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“Obama is just a prettier face. I’m sure his intentions are in the right place but I don’t expect much from the man,” a Cairo electrician said on Wednesday as US President Barack Obama began his much-anticipated Middle East trip.
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There are words with meanings corrosive as acid. Heavy with the stench of historic crimes. Words that damn those who use them. One such word is “Judenrein”,...
made popular Jul 10 2009
The Jordanian authorities have once again made it clear which side they support in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
After dozens of Jordanians took to the streets to...
made popular Jul 6 2009
In an effort to intimidate Iran, Israel has recently been undertaking training missions that are designed to show off its military superiority. A few months back,...
made popular Jul 4 2009
It is fitting that the two most oppressive and cruel regimes in the Middle East, and two that should not and will soon not exist, would also be the two to build walls....
made popular Jul 3 2009
The false claim that Israel is the only established democracy in the Middle East never rings more hollow when one considers how Israel treats Palestinians in general...
made popular Jul 3 2009
French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s blunt speaking has finally uttered something right: get rid of fascist Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
While...
made popular Jul 1 2009
As a sincere classical liberal, I am not the biggest fan of what Neomi Klein has to say. But on Palestine, her and I are soul mates.
Klein wrote a piece in The Nation...
made popular Jun 29 2009
In the United States, when it comes to the Middle East - and only the Middle East - everyone and the mother’s uncle is an expert. I can’t believe that...
made popular Jun 29 2009
Saudis are not exactly the coolest people in the world, to put it nicely. And whenever they do attempt to act cool they mostly end up embarrassing themselves.
But...
made popular Jun 27 2009
Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Thursday welcomed what he said was a change of US policy towards his Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip and said he...
made popular Jun 26 2009
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani spoke on al-Jazeera recently and stated that an unidentified businessman sought to buy the popular Arabic-language news...
made popular Jun 26 2009
The Leonardo DiCaprio film “Blood Diamonds” informed a whole generation of moviegoers how illicit trading in diamonds fuels oppression of native people in...
made popular Jun 26 2009
In the strictly puritanical nation of Saudi Arabia, alcohol is strictly prohibited. Caught wit a bottle of Jimmy Bean and you’re looking at a 100 lashes at the...
made popular Jun 22 2009
I am not the type to ever take interest in what socialite Paris Hilton has to say, but when it comes to the Middle East my ears are always open.
The Hilton hotel...
made popular Jun 20 2009
Recently, officials in the tiny Persian Gulf, Arab monarchy of Bahrain stated that they intended to clamp down on the “excesses” of foreign tourists....
made popular Jun 20 2009
Saudi Arabia is in a subtle Cold War with the Iranian regime. The arrogant, corrupt and deceitful Saudis have long resented the Iranians under both the Shah and in the...
made popular Jun 18 2009
The image of young Iranian supporters of opposition leader [and probable election winner] Moussavi may have created the image that Moussavi is a progressive. Although...
made popular Jun 17 2009
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The hundreds of thousands of protesters marching in the streets of Iran demanding democratic accountability are an inspiring image....
made popular Jun 16 2009
After much excitement about the Iranian election and the huge turnout that cause authorities to extend voting hours four times, the Interior Ministry declared hawkish...
made popular Jun 15 2009
Lebanese can be forgiven for not knowing whom is Walid Maalouf for the man has spent the last few decades living in the United States.
He made his name in right-wing...
made popular Jun 13 2009
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In what may be a defining moment of his presidency, Mr Obama laid out a new blueprint for US Middle East policy, vowing to buckle mistrust, forge a state for...
made popular Jun 4 2009
Night was falling in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, and Ron Bruder was nervous. He wasn’t exactly sure where he was. It was a working-class part of the city, far from...
made popular Mar 26 2008
The recent visa episode of Bangladeshi writer in India once again showed the hypocritical attitude of Indians to the world, particularly to the Islamic world. I was...
made popular Feb 16 2008
The Prophet words ‘Seeking knowledge is mandatory for every Muslim’ appears to be followed by the Muslim community not just in words but also in deeds....
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