Lone wolves and soft targets: or how our press, politicians are being played by ISIL
I saw a lot of headlines on Friday trying to link violent attacks by radical Muslims in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, but I just don’t think there is a connection. Even the concerted attempt to find a pattern here is probably misguided. Worse, it plays into the hands of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL), which wants us to think it is more powerful and widespread than it is. In fact, its capital is under siege by leftist Kurds and it hasn’t done well in the past week.
Source: Informed Comment
Ali Ashour: daily life in Gaza
Ali Ashour is a young Palestinian photographer from Gaza. I recently stumbled upon his beautiful Ramadan photos from Gaza and was tempted to find out more about his work.
When I asked him about his motivation, Ashour said he started taking photos to show the beautiful side of life. He wanted photos that will make people happy and invite the good feelings to come out.
Source: Middle East Revised
Torture today: lashings, solitary confinement, and forced confessions
in the past six years alone, more than three quarters of the world’s countries have used torture or other forms of mistreatment against their inhabitants. In some countries, this is a rarity, but in many others, it is widespread, as was revealed in a 2014 report by Amnesty International.
“This report does not necessarily reflect the full extent of torture worldwide. As these statistics err firmly on the side of caution, the actual prevalence of torture is probably even worse,” said the report’s editor.
Source: IranWire
