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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 Children Are Still Dying: Violence is Not News
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 6:10 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Somewhere in my home I have a set of photo albums I rarely go near. I fear the flood of cruel memories that might be evoked from looking at the countless photos I took during a trip to Iraq. Many of the pictures are of children who developed rare forms ... More >>
Shifting Truths in Sinai: Who Stands to Gain from Carnage?
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 4:52 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Two Toyota Land Cruisers filled with about 15 well-built gunmen in ski masks and all-black outfits appear seemingly out of nowhere. Behind them is vast, open desert. They approach a group of soldiers huddled around a simple meal as they prepare to ... More >>
Neocons vs. the ‘Arab Spring’: Back on the Warpath
Friday, 10 August 2012, 1:30 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The neoconservatives are back with a vengeance. While popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other Arab countries had briefly rendered them irrelevant in the region, Western intervention in Libya signaled a new opportunity. More >>
Neocons vs. the ‘Arab Spring’: Back on the Warpath
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 12:28 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The neoconservatives are back with a vengeance. While popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other Arab countries had briefly rendered them irrelevant in the region, Western intervention in Libya signaled a new opportunity. Now Syria promises ... More >>
Why is Mali Spiraling out of Control?
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 1:47 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Northern Mali promises to be the graveyard of scores of innocent people if African countries don't collectively challenge Western influence in the region. Mali is fast becoming the Afghanistan of Africa. More >>
Lurking Danger: Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 5:32 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“The flames are quickly approaching Yarmouk (as) someone is trying to drag the Palestinians into the fire,” reported Palestinian commentator Rashad Abu Shawar (as cited in Israeli Jerusalem Post, July 20). More >>
‘Democracy’ & Slaughter in Burma: Gold Rush Overrides Rights
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 4:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The widespread killings of Rohingya Muslims in Burma – or Myanmar - have received only passing and dispassionate coverage in most media. What they actually warrant is widespread outrage and decisive efforts to bring further human rights abuses to ... More >>
A Post ‘Arab Spring’ Palestine
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 1:44 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Will the Arab Spring serve the cause of Palestine?” is a question that has been repeatedly asked, in various ways, over the last year and a half. Many media discussions have been formulated around this very inquiry, although the answer is far from a ... More >>
The Predicament of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 1:54 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When Lebanese security reportedly killed 18-year-old Ahmad al-Qasim over a documentation dispute in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, the camp’s Palestinian refugee population erupted in anger and dismay. More >>
Anniversary of Gaza Blockade: A State of Siege, and Normalcy
Friday, 22 June 2012, 10:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
On June 14, fifty international organizations marked the fifth anniversary of the Israeli siege on Gaza by calling on Israel to end its blockade of the small, impoverished strip. More >>
Off the Agenda: The Unresolved Question of Egypt's Economy
Friday, 15 June 2012, 5:25 pm | Ramzy Baroud
A new Egypt demands a new constitution and president. Many pressing questions also need to be addressed, including the religious-secular divide, the value of Sharia in the making of law, citizenship, minority rights, the rule of civil society, foreign ... More >>
The War on Palestinian Soccer: Free Mahmoud Sarsak
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 5:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud
On June 3, Palestinian national soccer team member Mahmoud Sarsak completed 80 days of a grueling hunger-strike. He had sustained the strike despite the fact that nearly 2,000 Palestinian inmates had called off their own 28-day hunger strike weeks ago. More >>
Starving and Broke: Yemen’s Renewed ‘War on Terror’
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 3:38 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Yemeni forces continue to push against fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda. Their major victories come on the heels of the inauguration of Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi, who is now entrusted with the task of leading the country through a peaceful transition. More >>
The Palestinian Nakba: The Resolve of Memory
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 4:27 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Many Palestinians remember and reference al-Nakba, also known as the Catastrophe, on May 15 every year. The event marks the expulsion of nearly a million Palestinians, while their villages were destroyed. The destruction of Palestine in 1947-48 ushered ... More >>
Struggle over Iran: Israeli Politics Will Not Usher Peace
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 5:28 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Israel is currently experiencing the kind of turmoil that may or may not affect its political hierarchy following the next general election. However, there is little reason to believe that any major transformations in the Israeli political landscape ... More >>
Illegal Settlements Bonanza: Israel Plots an Endgame
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 9:06 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s colonization policies are entering an alarming new phase, comparable in historic magnitude to the original plans to colonize Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem following the war of 1967. More >>
East Africa at Brink: Hidden Hands behind Sudan’s Oil War
Monday, 30 April 2012, 11:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
Once again Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir waved his walking stick in the air. Once again he spoke of splendid victories over his enemies as thousands of jubilant supporters danced and cheered. But this time around the stakes are too high. More >>
The Rest is Hasbara: Jenny Tonge’s Victory over the Lobby
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 12:37 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“My Lords, I was in Gaza six weeks ago,” began Baroness Tonge, when she spoke at the House of Lords in January 2009. “Now, as a result of the impotence of the international community, not just in Gaza, but…over 40 years of occupation of Palestine ... More >>
The Logic of Unintended Consequences: The ‘Mess in Mali’
Friday, 13 April 2012, 10:19 am | Ramzy Baroud
The intentional misreading of UN security council resolution 1973 resulted in Nato's predictably violent Operation Odyssey in Libya last year. Not only did the action cost many thousands of lives and untold destruction, it also paved the way for perpetual ... More >>
What Marwan Barghouti Really Means to Palestinians
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 4:48 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Last week Marwan Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian political prisoner and Fatah leader, called on Palestinians to launch a “large-scale popular resistance” which would “serve the cause of our people.” More >>
