Jordan: “We were rebels”
“Wherever we came out we were branded Satanists,” writes Rami Abdel Rahman in this personal account of his experiences as a young metal head in the 1990s heavy metal scene of Jordan.
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Rami Abdel Rahman
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Transgender belly dancer helps launch Arab gay initiative
As a human rights group publishes details of a bloody campaign of hate being waged against gays in Iraq, Rami Abdelrahman speaks to members of a recently founded initiative for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Arabs in Sweden.
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”Vi är många som känner för det palestinska folket” – webbradio – sr.se
Två av de personer i Stockholm som på fredagen demostrerade till stöd för palestinierna i Gaza. Reporter: Rami Abdelrahman. Lyssna här.
Jordanian blogger exposes a state secret
Jordanian blogger Rami Abdelrahman has blogged about a closely guarded secret about his government’s involvement in the war on Afghanistan – and is getting unwelcome attention from the intelligence service. Report.
No Honor in Killing
For the past three weeks, Jordanian bloggers have been renewing calls against “honor killings,” following a court conviction of a father – and his two sons – for beating his daughter to death for “going out with full make up.” Report.
interview with terror suspect
A terror suspect who says he could be tortured if sent back to Jordan is embarking on a last-ditch attempt to stay in Sweden. Report.
Interview with Lars Vilks
Swedish artist Lars Vilks sparked international controversy last summer when several Swedish newspapers published his drawings portraying the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a so-called roundabout dog. Report.
National Public Radio: Iraqis in Sweden PT 2
Rami Abdelrahman is a freelance journalist living in Sweden. Abdelrahman offers more insight on the impact of Iraqi refugees on Swedish society. Interview.
The path to Swedish asylum: A smuggler speaks
Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden. Report.
Jordan Valley: hot spot for climate change – scientists
By Rami Abdelrahman
Experts taking part in international event warn of grave consequences if projects like Red-Dead cancel and recycled wastewater are not realised
STOCKHOLM – A major decrease in the amount of water available for agricultural and household purposes in Jordan is anticipated as a direct effect of global warming, according to experts participating at the August 12-18 Weekly Water Week 2007 in Stockholm.
