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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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Yemen’s Sorrowful Options: Revolt, Migrate or Die
Friday, 14 May 2010, 12:59 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When the Soviets concluded their pull out from Afghanistan in February 1989, the United States government abruptly lost interest in the country. A devastated economic infrastructure, entrenched poverty, deep-rooted factionalism and lack of international ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: The Price of Courage
Friday, 7 May 2010, 7:08 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In his report on Gaza issued late last year, prominent South African jurist Richard Goldstone accused Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. His language also showed awareness of the fact that the former is an occupying power with most sophisticated ... More >>
How the News Promotes a Mistaken View of the World
Saturday, 1 May 2010, 12:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
I am not good at flying kites. But during a recent visit to the Olympic Village of Beijing, I felt compelled to do so. Despite the cold and late hour, there were many kite runners around me. A salesman insisted that I try my hand before committing ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Dispatch from China
Friday, 16 April 2010, 12:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Li Changchun is often referred to as one of the most powerful men in China, in Asia and, increasingly, in the world. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee. On April 8, ... More >>
Baroud: Indispensable IslamOnline Must Not Fail
Saturday, 10 April 2010, 2:51 pm | Ramzy Baroud
A widely popular Islamic website has been, until very recently, an undisputed success story. IslamOnline arrived at a time that millions of Muslims needed a common platform and a unifying outlet. Here was a website that neither shunned nor alienated. Its ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: The Lobby vs. America
Tuesday, 6 April 2010, 10:37 am | Ramzy Baroud
As I listened to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address an animated crowed of supporters on March 22, I felt physically sick. The man has already displayed time and again a complete lack of moral sense or ethical framework in his words and ... More >>
My Children, Ralph Nader and the South China Sea
Saturday, 27 March 2010, 11:23 am | Ramzy Baroud
I basked in the warm Borneo sun, following a long run somewhere at the edge of a rainforest. The beach was only partly clean, but the water was most inviting. My children ran excitedly, collecting what I assumed to be shells and whatever other ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Activism is Change
Friday, 19 March 2010, 3:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud
An activist is a person who feels strongly about a cause and who is also willing to dedicate time and energy towards advancing and realizing this cause. This might be my own limited interpretation of what activism means. I was born and raised in ... More >>
Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder
Monday, 15 March 2010, 11:12 am | Ramzy Baroud
The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli assassins in the supposed safety of a sovereign country. More >>
Afghanistan: And the Agony Grinds On
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 4:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Washington and its willing mouthpieces in the media have for years been trying to sell us the preposterous war in Afghanistan. While they attempt to convince us that the war is predicated on a faultless military logic and moral wisdom, it remains ... More >>
Why the Oppressed Must Tell Their Own Story
Monday, 1 March 2010, 2:56 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When American historian Howard Zinn passed away recently, he left behind a legacy that redefined our relationship to history altogether. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara
Friday, 19 February 2010, 2:29 pm | Ramzy Baroud
With the dreadful threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda machine is likely to go into full gear. In fact, trial balloons have already been sent out bearing supposedly unrehearsed comments by former Israeli Army general ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: The Useless Logic of Round Numbers
Monday, 15 February 2010, 12:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The media’s habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at times. For example, many news outlets commented on President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, as well as on the anniversary of his election ... More >>
From Gaza to Lebanon: Beware the Iron Wall
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 4:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The Israeli military may be much less effective in winning wars than it was in the past, thanks to the stiffness of Arab resistance. But its military strategists are as shrewd and unpredictable as ever. The recent rhetoric that has escalated from ... More >>
It’s Not a New Turkey, It’s The Right Time
Monday, 1 February 2010, 1:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Uri Avnery’s assessment of the recent Israeli-Turkish diplomatic and political row - that “the relationship between Turkey and Israel will probably return to normal, if not to its former degree of warmth” – seems sensible and daring. In ... More >>
Iran and Latin America: The Media States Its Case
Friday, 22 January 2010, 2:31 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Should the United States be concerned about Iran’s determined efforts to reach out to Latin America? Or, as was suggestively described in the Economist, by the Ayatollahs’ strategy of cozying up to Latin America? More >>
Ramzy Baroud: An Odyssey for Justice
Friday, 15 January 2010, 10:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
The recent actions of people from around the world in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza have arguably represented the closest manifestation of international solidarity since the International Brigades against fascism during the Spanish Civil ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Media Vultures Are Coming
Friday, 8 January 2010, 12:38 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As you flip through a range of channels on your TV or browse through a stack of newspapers and magazines at a newsstand, you may feel lucky about living in a world where such a plethora of viewpoints is available. It might also seem that the apparent increase ... More >>
Freedom Of Expression At Risk
Friday, 8 January 2010, 10:23 am | Ramzy Baroud
As you flip through a range of channels on your TV or browse through a stack of newspapers and magazines at a newsstand, you may feel lucky about living in a world where such a plethora of viewpoints is available.Unfortunately, this is far from the case. The ... More >>
On Gaza Drivers, Rumours and Egypt’s Steel Wall
Friday, 1 January 2010, 11:27 am | Ramzy Baroud
Those pesky taxi drivers of Gaza are always circulating rumours. One story that made the rounds during the first Palestinian uprising in 1987 claimed that an Arab army crossed the Sinai desert to save Palestinians from the daily killings and protracted ... More >>
