‘Thanks for Meeting Malala. But What About Other ‘Malalas’?’
MONDOWEISS: In an open letter to President Obama a young Pakistani woman welcomes his meeting with Malala but asks about victims of U.S drone strikes …
Palestine: Educational Boycotts Are ‘A Very Bad Idea’
DR DANIEL MOSES, CGNEWS: Ecomomic boycotts are one thing but banning people from both sides speaking to each other for educational purposes is wrong. …
UAE: Expats and Citizenship, the Great Debate
DAVID WESTLEY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi may become less Arab in the way London is less English than it once was, but both would be much more UAE.…
Israel and Iran: A Lot More In Common Than They Think
JUAN COLE: Binyamin Netanyahu's observations on Iranian jeans-wearing provoked much mirth but the two countries have a lot in common. …
Tunisian Youth ‘Turned Off’ By Politics To Effect Change
GHADA DALY, CGNEWS: The apathy that Tunisian young people feel for politics is being re-directed in a positive direction into varied civil projects …
Melancholy Meets Impotence: Being An Arab In the Middle East
NASEEM TARAWNAH: It's curious watching while other countries decide what to do with the place where you live. …
Twenty Years On: The Lies We Are Still Told
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The hope has long since disappeared. Since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Israel has pursued a relentless course. …
Gaza and Ramallah, Apart: Fragmentation of Identity
RAMZY BAROUD: The physical distance between Gaza and Ramallah belies the significant issues surrounding Palestinian identity today. …