Blog archive all
Blaming the west misses the main culprits
Predictable as clockwork, in the wake of Friday's carnage at a mosque in Kuwait and on a beach in Tunisia, the Guardian came up with an article headed "It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics".
Considering that the article's author… Read more
The 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently under way in Geneva, has turned into a platform for some disgraceful lobbying in support of the Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) – the strange quasi-NGO that Norwegian authorities are investigating on suspicion of… Read more
Publication scheduled for September
When my book, Arabs Without God, was published last year, people asked if there would also be an Arabic edition. That seemed like a good idea and I began exploring ways of doing it.
There have been a few delays but I'm happy to say that most of the… Read more
The Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) issued a press release yesterday in response to accusations of money laundering.
GNRD's head office in Stavanger and the home of its founder-president, Loai Deeb, were raided by Norwegian police at the end of May. Deeb was arrested and… Read more
The Global Network for Rights and Development – the organisation at the centre of a $13 million money-laundering investigation by Norwegian police – declares itself to be an international NGO which is "neutral and impartial". It has made strenuous efforts to win acceptance as a normal,… Read more
RELIGION is difficult to avoid in the Middle East, even if you try. Loudspeakers broadcasting the call to prayer, beards and veils signalling religious allegiances and the constant use of religious expressions in everyday conversation are just a few of the more obvious signs. Look a little deeper,… Read more
Amid growing media interest in the mysterious affairs of GNRD (the Global Network for Rights and Development), various items have begun disappearing from its website.
Norwegian media have been investigating GNRD following a police raid on its headquarters in Stavanger and the arrest of its founder… Read more
Multiple sources have identified Mohammed Dahlan, the former head of Palestinian “preventive security” in Gaza, as a provider of funds for the Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) – the “human rights” organisation at the centre of $13 million money-laundering investigation… Read more
The UN's Geneva headquarters. GNRD will be holding two meetings there next week
The Global Network for Rights and Development – the organisation at the centre of a $13 million money-laundering investigation by Norwegian police – will be making use of its newly-acquired UN "consultative… Read more
An update on latest developments in the evolving GNRD scandal:
Loai Deeb, founder and president of the Global Network for Rights and Development, has returned to his Norwegian base following a visit to the United Arab Emirates where his organisation has various connections. He is expected to… Read more
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
