Syria, Alas. Is There Reason for Optimism?

Syria, Alas. Is There Reason for Optimism?

May 15, 2023 By B Nimri Aziz Counterpunch We have a stingy agreement from most Arab League countries that Syria, one of its founding members,…

The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Revisited

The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Revisited

By BNimri Aziz 04/27/23 It was only when I started reading a collection of this remarkable African leader’s prison letters (records from 1962 to 1990)…

Where should Palestinians Search for Justice?

Where should Palestinians Search for Justice?

Gaza Children’s Art Removed from London Hospital by BNimri Aziz, March 8, 2023 (see also Counterpunch) A London hospital removes Palestinian children’s art because it…

Menacing Winter Wonder

Menacing Winter Wonder

by BNimri Aziz Feb 5, 2023 Counterpunch Those images from the December blizzard engulfing Buffalo in upstate New York were shocking. Hard to grasp the…

Syria Held Hostage

Syria Held Hostage

by B Nimri Aziz, Feb 12, 2023 Counterpunch Perhaps the most agonizing experience for a family, for any bystander, even for humanitarian professionals, is a…

What Was That Biden Said About Ending the War?

What Was That Biden Said About Ending the War?

Vietnam era anti-war poster by Barbara Nimri Aziz, Jan 30, 2023. Counterpunch Commentators speculate how the American president’s promise – endorsed by the country as…