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RT anchor Abby Martin breaks the silence on Samer Issawi (includes transcript)

Abby Martin, anchor for news network Russia Today America, surprised both friend and foe on February 15 with a fierce call for the freedom of Samer Issawi, Palestinian prisoner on a hunger strike in protest against his illegal incarceration by the Israeli occupation forces.   This is the first time that an anchor of an English speaking news network breaks...

Trending Samer Issawi on Twitter – what can make us effective?

Trending Samer Issawi on Twitter – what can make us effective?

Every day, activists gather on Twitter attempting to get a new hashtag for Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers to trend on the world trending list. Until now, this has only been marginally successful*. When compared to previous tweeting sprees such as those undertaken for Khader Adnan, we have a long way to go. (editorial note Feb 11:...

Goed nieuws: ‘Nederlandse Moslimlente’ is op komst

door Tariq Shadid — Titel gelezen? Stel dat dit echt waar zou zijn. Stel, dat naar analogie van wat door velen de ‘Arabische Lente’ wordt genoemd, er een vergelijkbaar bloeiseizoen zou aanbreken onder de Nederlandse Moslims. Interessante gedachte, toch? Men lijkt wereldwijd aardig onder de indruk van de ogenschijnlijk onstuitbare opmars van vrijheidsdrang van de bevolking in de Arabische wereld,...

Doc Jazz hits the Sound Cloud

Doc Jazz hits the Sound Cloud

Good news for all you Soundcloud fans out there: Doc Jazz has finally joined the hype ! You probably already knew it, but Soundcloud has become one of the most popular ways of sharing and listening to music. If you spend your time browsing Soundcloud and checking out the tunes, and you happen to like the music of Doc Jazz,...