Shia Rights Watch Defending Justice and Rights
“Civil War” is a funny title to describe what is going on Syria. As far as I understand “civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic.” If this definition is corrects, what is going on in Syria is so NOT a civil war. …
September, 2013
August, 2013
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27 August
Peacekeeper and Violator Make a Deal to Kill ?!
Saudi Arabia Spending Millions of $ Buying Cluster Bombs. The world is full of surprises and some are scary, very scary. Three days ago Foreign Policy Magazine published one of the most terrifying deals. According to the Magazine Saudi Arabia is spending $640 million buying US made cluster bombs!!!! Saudi …
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6 August
Rationality Behind the Formula?
Last week I posted an article about my journey to finding a formula to Shia targeted killings. Since the formula is created by humans, then I would expect some sort of rationality behind it… so I began examining the history and also recent world activities. The rationalities I found are …
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1 August
So…. What is the Formula?
Working as a researcher that reads and writes about Shia Muslims’ oppressions 24/7 and having long background in Psychology and Education made me wonder about the existence of a formula to Shia targeted killings. Probably if we find the formula, we can predict the future and plan accordantly, to change …
July, 2013
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16 July
Refuse to Pay Tax? Another Type of Human Right Violation
Most of the times it is believed human rights violations accrue when authorities misuse their power toward their citizen. However the recent article by an Arabic news agency Al-Akhbar, which transltes to All News, totally changes this assumption. According to Al-Akhbar numbers of major appliances importers refuse to pay taxes …
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3 July
New Egypt; Welcome
Morsi ‘s administration one year report is full of violations, crimes and hatreds. Now people can reconsider someone with multicultural understanding and respect. Now, more than ever, Egypt has the opportunity to build a government diverse enough to meet the need of all its citizens, regardless of their religion, ethnicity, …
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2 July
Islamic State vs Sunni State
Once it was believed that countries claiming to follow Islamic Law (Sharia) are Islamic states. Recent anti- Shia movements proved those countries are not Islamic states, they are Sunni states. Throughout the history Shia been known Islamic sect. They believe in same God as all Muslims do, follow the same …
June, 2013
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25 June
Morsi’s Report Card
On June 30th 2012 Mohammad Morsi, a representative of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and Muslim Brotherhood(MB) took over the office as president of Egypt. When people of Egypt protested two years ago they demanded freedom from oppressors such as Mubarak. They dreamed for an Egypt that runs based on …
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21 June
More on “Arm the Rebels or not to Arm the Rebels?”
Last week Shia Rights Watch posted an editorial about the danger of arming rebels in Syria. More and more incidents are emphasizing the importance of making the right decision about making arms accessible to rebles. Recent murder of a minor in Syria increased the fear among innocent citizen of Syria. …
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12 June
SBY AND THE WORLD STATESMAN AWARD
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonom, President of the Republic of Indonesia, was awarded the World Statesman Award for his role in promoting religious tolerance and freedom of worship in Indonesia. Human rights organizations are up in arms, criticizing SBY for his acceptance of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation award while citing several …