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How to dress like an Iranian woman
Starring in a Hollywood political thriller requires complex negotiations for actresses from the Islamic Republic: When Iranian movie star Golshifteh Farahani moved from Tehran to Hollywood, she didn’t bring along her head scarf, which is obligatory in her own country. The 25-year-old actress appeared at the New York red-carpet premiere of Ridley Scott‘s new action…
What the real God thinks
Were you aware that the man upstairs should be praying for a McCain victory in November? At a McCain rally today in Davenport, a pastor delivered an odd invocation. “There are millions of people around this world praying to their god — whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah — that his [McCain’s] opponent wins, for a…
The Blogging Revolution: from Iran to Cuba
My following interview by Hamid Tehrani for Global Voices was published today: Antony Loewenstein, a Sydney-based freelance journalist and blogger, has recently published his new book: The Blogging Revolution. This book talks about the impact of blogging on six countries: Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China and Cuba. He says: I chose the six countries…
Jordan’s dark secret
Australian current affairs journalism at its finest, from last night’s SBS Dateline: Video Journalist Yaara Bou Melhem meets Rita*, who has spent the past 14 years in Jordan’s Al Jweidah jail. She also meets Sophia*, who’s spent the past 15 years of her life behind bars. Both girls were ordered there by the state –…
Defending the rights of “terrorists”
Al-Manar is the satellite television channel of Hezbollah (which much of the West regards as a terrorist organisation, a view I do not share.) The channel is currently available in many Australian homes. The Lebanese community is massive here and many people regard the group as a liberation movement. Others see it as an aggressive…
More than time for a group hug
Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei: Who are the Israelis? They are responsible for usurping houses, territory, farmlands and businesses. They are fighters at the disposal of Zionist operatives. A Muslim nation cannot remain indifferent to such people who are stooges at the service of the arch-enemies of the Muslim world.
How to define real anger
Hatred of any race, religion or creed is abhorrent, but it seems Europe has a problem: Antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise across Europe, according to a survey of global opinion released yesterday. In contrast to the US and Britain where unfavourable opinion of Jews has been stable and low for several years at…
SBS Radio Arabic on blogging
I was interviewed last week on SBS Radio Arabic program about The Blogging Revolution and the ways in which the Middle East in particular is shifting radically due to the internet.