No where in the world racism is still openly embraced like it is in the Gulf of Persia (did I say Persia?), well, other than Israel. The most amazing part about the way people deal with their racism here is that they have no idea it is racism in the first place!
In a very enlightening debate I had w…
Racism against Migrants is the Norm in Oman
July 17th, 2010
Lebanese Center for Human Rights appeals for the release of Young Indian at Risk of Death
July 15th, 2010
Today, the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (LCHR) issued an urgent appeal calling for the release of Sany Kumar, a young Indian held in Roumieh for illegal entry in Lebanon. Sany is in danger of death. According to the LCHR, “having had a scooter accident, he was hospitalized two months ago,...
Caught on Video: Swimming pool denies entry to migrant domestic worker in Lebanon
July 13th, 2010
In Lebanon, the newly formed Anti Racism Movement, part of the League of Independent Activists IndyACT, organized a direct action this weekend to highlight racism in Lebanese society towards migrant domestic workers and people of color in general. Below is the video of Anti Racism Movement activists...
Lebanon: Nepalese maid dies. Strangulated?
July 6th, 2010
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today that a Nepalese migrant domestic workers, Shanta Baribar (or Paripar) was found dead, hanging from an electrical wire (or strangulated with an electrical wire; the word used by Al-Akbar can mean hanging or strangulated) in Ballouneh inside the house of Jos...
‘No force in modern life is as omnipresent yet overlooked’: New York Times article on global migration
June 30th, 2010
The New York Times ran this piece on on global migration on Monday which may be of interest to M-R.org readers, ‘Global Migration: A World Ever More on the Move’. Migration is perhaps the most ‘overlooked’ phenomenon of modern times, argues Jason DeParle. Nevertheless, stor...
Middle Eastern Countries Score Poorly in US Report on Human Trafficking
June 29th, 2010
Bahrain Israel Kuwait News Trafficking
Middle Eastern countries have fared poorly in the US State Department’s latest report on human trafficking, released last week. (M-R.org and Mideast Youth Readers may be interested to know that this is the first year that the US itself has been assessed for the report. Its scores were high bu...
Filipino Workers Rule Saudi Arabia
June 28th, 2010
Interviews Saudi Arabia Workers
Philippine is the 12th largest population with total of 92 million people scattered in 7107 islands in Western Pacific Ocean. The skills, commitment and hard work of its citizens are highly respected as overseas migrant workers around the world. OFW is Overseas Filipino Worker; this term was first i...
Local Bahraini official: We must “get rid” of “expatriate parasites”
June 26th, 2010
A senior Bahraini local council member called to “get rid” of the “expatriate parasites” whose numbers keep increasing in his constituency in the Northern Municipality of Bahrain, the Gulf Daily News reported . The council member, Abdulghani Abdulaziz, stated that the migrant...
Horror in the Middle East: Abused Sri Lankan Women Speak Out
June 21st, 2010
Padma and Chandrangani, two young Sri Lankan women, both went to Kuwait to work as maids with the hope of earning enough money to support their families. Both faced horrific physical and mental abuse at the hands of their employers, and were treated by their Sri Lankan recruitment brokers as though ...
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