Tag Archives: Middle East
Syria Analysis
By Jahanzeb Hussain When the Syrian uprising began two years ago, it seemed like the Arab Spring was taking its due course in the region. But now, the diagnostic is a little bit different. Not at least because 200,000 people have been killed in Syria, which is probably the most in the Middle East since the vicious civil war […]
Non-social movements in the Middle East
By Jahanzeb Hussain Well-known professor of sociology and Middle Eastern studies Asef Bayat from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came to Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University in February to give a talk on non-social movements in the Middle East and their role in forging change in several of the countries of the region. Collateral Damage […]
Robert Fisk – Arab Awakening but are we hearing the truth?
By Jahanzeb Hussain Renowned British journalist Robert Fisk stopped over in Vancouver on Saturday, February 2nd during his Canada-wide during. Collateral Damage Magazine was present at the St. Andrew’s-Wesley church to listen and report back Fisk’s talk. Mali The veteran journalist started off by remarking that French intervention in Mali could potentially be a quagmire […]
Reflections on the Middle East
Collateral Damage Magazine had the chance to talk to Marc Goutalier about the current situation in the Middle East. The interview was conducted by Hidayat Hussain How do you see the reaction of the Iranian society to the on-going stand-off between Western countries and Iran on the nuclear question? The Iranians are very careful about […]
Political Islam and the Arab Spring
By Jahanzeb Hussain La Semaine Arabe – The Arab Week – was held from March 29th to April 12th at the prestigious Parisian institute L’Ecole Normale Supérieure. The event’s purpose was to reflect on the Arab Spring one year on, to analyze the distance that the Arab countries have covered since the uprisings and what are the […]
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