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Boston Marathon Catch 22: Reactions, Apologia and Narrating the Blame
On Monday April 15th, two blasts sent ripples of fear, panic and confusion across the faces and minds of thousands of people as the first group of runners approached the finish line at the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s …
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Repression 2.0
Traditionally, Arab regimes have used a large repertoire of repressive means ranging from massive torture (as it was the case pre-occupation Irak, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and to a lesser extent Morocco and Jordan), to the complete control of the press,
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The Kill Team and the Culture of Militarism
There is something deeply troubling about the lack of outrage shown when photos of those we’ve entrusted with great responsibility, certainly with much naivete and self-induced delusion, emerge as testament to their complete abuse of power and disregard for human
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AJE’s Future in the United States
The Arab Media & Society Journal recently published a study conducted by William Youmans and Katie Brown, which surveys the perception of Al Jazeera English amongst the American audiences.They found that that “[despite] filling a gap in the global market
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No Space in the American Narrative
We all occupy space. And if we aren’t occupying it, someone or something else is. We expand our spaces, we limit them; we define them; we let them expand. It is also possible for a number of individuals and/objects to
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