Egypt’s Grand Sheikh Tantawi dies of heart attack
Betsy Mesard
10 March 2010 in Featured
He was a man who brought controversial ideas to the table. Last year, he sparked a massive upheaval after arguing that the niqab – full-face covering – should be banned from Egypt. Now, the outspoken [...]
Standing strong with Iranian rights defenders
Cold Nomad Featured Blogumnist10 March 2010
On December 20th 2009 Shiva Nazar Ahari, a human rights defender, was arrested along with other members of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, while attending Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri’s funeral. Known for her [...]
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Featured Blogumnist Morris Sadek9 March 2010
Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. It is one of the primary methods of nonviolent resistance. In its most [...]
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