Egypt Is Not Iran
Joseph MaytonBy Joseph MaytonMuch commentary in the United States has attempted to liken the current Egyptian revolution to that of Iran in 1979. Alleged experts on CNN, FOX News and other major...
View Article30 Years of Corruption, Torture, Come to an End in Egypt
Joseph MaytonBy Joseph MaytonIt can officially be called a revolution now. After 18 days of demonstrations that saw millions of Egyptians take to the streets in demanding an end to 30 years of...
View ArticleNawal El Saadawi Interview
Joseph MaytonBy Joseph MaytonThe Arab world’s most prominent feminist has lost none of her fire. Jailed by late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, Nawal El Saadawi was forced into exile under Hosni...
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Understanding the Unrest in the Islamic World
Joseph MaytonCAIRO--While a film may have sparked unrest across the Islamic world, the roots of anger among Muslims are local and international.The riots were, in part, an outlet to express decades of...
View ArticleAnti-Islam America
Joseph MaytonSan Francisco is supposed to be our liberal enclave in America. Green, accepting, and open. But on Wednesday morning on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), while checking e-mail via my...
View ArticleGeller’s Anti-Muslim Crusade Must End
Joseph MaytonIt is early morning in San Francisco and a few elderly men are walking out of one of the few mosques in the city. They look just like everyone else on the street, but their Arabic gives...
View ArticleCancellation of Arab American Film Festival a Troubling Sign
Joseph MaytonThis is where we are today, as a country and a society.You can't even hold an Arab American film festival in Dearborn, Michigan, a center of the Arab American community in this country.The...
View ArticleIn Egypt, the People Have Spoken
Joseph MaytonWhen an estimated 33 million people took to the streets of Egypt on Sunday, violence was expected to erupt en masse.Instead of a day of frustration and anger, it quickly turned into a day...
View ArticleGo See “Blackfish,” on the Mistreatment of Orcas.
Joseph MaytonThis Friday, Americans will get a glimpse of what could be one of the most important documentaries of the year. It's called "Blackfish," and it details the emotional and physical trauma...
View ArticleIs There Hope for Egypt?
Joseph MaytonEgypt is a country, quite literally, on fire, after the military and police attacked a sit-in by ousted President Mohamed Morsi's supporters on Wednesday, killing more than 600 of them....
View ArticleMartyrdom and the Muslim Brotherhood
Joseph MaytonVideos are making the social media rounds in Egypt that show Muslim Brotherhood supporters shouting, "I am a martyr," before entering the battles that have been taking place across Egypt's...
View ArticlePelosi Hit with Protests on Syria
Joseph MaytonSAN FRANCISCO: Cars slowed and honked as the rain began to drizzle on the 150 concerned citizens as they held up signs, "Don't Bomb Syria."For an hour on Monday evening, protesters came...
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