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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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More Than a Bribe: Obama Surrenders Palestinian Rights
Friday, 26 November 2010, 9:42 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. More >>
A Follow Up on My Fifth Grade Essay: Education at Gunpoint
Friday, 19 November 2010, 10:52 am | Ramzy Baroud
I recall the first sentence of my fifth grade essay on “Education and Youth”. Written with the occasional aid of my father, and dotted with clichés, it might have read something like this: More >>
Baghdad Massacre: Iraqi Christians Are At Home
Monday, 15 November 2010, 11:33 am | Ramzy Baroud
On Sunday, October 31, when a group of militants seized a church in Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of Iraqi Christians, it signaled yet another episode of unimaginable horror in the country since the US invasion of March 2003. Every group of Iraqis ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Conned by Democracy
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 5:24 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are tirelessly praised by rulers and oppositions alike, by intellectuals and ordinary people, by political prisoners and their prison guards. Yet, in actuality, ... More >>
Such is the Peace Process: Obama as a Salesman
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 1:24 pm | Ramzy Baroud
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim that the resumption of peace talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have thus far yielded nothing of value, at least not as far as settling the decades-long struggle. More >>
Teaching the Oppressed How to Fight Oppression
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 11:37 pm | Ramzy Baroud
An American activist once gave me a book she wrote detailing her experiences in Palestine. The largely visual volume documented her journey of the occupied West Bank, rife with barbered wires, checkpoints, soldiers and tanks. It also highlighted how Palestinians ... More >>
A Musical Essay and a Lesson in Humanity
Sunday, 17 October 2010, 2:19 pm | Ramzy Baroud
If one tried to fit music compositions into an equivalent literary style, Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble’s latest release would come across as a most engaging political essay: persuasive, argumentative, rational, original, imaginative and always ... More >>
‘Dying to Win’: Newt Gingrich’s ‘Terrorism’
Friday, 8 October 2010, 8:00 pm | Ramzy Baroud
On September 30, within the time frame of a few hours, an accused man reportedly confessed to terrorism charges in Germany, the terrorism threat level was raised in Sweden, and former US Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich lengthily discussed ‘suicidal ... More >>
Farewell to Arms: Jenny, Iraq and the Next War
Monday, 4 October 2010, 10:29 am | Ramzy Baroud
Let’s call her Jenny. Jenny was alone, and clearly confused. Her face was dotted with acne, and her short, blond hair was stiff at the ends. As the Skyline train sped towards the next destination, she stood ‘at attention’ in her military fatigue ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Why Mitchell Said ‘No’
Friday, 24 September 2010, 4:44 pm | Ramzy Baroud
One key difference between Hamas and its rival, the Fatah movement in the West Bank, is that Hamas is accountable to a much more complex set of priorities and expectations. While Fatah is effortlessly co-opted, Hamas remains confined by ideological standards ... More >>
Regarding US Muslims: A Misguided Debate
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 1:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Laurie Goodstein’s article, ‘American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?’ was intended as a sympathetic reading of the concerns of US Muslim communities facing increasing levels of hostility and fear. While generally insightful and sensibly ... More >>
Photo before the Storm: Peace Talks Already Failed
Saturday, 11 September 2010, 4:28 pm | Ramzy Baroud
A picture is not always worth a thousand words. The recently released photographs of Palestinian and Israeli leaders in Washington during their first direct talks in many months certainly don’t say anything new. More >>
Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:23 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book - or any piece of writing for that matter – is meant to provide a sense of completion. Sociological explanations are offered to offset the confusion caused ... More >>
Rebranding Iraq: Playing with Numbers and Lives
Friday, 27 August 2010, 10:47 am | Ramzy Baroud
The soldiers of the US 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division hollered as they made their way into Kuwait. "We won," they claimed. "It’s over." But what exactly did they win? More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Trapped at Ground Zero
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 8:02 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The controversy over the right of Muslim Americans to build community center and mosque a short distance from the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is both strange and outright inappropriate. It should never be necessary for law-abiding ... More >>
Searching for Meaning in a Refugee Camp
Monday, 16 August 2010, 4:56 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Two young girls stood, as if frozen, starting below them at an ever vibrant Beirut. Their balcony, like the rest of their house and most of their refugee camp was of an indistinct color. It was dirty, as were their clothes. They, on the other hand, ... More >>
Smoke on a Bridge: Lebanon Awaits a Verdict
Monday, 9 August 2010, 10:25 am | Ramzy Baroud
Jamal is a Lebanese driver in his late 50’s. He appeared unshaven and terribly exhausted as he drove his old passenger van from the airport in Beirut to the Bekaa Valley. Although it was not a particularly arduous trip, it was made more grueling ... More >>
Why Muslims Should Rethink Palestine
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 12:22 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Thousands of faithful assiduously listened as I outlined the challenges facing Palestine and its people. Cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’ – God is Great – occasionally resounded from a corner of the giant South African mosque. Many whimpered as I described the ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Redundant but Dangerous Language
Friday, 23 July 2010, 5:51 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Each time Israel fails to keep its ‘side of the bargain’, the Palestinian Authority responds with the same redundant language. The cycle has become so utterly predictable that one wonders why the Palestinian Authority officials even bothers protesting ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Resistance as a Culture
Friday, 16 July 2010, 5:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Resistance is not a band of armed men hell-bent on wreaking havoc. It is not a cell of terrorists scheming ways to detonate buildings. True resistance is a culture. It is a collective retort to oppression. Understanding the real nature of resistance, ... More >>
