Islamophobia, the I$raHell lobby and the Western media
NOVANEWS By Paul J. Balles Most of us have had fears of one kind or another. Some fears are quite rational. If someone threatens you, and you have reason to believe that person will carry […]
Category: Campaigns
London’s Camden Council censors criticism of I$raHell
NOVANEWS By Ruth Tenne* In the wake of January’s terrorist attacks in Paris and the unprecedented mass solidarity with the right to “freedom of expression” as claimed by Charlie Hebdomagazine, it is quite distressing to see […]
When Free Speech Becomes Dead Silence
NOVANEWS Jewish Lobby And A Cowed Academia Media Lens The sudden cancellation of an academic conference on Israel, as well as the lack of outcry from ‘mainstream’ media, demonstrates once again the skewed limits to […]
Islamophobia and the “Negative Media Portrayal of Muslims”
NOVANEWS An Exposition of Sufism, A Critique of the Alleged “Clash of Civilizations” By Dr. Belinda F. Espiritu Global Research There is a current obsession in mainstream media and academic discourse pertaining to Islam and the […]
Artists call for sanctions on I$raHell
NOVANEWS The actors Maxine Peake and Miriam Margolyes, rock musician Brian Eno and film director Ken Loach are among those who have joined Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s (PSC) call for immediate sanctions to be imposed on […]
Outpouring of support for Rasmea Odeh
NOVANEWS By John McDevitt On March 12, Rasmea Odeh, the Palestinian community organizer who was convicted of unlawful procurement of naturalization, was sentenced to 18 months, had her U.S. citizenship revoked, and now faces deportation. Judge Drain of […]
We Deserve 'Better': Lackluster UN Declaration on Women's Rights Draws Ire
NOVANEWS Gender-equality declaration, formally adopted Monday, criticized as ‘a bland reaffirmation of existing commitments’ that ‘threatens a major step backward’ by: Deirdre Fulton A young woman from a fishing community in West Bengal in eastern India. […]
Join The Day Of Action Against Maximus
NOVANEWS March 2nd, everywhere Join The Day Of Action Against Maximus You can download this A5 leaflet to print, share, tweet and put on facebook here or just the front page here and you can find more information […]
Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Still Five Times More Common Today Than Before 9/11
NOVANEWS Incidents of violent Islamophobia spiked to their highest immediately after the terrorist attack, but have remained at elevated levels ever since. By Christopher Ingraham Pamela Geller, co-founder and President of Stop Islamization of America The murder […]
Where’s the Anti-War Movement When You Really Need It?
NOVANEWS Missing-in-Action in the Expanding War on ISIS by SARAH LAZARE The expanding U.S.-led war on the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has largely fallen off the radar of U.S. social movements. Many (but not […]