Siria, le nostre responsabilità Dopo quasi 15 mesi dall’inizio della rivolta popolare, si contano 13 mila vittime e 240 mila sfollati. “Perché non ci proteggete come avete protetto i libici? Noi siriani non abbiamo petrolio, ed abbiamo come vicino Israele, che teme un Medioriente arabo democratico”. 2012-06-13

25th January 2012 Istico Battistoni gives us an interesting review of the state of the Egyptian revolution one year later, of its regional significance and the important role played by civil society in the current context of democratic developments and regressions. 2012-02-10

My name is Ahmed This article reports about a trip along the borders between Turkey and Syria, where Syrian families have fled to escape the regime’s repression. 2011-11-23

Le Caire et Rome brûlent? La solution est le processus Y a-t-il un rapport entre les affrontements qui ont dévasté les villes du Caire et de Rome respectivement le 9 et 15 octobre derniers? 2011-10-21

Palazzo di Vetro Avevo incontrato Abu Mazen nell’autunno del 2004, con una delegazione del Parlamento Europeo, poco dopo la scomparsa di Yasser Arafat, mentre presidiava il palazzo presidenziale della Moqata, ancora storpiato e mutilato dai bombardamenti della seconda Intifada 2011-09-26

Gioventù senza sogni in Paesi autoritari Gli indicatori di sviluppo democratico nei paesi arabi rivelano che, malgrado i progressi, la repressione continua a prevalere sulla libertà. lnsignificante la spesa pubblica nell’educazione e nella salute rispetto a quella per l’apparato di sicurezza 2011-01-23

Qui a des sous, … Un proverbe égyptien dit: «Qui a des sous perd le nord. Il achète des pigeons et les relâche», ce qui veut dire: quand on est habitué à avoir trop de choses, on finit par ne plus savoir qu’en faire. Ces mots semblent hélas de plus en plus appropriés au gouvernement égyptien. 2010-11-29

The One Who Has Coins… An Egyptian proverb says: “The one who has coins gets confused. He buys pigeons and he sets them free”, meaning: When you are used to have too much, you loose the good sense and do not know what to do with it. 2010-11-20

Cani del Sistema In un paese come l’Egitto, in cui il 32% degli abitanti ha meno di 14 anni e l’età media non supera i 24, sarà difficile sciogliere il popolo ed eleggerne un altro, così da sospendere il cambiamento in eterno. Anche se Khaled Said non tornerà più. 2010-08-23

Dogs of the System In a country like Egypt, however, where 32% of the population is below 14, and where the median age is 24, it will be difficult to “dissolve” the people, “elect” another one, and in this way freeze change for ever. Even if Kh?led Sa’?d is not there any more. 2010-08-02

Mavi Marmara Cruise Israelis are amazing. They are ready to do the best and the worst to feed their consciousness of being threatened victims. The Rambo’s operation on the deck of the Mav Marmara has no legitimate justification - unless one wants to deem knives and iron bars as an existential threat for the Jewish State, as Defence Minister Ehud Barak tried to do. 2010-06-07

Amnesia by decree The Israeli Parliament has approved the first reading of a law project imposing administrative and financial sanctions to those locals who organise events in order to commemorate An-Nakba, “the catastrophe”.. 2010-04-26

Playstations Towards the end of the second Intif?dha, Aluf Benn, a journalist for haaretz.com wrote an article "Playstation Palestine", to indicate the extent to which the Palestinians where part of a scenario in which they did not count any more than the case of a video game. 2010-01-19