The AWR Facebook page has been on fire with heated debate over who’s wrong and who’s right in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict that came to yet another head last week…

The tweet from @UKFPI was pretty direct: "You fucking moron – your chums just murdered my friends – HOW DARE YOU." He duplicated the words in a comment on yesterday’s…

Over the last couple of days, I’ve watched more-than-I-care-to-see versions of Israeli soldiers storming a Freedom Flotilla ship that sought to bring supplies to the blockaded Gaza strip in Palestine….

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Susan notes: this guest blog was penned by one of my favourite Twitter friends Uzma Atcha (aka @LHjunkie). She’s a 21-year-old firecracker, blogger and activist living in the UAE. She…

“You’re a Twitter personality,” Alice Haine said. “Me?” I replied, laughing. “You must be joking!” Twitter user. Twitter novice. Twitter bumbling idiot perhaps. But Twitter “personality”? Uh. No. I think…

Last week, I (and a few other so-called Dubai "Twitterati"), were interviewed by one of the local newspapers for a feature on Twitter (I think it’s going to be published…

Twenty-two-year-old engineering student Ambreen Rahman knows what it takes to build strong bridges. And it has nothing to do with steel or concrete. "As long as you meet people with…

A Powerful Noise is an extraordinary film with a simple yet compelling message: empowering women changes communities for the better. My own corollary to that message is this: changing communities…