by Wissam al-Saliby | May 30, 2018 | Opinion
At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in March, a man sitting next to me was writing in Arabic the statement that he would be reading to the council. Adel was a Tunisian head of a nonprofit. I said hello in Arabic, and we introduced ourselves and... by Wissam al-Saliby | Jun 3, 2016 | Opinion
A greater and general regression is ongoing with respect to fundamental human rights in the stable states in the Middle East and North Africa – a trend that necessitates understanding the West’s collusion with human rights violations in the region. This... by Wissam al-Saliby | Jun 2, 2016 | Opinion
The Facebook page of an Egyptian friend of mine was deactivated recently following his arrest by government authorities so that the opinions he expressed could not be used against him during investigations. This seeming human rights violation by Egyptian authorities... by Wissam al-Saliby | Feb 20, 2015 | Opinion
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating alleged crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories since June 2014. Israel condemned this move. Hamas welcomed it, even though its actions will also be under ICC scrutiny. The announcement drew the... by Wissam al-Saliby | Dec 12, 2013 | Opinion
A few weeks ago, I had driven a woman and her children to my church service. She had escaped to Lebanon from a North African country following persecution. She had come to faith in Jesus Christ and became a Christian, but her family could not accept this. On the way...
