Israel must accept that Hamas is a reality, which it cannot simply wish away. Hamas' participation is essential, not only because it is in control of Gaza, but also because

Tal is a high school student , born on 4/11/1991. On her blog she writes poetry for Palestine. She was arrested by SSI Damascus on 27/1/2009 for her activity on

Jonathan Cook reports that secrets of serious war crimes, such as the ethnic cleansing of the Syrian Golan Heights following the 1967 war, lay behind the Israeli government’s decision to

Iraq’s “Shi’a House” (Al-Bayt Al-Shi’i) is in a state of political turmoil. After enduring 1300 years of subjugation before their ascent to power in 2005, Iraq’s Shi’a are on the

A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer, was sentenced by Damascus' Military Court to three years imprisonment on charges of "weakening national sentiment". Alkarama condemns the unfair sentence and calls for

Ayat Issam Ahmed, a university student from Damascus, was arrested on 18 October 2009, after receiving a summons to appear at the Political Security branch in Al-Fayha, Damascus, where she

The, now famous, Guantanamo Bay, has unearthed the brutality of American soldiers. Guantanamo is a detainment facility of the United States located in the South Eastern end of Cuba. It

Speakers and Lectures: Cengiz Aktar, A Muslim Member of the European Union Sadik Al-Azm, Turkey, Secularism and the EU: A View from Damascus Gil Anidjar, ‘Was al-Andalus Here or There?’

The Palestinian center for the defense of prisoners has invited Friday the Palestinian people and the Arab and Muslim Ummah (Nation) to enhance their support for the Palestinian prisoners in

A delegation of Arab parliament speakers is to visit the Gaza Strip next month in line with Arab attempts to break the siege on Gaza.Dr. Mohammed Abu Hudaib, the head