Tag: middle east
Storytime: Unusual things that happen in Israel
“Arab Men” | Russell Peters – Notorious
>>Russell Peters: My Lebanese friends, ever gone back to Beirut? [Audience members cheer] Let me tell you something. I’ve partied, all over the world, and by far, without trying to suck up to you guys, ‘Cause I’m scared– [Laughter] but out of all the places I’ve been to, in the world, Beirut parties, like you’ve […]
Tension, fear and violence in Syria’s al-Hol displacement camp
-In July 2019, a video surfaced on social media showing a woman carrying a child and walking out of a hospital in the Kurdish-controlled region of northeast Syria. Officials said they had been brought from a nearby camp, where they were being held with other family members of Islamic State fighters. In the hospital bathroom, […]
Syrian Refugees Say Education is Key to Their Future
Right to education or right to work or right to be a parent you have rights because you are what? A human being. And you dont stop being a human being when you move across borders. These basic core rights were imagined by the people establishing the contemporary human rights regime as something that goes […]
Iran Travel Tips for Backpacking Iran (Inside Iran Special)
(soft upbeat music) – After showing you around the sites and attractions in Iran in my video series I want to give you some tips and insights about traveling Iran independently in this episode. For this, I sat down with my buddy David in a cafe in Shiraz during our trip and answered some of […]