Crime

“To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace” Malcolm X

Israel Minister: Cyber Attacks are “An Act of War”

Israel Minister: Cyber Attacks are “An Act of War”

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Ayalon mischaracterized U.S. cyberpolicy, but then why let facts get in the way when you’re fighting a jihad against Israel’s delegitimization, right? …

Israeli Police Target Prominent Blogger for ‘Incitement’

Israeli Police Target Prominent Blogger for ‘Incitement’

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: There’s a new environment in Israel 2.0, which many of us have come to detest. It’s characterized by fear, intimidation, hatred...…

Saudi Arabia: A Call to End Flogging

Saudi Arabia: A Call to End Flogging

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Columnist Khalid Alnowaiser argues it’s time for Saudi to abandon lashing. He makes a fair argument, but perhaps not the best.…

Furore over ‘White-washing’ of Saudi Legal System

Furore over ‘White-washing’ of Saudi Legal System

EMAN AL NAFJAN: A storm of controversy has erupted following a presentation by the Saudi Minister of Justice to lawyers in the United States. …

Slurs, Accusations, and the Courts in the Digital Age

Slurs, Accusations, and the Courts in the Digital Age

ALEXANDER MCNABB: ... It does leave you wondering what would happen if a truly complex case of Internet fraud or identity theft did come up for the Dubai courts to make judgment on...…

Benihana: Where Winning Means Losing

Benihana: Where Winning Means Losing

ALEXANDER MCNABB: What amazes me is how utterly, unbelievably stupid Benihana Kuwait is being in pursuing this case - and how idiotic Benihana Tokyo is in allowing it.…

Tariq Jahan: Dignity & Respect Teaching Us All A Lesson

Tariq Jahan: Dignity & Respect Teaching Us All A Lesson

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: These events must make us think differently about our approach to Muslims. They are not demons of our society.…

Riots in the UK – “It was the best day of my life”

Riots in the UK – “It was the best day of my life”

STEVE ROYSTON: There will be riots again. If we live in a society prizing individual liberty and “order”, the balance will go out of kilter from time to time.…

Mubarak: Trial of Century Must Be Beyond Reproach

Mubarak: Trial of Century Must Be Beyond Reproach

LUCY EMMERSON: As Saleh, Al-Assad and Gadaffi watch this trial, the message must be clear: no one is above the law, everyone will someday be held to account.…

The United States: A Nice Place to Visit, But…

The United States: A Nice Place to Visit, But…

ABU MUHAMMED: Guys from India and such places in the Far East generally have the worst time with me popping their soap bubble of hope of the United States as being a paradise on earth...…