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Celebrating International Workers’ Day: Happy May Day! Posted by jesa on May 1, 2013
Marhaba! On May 1st every year, over 80 countries commemorate (أحياء ذكرى) the struggles of workers (العمّال) around the world since the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. International Workers’ Day (يوم العمّال العالمي) or often recognized as Labor Day (عيد العمّال) or May Day, is a national holiday in many Arab countries. States like Bahrain…
The winds of change in the Arab World Posted by aziza on Jan 27, 2011
The Arab world is facing a very critical moment in its history. For the first time in decades, people have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the oppressive and undemocratic regimes that have been in power for decades in a number of Arab countries, most notably Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen. Change has started in…