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Descriptions of the social-political as I see them.

Tree Cities of the East

*Trying out something new with some (very honest) personal reflections, a short story and poems on the trees in three … More

Egypt, Lebanon, poetry, privatisation, trees, turkey

BREXIT

In the North Sea I will abandon ship stuck on an island with a newly restricted citizenship

brexit, Europe, Identity, migration, Netherlands, poetry, UK

Cancelling Israel’s Refugee Anti-infiltration Law

At ten am Taj receives a phonecall. It is Adam informing him that their two friends Mutasim and Salah went … More

Human Rights, Israel, Refugee, Sudanese, Tel Aviv

The Middle East Peace Process

An entire summer long the world has watched Syria and Egypt. With anarchy and conflict breaking out in both countries, … More

Conflict, International Community, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Resolution, Syria, West Bank

Intervention in Syria: Everyone is now involved

Obama, Cameron and Hollande have reached a point of no return after each uttering across world media that something must … More

Bosnia, Chemical Weapons, Conflict, International Community, Intervention, Israel, Politics, Resolution, Syria, UK, US

Life in the Dutch Landscape

Large expanding green farms, flatly stretching as far as the eye can see, only to be interrupted by a windmill, … More

Change, Multiculturalism, Netherlands, Osdorp

Palestinian Taxi Drivers

After “Where do you want to go?” the second question asked to anyone travelling by taxi in Amman, Jordan will … More

Jordan, Nationality, Palestine, Politics, Refugee, Resolution, Syria

Youth Unemployment and the New World Order

Last week the Economist explained how youth unemployment is forming an alarming issue with 25% of the world’s 15 to … More

capitalism, developing world, Europe, globalization, Marginalization, Politics, US, Youth Unemployment

Darfur’s Hope

A decade has passed since the conflict in Darfur began. Fighting broke out between the Sudanese army, its allied Janjaweed … More

Conflict, Darfur, Dictator, Genocide, International Community, Politics, Qatar, Resolution, Sudanese

Seeing is Believing! Case study: Israel

Just how true the age old saying ‘seeing is believing’ actually can be, became clear during a trip through Israel. … More

Activism, Bedouin, Eritreans, Israel, NGOs, Sudanese, Tours, West Bank

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