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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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Natural Flow of History: Hamas Should Rethink Charter
Friday, 25 March 2011, 1:52 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“Now it is time to naturalize the flow of history,” wrote Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (British Guardian, March 16). The process of naturalization is now underway in the region Davutoglu refused to describe as the Middle East (arguing ... More >>
Civil Society and Palestine: Growing Power of the Ordinary
Monday, 21 March 2011, 6:45 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The global boycott movement (BDS) and other related campaigns were aimed at exposing Israeli transgressions against the Palestinian people and galvanizing international solidarity. What is so uplifting to see now is how their achievements have far surpassed ... More >>
Civil Society and Palestine
Friday, 18 March 2011, 11:05 am | Ramzy Baroud
The global boycott movement (BDS) and other related campaigns were aimed at exposing Israeli transgressions against the Palestinian people and galvanizing international solidarity. What is so uplifting to see now is how their achievements have far surpassed ... More >>
A Neoconservative ‘Shock and Awe’: The Rise of the Arabs
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 11:04 am | Ramzy Baroud
A pervading sense of awe seems to be engulfing Arab societies everywhere. What is underway in the Arab world is greater than simply revolution in a political or economic sense– it is, in fact, shifting the very self-definition of what it means to be ... More >>
Mixed Messages: Arabs Challenge Israeli Hasbara
Friday, 4 March 2011, 10:53 am | Ramzy Baroud
When the Libyan people took on their reviled dictator, Moammar Gadhafi, Israeli officials seemed puzzled by the alarming and unprecedented trend of popular awakenings in the Arab world. Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has claimed that these ... More >>
Till September: The PA’s Meaningless Deadlines
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 10:35 am | Ramzy Baroud
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his supporters in the Fatah party want us to believe that dramatic changes are underway in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is part of a strategy intended to offset any public dissatisfaction ... More >>
‘From the Gulf to the Ocean’: The Middle East is Changing
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Now that the Egyptian people have finally wrestled their freedom from the hands of a very stubborn regime, accolades to the revolution are pouring in from all directions. Even those who initially sided with Hosni Mubarak’s regime, or favored a neutral ... More >>
Hurriya is Arabic for Freedom: Just Listen to Egypt Roar
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:18 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“Just listen to that roar,” urged a CNN correspondent in Egypt, as thousands of Egyptian protesters charged, fists pumped, against hundreds of armed Egyptian security forces. What a roar it was, indeed. The protests have shown the world that ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Just Listen to Egypt Roar
Friday, 11 February 2011, 12:18 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“Just listen to that roar,” urged a CNN correspondent in Egypt, as thousands of Egyptian protesters charged, fists pumped, against hundreds of armed Egyptian security forces. What a roar it was, indeed. The protests have shown the world that ... More >>
Generalizing Tunisia: Context Overrides Story
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 9:57 am | Ramzy Baroud
When faced with problems, most authoritarian regimes maintain a policy of rigidity when the appropriate response would be flexibility, political wisdom and concessions. This policy gives authoritarian leaders their ability to control their populations ... More >>
Generalizing Tunisia: Context Overrides Story
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 9:28 am | Ramzy Baroud
When faced with problems, most authoritarian regimes maintain a policy of rigidity when the appropriate response would be flexibility, political wisdom and concessions. This policy gives authoritarian leaders their ability to control their populations ... More >>
Failure of Academia: Book that Wasn't Meant to Be Published
Friday, 14 January 2011, 10:44 am | Ramzy Baroud
Deepak Tripathi’s most recent book, Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism (Potomac Books) raises several issues, both within and outside of its content. It is based on research for his doctoral dissertation, the qualification ... More >>
Declaring Palestine: Revisiting Hope and Failure
Monday, 10 January 2011, 11:15 am | Ramzy Baroud
When late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat read the Declaration of the Palestinian Independence just over 22 years ago, Palestinians everywhere were enthralled. They held onto his every word during the Palestinian National Council (PNC) session in ... More >>
Declaring Palestine: Revisiting Hope and Failure
Friday, 7 January 2011, 2:02 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat read the Declaration of the Palestinian Independence just over 22 years ago, Palestinians everywhere were enthralled. They held onto his every word during the Palestinian National Council (PNC) session in ... More >>
Hope in 2011: Peoples, Civil Society Stand Tall
Friday, 31 December 2010, 1:00 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When the Iraqi army fell before invading US and British troops in 2003, the latter’s mission seemed to be accomplished. But nearly eight years after the start of a war intended to shock and awe a whole population into submission, the Iraqi people continue ... More >>
Hope in 2011: Peoples, Civil Society Stand Tall
Friday, 31 December 2010, 11:49 am | Ramzy Baroud
When the Iraqi army fell before invading US and British troops in 2003, the latter’s mission seemed to be accomplished. But nearly eight years after the start of a war intended to shock and awe a whole population into submission, the Iraqi people continue ... More >>
Whitewashing Defeat: Obama’s Indecisiveness Him
Friday, 31 December 2010, 11:44 am | Ramzy Baroud
He may still possess the poise of a confident leader and an eloquent intellectual, but the presidency of Barack Obama is now suffering its most difficult phase to date. Certainly, Obama cannot solely be blamed for all the factors that have stifled his ... More >>
Insisting on Their Humanity: The Plight of the Palestinians
Friday, 17 December 2010, 4:49 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When a copy of William A. Cook’s latest book, The Plight of the Palestinians arrived in my mailbox, I initially felt a little worried. The volume, featuring the work of over 30 accomplished writers, is the most articulate treatise on the collective ... More >>
Lebanon at Stake: Turkey Must Reveal Its Cards
Friday, 3 December 2010, 3:37 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The timing of the Turkish Prime Minister’s two-day visit to Lebanon could not be more judicious. Lebanon’s enemies have been banging the drums of war louder than ever before. All the malevolent plans hatched following the assassination of Lebanon’s ... More >>
More Than a Bribe: Obama Surrenders Palestinian Rights
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 10:20 am | Ramzy Baroud
The Middle East policies of US President Barack Obama may well prove the most detrimental in history so far, surpassing even the rightwing policies of President George W. Bush. Even those who warned against the overt optimism which accompanied Obama’s ... More >>
