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Help Afghan Women. Do Not Recognize the Taliban Government.

Frieda Afary' — 2021-12-17T07:28:56Z

“Afghanistan is like a cake and every big power and regional country wants to have its share/slice from this war-torn country.”

- IV563 - December 2021 / Women, Afghanistan

Afghanistan and Its Challenge to Feminism

Frieda Afary' — 2021-11-23T06:01:54Z

“A global socialist feminist view also demands supporting the plight of Afghan refugees and confronting racist forces in our countries who use refugees as scapegoats for the problems caused by capitalism and imperialism.”

- IV562 - November 2021 / Women, Afghanistan

A New Wave of Mass Protests and Strikes

Frieda Afary' — 2021-08-02T06:25:49Z

“Any effort to engage in solidarity with the struggles inside Iran begins not only with calling for the removal of U.S. sanctions and an end to Israel's attacks, but also simultaneously holding the Iranian regime accountable for its repression and exploitation of the people and environment of the region.”

- IV559 - August 2021 / Iran, Trade unions/workplace organizing, Covid-19 Pandemic

Call for Solidarity with Uprisings in the Middle East & North Africa

Frieda Afary', Joseph Daher — 2019-12-18T08:25:58Z

This is a critical moment in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2019, uprisings have emerged in Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon and Iran. All have opposed authoritarianism, neoliberalism, poverty, corruption, religious fundamentalism and sectarianism. Women have been active participants and often in the forefront. The participants are mostly working-class and unemployed youth. They are not content with the ouster of individual ruling figures but want to change the socioeconomic and political system. For all these reasons, the revolts could mark the beginning of a new progressive and revolutionary chapter for the region as a whole.

- IV539 - December 2019 / MENA (Middle East/North Africa), Iraq, Algeria, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan

Sudanese and Algerian Uprisings: Vantage Points for Global Solidarity

Frieda Afary' — 2019-07-09T17:54:33Z

Let's build on all the new elements and openings created by the Sudanese and Algerian uprisings. Let's create regional and international links on this basis to change the course of events in the Middle East and North Africa from endless wars, authoritarian capitalism, religious fundamentalism and imperialism to an emancipatory direction.

- IV534 - July 2019 / Algeria, Sudan

Escalating Threat of Direct U.S. War Against Iran: Is There A Way Out?

Frieda Afary' — 2019-05-26T06:43:33Z

Stopping the ominous drive toward a direct U.S. war against Iran demands opposition both to U.S. imperialism and to the repressive Iranian regime. It demands reaching out to labor, feminist, student and oppressed minority struggles in Iran and connecting them to labor, feminist and anti-racist struggles in the rest of the region and internationally. It demands explaining the necessary relationship between capitalism and war, and showing what can be a humanist alternative to capitalism.

- IV532 - May 2019 / United States (USA), Iran

On Capitalism, Authoritarianism and What Is New about Trumpism

Frieda Afary' — 2019-03-02T16:15:22Z

In this paper, I would like to address four questions: 1. Is capitalism inherently authoritarian, and if so, why? 2. What economic and ideological factors can account for the current rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. 3. What is New About Trump's Authoritarianism? 4. How can it be effectively challenged?

- Features / United States (USA), Economy

Protests in Iran need solidarity

Frieda Afary' — 2019-01-02T07:49:41Z

During the past two weeks, the ongoing wave of protests and strikes in Iran have gained a new intensity.

- IV528 - January 2019 / Iran

No to Trump's, Netanyahu's, Bin Salman's Imperialist War Drive Against Iran. Support Progressive and Revolutionary Opposition to Iranian Regime

Frieda Afary' — 2018-05-30T15:54:26Z

Donald Trump's announcement on May 8 that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Nuclear Agreement with Iran was not a surprise. However, the full range of its ominous ramifications not only for Iran, but also the Middle East region and the world remain to be seen.

- IV520 - May 2018 / United States (USA), Israel, Iran

Victory of Assad Regime in Ghouta Is Major Defeat for Those Fighting Racism and Capitalist Authoritarianism Globally

Frieda Afary' — 2018-03-19T08:29:44Z

Those who oppose both the Assad regime and the Jihadists and all the imperialist powers, need to focus on a glaring fact: Support for Assad and Putin has become a rallying cry for Western white supremacist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic organizations and parties. We need to show that opposing the Assad regime's war on the Syrian masses is absolutely necessary for fighting the growth of white supremacy in the U.S. and other Western countries. Indeed it is necessary for challenging the growth of capitalist authoritarianism around the world. Assad's Syria could be our future.

- IV518 - March 2018