Magda Fahsi

Magda Fahsi is a Mint Press Europe correspondent and investigative reporter based in Brussels, Belgium, specializing in human rights. She is also a cross-cultural coach lecturing about intercultural management at the Vatel International Business School, and holds a postgraduate degree in Human Rights and a Ph.D. in International Relations and Diplomacy. She has published articles on a variety of topics including European affairs, the Arab world, human rights and migration and diversity issues. You can visit her website, www.magdafahsi.eu.

Israeli Ex-Soldiers ‘Break The Silence’ On The Reality Behind The Occupation

IDF veterans came together for sharing uneasiness about what they witnessed in occupied Palestine.

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By Magda Fahsi
Israeli soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade mourn over the grave of Sgt. Bnaya Rubel during his funeral at the military cemetery in Holon, Israel, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Rubel was killed during the Israeli assault on Gaza, dubbed "Operation protective edge."

“The perspective we grew up with is that we must defend Israel from terrorism. Not only that -- there are settlements there [in the Palestinian territories] and whatever you may think on the political level, the settlers are citizens and you consider they deserve protection as well. So basically, you think that the military is about doing defense.

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Small Italian Town Confronts US Military Radio Transmitter Project

On the island of Sicily, a pastoral village faces potential health threats from a huge communications array slated to be built nearby.

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By Magda Fahsi

On the island of Sicily, the town of Niscemi, with its 28,000 inhabitants, its white houses, its nature reserve, its unique cork forest, its sun and its vicinity to the sea, is probably what most people would think of as an idyllic spot to spend the holidays. But these days, the Italian town is far from being quiet: in the last few months, it has

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Study: The Media Dehumanize Immigrants

Canadian researchers have shown how negative portrayals of migrant workers lead to their being viewed as not fully human.

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By Magda Fahsi

In August 2010, a ship was intercepted off the west coast of British Columbia, Canada, containing 492 Tamil passengers claiming refugee status. The asylum seekers were immediately detained by the Canadian government; the media depictions included claims that they were ‘bogus refugees’ trying to take advantage of Canada’s lax system and that they

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‘Development In Reverse’: How Sugar Drives Land Conflicts Across The World

Driven by rising food and fuel prices and by growing consumer demand, investors have been rapidly expanding large-scale sugar operations.

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By Magda Fahsi

In 2006, in Cambodia, land clearance began in the Sre Ambel district for a sugar plantation of 18,057 hectares. Nearly 500 families from three villages lost land in the clearing operations. Community members protested, stating they had worked the land since at least 1999 and some of them since as far back as 1979.They say that they were not

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EU-US Anti-Terrorism Agreement At Risk Over Snooping Allegations

European Union may suspend agreement allowing U.S. to track financial data of European terror suspects.

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By Magda Fahsi

The EU does not rule out suspending the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) agreement with the United States. This was the conclusion that could be drawn from a discussion last Tuesday in the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, following allegations in the press that the U.S. National Security Agency

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EU-Israeli Talks On Science Program Stall Over Settlements Issue

Israel wants revisions on guidelines that forbid funds from going to illegal settlements.

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By Magda Fahsi

Last week, EU and Israeli negotiators failed to agree on new funding rules for Israeli participation in Horizon 2020, a €80 billion (about $107 billion) European research funding program that will run from January 2014 for seven years. Israel says it will not take part under the new guidelines, published by the European Commission last July, which

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How The European Union Is Failing Syria’s Refugees

Why haven’t EU countries made a joint effort to welcome the millions of Syrians fleeing the bloodshed?

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By Magda Fahsi
Syrian refugees take down their belongings, on the World Refugee Day, at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Thursday, June 20, 2013. U.N. refugee chief Antonio Guterres, and the Norwegian foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, along with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) special envoy, actress Angelina Jolie, held a press conference at the camp to commemorate the World Refugee Day, and to urge the world to support refugees in Syria and around the world. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 4.25 million Syrians are internally displaced, while more than two million refugees have fled to  Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq. The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) writes that more than 5,000 Syrians are fleeing the country every day, adding that “the current

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