Middle East

Dear Obama… Kind regards, Hamas.

Blog, Middle East, USA

May 11, 2010

Hamas recently sent US President Barack Obama a letter outlining the need for America to change it’s policy and “double standards” concerning it’s involvement in the Palestinian cause. Taher An-Nunu, a Hamas Spokesman, said in a press release that the letters include “a request...

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Ahmed the Exchange Student

Blog, Illustration, Middle East, USA

May 3, 2010

Below is one of my illustrated thoughts in a small series of musings on the world around us – published in the Window Dressers Arms  ...

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Over 63,000 people say NO to live export!

Australia, Blog, Middle East

April 19, 2010

WSPA and The Body Shop teamed up and initiated a campaign aimed at raising awareness and putting an end to the inherently cruel live export trade. During the month long campaign (March 15 to April 11) staff at every Body Shop store throughout Australia informed customers about the cruelty these animals...

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My qoutes in the Daily Tele

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

The Daily Telegraph published the following article regarding today’s forum at Parliament House: Calls to end Australia’s ‘inhumane’ sheep export * By Andrew Drummond * From: AAP * March 10, 2010 2:56PM IN years to come, Australians will view the nation’s “inhumane”...

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Humane Chain at Parliament House

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

Below is a blog post from the Humane Chain‘s website regarding the investigation launch and Parliament House Forum:   WSPA launches new live export cruelty investigation today alongside the Meat Workers Union A new WSPA investigation has revealed damning evidence of continued welfare abuse of...

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Live export, it’s just cruel

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

Below is a video I put together regarding investigations I undertook within livestock markets and abattoirs in the Middle East. Included in the video are interviews I conducted with Associate Professor Paul McGreevy, veterinary Behaviourist, Dr Manuela Trueby and Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi, Islamic Scholar...

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Animal Cruelty Investigation Launched at Parliament House

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

Today I launched an investigation I did in the Middle East regarding the live export trade from Australia. The forum was held at Parliament House in Sydney and opened by Lord Mayor Clover Moore. Over the past seven months I have been working closely with the World Society for the protection of Animals (WSPA)...

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Exporting Animals Means Exporting Cruelty

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

The following video is a slide-show I put together using some of the images I took during my investigations in the Middle East regarding the live animal export trade. It was published on one of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) social media outlets:...

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NSW Parliament House Forum

Australia, Blog, Middle East, News

March 10, 2010

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is hosting a Humane Chain forum to highlight the ongoing inhumane and economically damaging live animal export industry in Australia. The event will also present evidence collected during WSPA’s recent investigation into the mistreatment of Australian sheep. Investigators...

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Gaza’s children: Israel’s shame

Blog, Middle East

February 22, 2010

Israel’s use of white phosphorus and other weapons containing toxic materials have triggered an alarming increase in birth defects in Gaza. The following story by Mariam Hamed was published in uruknet.info: ISRAEL GIVES BIRTH TO STRANGE CREATURES IN GAZA’S HOSPITALS By Mariam Hamed In...

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