain’s Real Promise to Israel; Symbolic Vote on Palestine
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 2:09 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The text of the letter was short and precise, leaving no room for any misinterpretation in the “promise” made by Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour to a powerful representative of the Jewish community in Britain, Lord Rothschild ... More >>
‘Islamic State’ Sectarianism is Not Coincidental
Friday, 17 October 2014, 4:52 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Consider this comical scene described by Peter Van Buren, a former US diplomat, who was deployed to Iraq on a 12-month assignment in 2009-10: Van Buren led two Department of State teams assigned with the abstract mission of the ‘reconstruction’ of ... More >>
The Token Palestinian and Authentic Narrative
Friday, 10 October 2014, 11:36 am | Ramzy Baroud
Nothing about Us without Us: The Token Palestinian and Authentic Narrative By Ramzy Baroud 10 October 2014 More >>
What if ‘Islamic State’ Didn’t Exist?
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 10:44 am | Ramzy Baroud
In order to answer this question, one has to liberate the argument from its geopolitical and ideological confines. More >>
Nakhwa without Borders: Gaza and the End of ‘Arab Gallantry’
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 10:50 am | Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud On its own the Arabic word al-Nakhwa, means “gallantry.” Combined with the word “al-Arabiya” - “Arab gallantry” - the term becomes loaded with meanings, cultural and even political implications and subtext. But what is one to ... More >>
Another Failed War to Re-Arrange the Middle East
Friday, 19 September 2014, 11:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
Convenient Genocide: Another Failed War to Re-Arrange the Middle East By Ramzy Baroud 19 September 2014 More >>
Losing the Plot: Israel's Premier to Face New Gaza Reality
Friday, 12 September 2014, 9:47 am | Ramzy Baroud
Losing the Plot: Israel's Premier to Face New Gaza Reality By Ramzy Baroud 11 September 2014 More >>
Winners and Losers in Gaza: On Victory and False Victory
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 1:39 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Winners and Losers in Gaza: On Victory and False Victory By Ramzy Baroud 4 September, 2014 More >>
Fearing Political Islam: Why Was Gaza Betrayed
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 9:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
Ask any Arab ruler, and they will tell you of the great sacrifices their countries have made for Palestine and the Palestinians. However, both history and present reality are testaments, not only to Arab failure to live up to the role expected of them ... More >>
Fearing Political Islam: Why Was Gaza Betrayed
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 9:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
Ask any Arab ruler, and they will tell you of the great sacrifices their countries have made for Palestine and the Palestinians. However, both history and present reality are testaments, not only to Arab failure to live up to the role expected of them ... More >>
Gaza Changed Everything, Things Cannot Stay the Same
Friday, 22 August 2014, 2:53 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Gaza Changed Everything Things Cannot Stay the Same after Israeli Genocide in Gaza By Ramzy Baroud 22 August, 2014 More >>
Hashtag Genocide: Why Gaza Fought Back
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 4:17 pm | Ramzy Baroud
My old family house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza was recently rebuilt by its new owner, into a beautiful three-story building with large windows adorned by red frames. In Israel’s most recent and deadliest war on Gaza, the house sustained ... More >>
On Heroes and Preachers: Gaza’s New Resistance Paradigm
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 3:59 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? In Israeli prison, of course!,” was the title of an article by Jo Ehrlich published in Modoweiss.net on Dec 21, 2009. That was almost exactly one year after Israel’s concluded a major war against Gaza. More >>
Recruiting to kill - it is not just an Israeli war on Gaza
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 3:20 pm | Ramzy Baroud
To some, US secretary of state John Kerry may have appeared to be a genuine peacemaker as he floated around ideas during a Cairo visit on 25 July about a ceasefire between Israel and resisting Palestinian fighters in Gaza. More >>
Gaza’s Resistance Will Not be Crushed
Thursday, 24 July 2014, 4:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
On the 13th day of Israel’s so-called Operation Protective Edge, stories of entire families collectively pulverized, women and children keenly targeted by Israeli soldiers saturate the media. Until now, 430 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and ... More >>
