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- Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may come
  The Syrian assault on the city of Homs is "a grim harbinger of worse to come" without united pressure on the government in Damascus, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. […]
- Activist: Infants, medical staff among dead in Homs crackdown
  Four straight days of shelling and bombing by Syrian government forces into the besieged city of Homs have left residents cowering, afraid to escape and fearing for their lives as bodies lie in the streets, unable to be recovered. […]
- Syrian regime gets bloody nose from resistance
  One fateful consequence of President Bashar al-Assad's ferocious crackdown on Syrian protesters is the emergence of the domestic armed resistance, the Free Syrian Army. […]
- Al-Assad hangs on by ruthlessness, reformist image
  When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. […]
- No Libya play for the West in Syria
  Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again asking why events in Syria should not prompt Libya […]

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FPC Tour: Third and Fourth Days: Minneapolis – Minnesota Journalism Center, Panel Discussion with Midwest International NGO Network members, Netroots Conference

June 17, 2011 Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad No comments

The Third day started with a discussion between the bloggers and several professors, PHD students, Assistant Professors and undergraduate students at the [singlepic id=562 w=320 h=240 float=right]Minnesota Journalism Center, University of Minnesota Journalism School. Several experts in Journalism took part in the discussion.
Jane Kirtley talked about Ethical responsibilities and legal rights of new media in a democratic society. She describes freedom of press as an important condition in order to get real democracy. Seth Lewis talked about how media digitization changes the social, cultural and economic context of news. Jeff Broadbent talked about the impact of new media political mobilization and the spread of new ideas. Nora Paul talked about the use of social media

The Middle East Mystery…to Where?

April 25, 2009 Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad 3 Comments

Recently Israel has been stating that the Iranian threat must be ended and that it is impossible to live with the idea of having someone like Ahmadi Najad ready to erase Israel from the World map. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that he will take responsibility and prevent anyone from causing the Jewish people another holocaust.
Secretary Hillary Clinton made several important statements regarding the Iranian threat and the Israeli Palestinian conflict.