Added on 05/08/2012
Juan Cole
France , Massachusetts , Mitt Romney , Senate , United States , Washington
JUAN COLE: His recent foreign trip, which included a cultural comparison between Israelis and Palestinians, was hardly hopeful but he has other problems
Added on 01/08/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Belgium , Brookings Institution , Europe , European Union , France , Geert Wilders , Germany , Islam , Netherlands , Paris , Switzerland , Taliban , The Netherlands , United Kingdom , Western Europe
ROB L. WAGNER: They provide an easy scapegoat for right-wing politicians looking to attribute blame for economic woes. Assimilation or integration?
Added on 12/07/2012
Jonathan Cook
Activist , Afghanistan , Al Aqsa Mosque , Al-Aqsa , Ariel Sharon , Army Radio , Bedouin , Belgium , Benjamin Netanyahu , California , Eid , Europe , France , Germany , Grand Mosque , Haaretz , Hebrew University , Human Rights Association , Iran , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Israeli government , Israeli police , Jaffa , Jerusalem , Mediterranean coast , Nazareth , Negev , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Rabbi , Ramallah , Sea of Galilee , Sudan , Supreme Court , Tel Aviv , the Heritage , United States , US State Department , West Bank , Western Wall
JONATHAN COOK: Proof that Israel has been engaging in a proactive campaign to destroy Islamic places of worship under its control is there for all to see.
Added on 06/07/2012
Juan Cole
Ahmad Shafiq , Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Brazil , Canada , Catholic Church , Congress , constitutional law , Egypt , Energy , France , George III , House of Representatives , Islah party , Ku Klux Klan , Libya , Massachusetts , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Oman , Poland , Prime Minister , Quebec , Red Cross , South Carolina , Syria , Tahrir Square , Thomas Jefferson , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Americans have given up too soon on the Arab Spring. They have bought into overly large generalizations, some of them purveyed by right wing American pundits…
Added on 26/06/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Canada , Denmark , Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu , France , Germany , hate speech , Libel , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Social Media , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States
ROB L. WAGNER: Different countries treat hate speech in a variety of ways. With the rise of social media, though, what’s the best way to deal with it?
Added on 25/06/2012
Juan Cole
Ahmad Shafiq , Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Cairo , Egypt , elected president , Elections , France , Hamdeen Sabahi , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Mediterranean , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party , National Democratic Party , Novelist , President , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Supreme Court
JUAN COLE: One problem for Mursi is mollifying the Egyptians who are terrified of him, fearing he wants to turn their fun-loving country into a grim Saudi Arabia.
Added on 07/06/2012
Editor, MEP
Asia , Brazil , China , Dubai , Eiffel Tower , Fifa World Cup , France , Milan , Olympics , Russia , San Diego , Shanghai , Summer Olympics , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States
Should Dubai win Expo 2020 it would be a significant, significant boost to the city – economically, socially and in terms of global recognition.
Added on 30/05/2012
thehedonista
Al Quds , Amman , Captain , Dead Sea , Food and Drink , France , Israel , Jordan , Levant , London , Maldives , Oman , United States Agency for International Development
SARAH WALTON: Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Jerash – it’s a familiar tourist trail but don’t forget to spend some time in the capital, Amman
Added on 27/05/2012
Tabsir
Afghanistan , America , Baghdad , Cairo , Egypt , Europe , France , International Monetary Fund , Iraq , Kabul , Libya , Middle East , Paris , Sana’a , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Nations , West Bank , Yemen , Yemeni military
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Whether it’s Syria or Yemen the bloodshed just seems to go on. It’s always been so.
Added on 27/05/2012
Juan Cole
Ahmad Shafiq , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Cairo , Camp David , David Horowitz , Egypt , Egypt’s Suez Canal , France , Freedom and Justice Party , Hamdeen Sabahi , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Lyndon Johnson , Mubarak , Mubarak government , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Nicolas Sarkozy , Novelist , Oil , oil monarchies , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Republican Party , Richard Nixon , Ronald Reagan , Suez , Suez Canal , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , United States
JUAN COLE: The Egyptian electorate seems to have a strong leaning for ‘law and order’. Very similar to the U.S electorate in the 1960s
Added on 12/05/2012
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Australia , British Museum , France , Front National , Indonesia , Islam , Israel , Literature , London , Malaysia , New York , Paris , Public Relations , Saadiyat Island , Saudi Arabia , the Louvre
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: While arts from the Muslim world are widely celebrated in the West, they are less appreciated within umma.
Added on 08/05/2012
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
China , France , India , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Women's issues
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It’s a test that can be applied in any country. It’s time that men acknowledged their role.
Added on 04/05/2012
The View From Fez
Casablanca , European Union , France , Middle Atlas Mountains , Mohammed VI , Morocco , Rome
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The wine industry is going from strength to strength.
Added on 16/04/2012
Mondoweiss
Baghdad , Benjamin Netanyahu , Catherine Ashton , China , Christian Science Monitor , CNN , European Union , France , Germany , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Istanbul , Nuclear energy , Nuclear programme , Obama administration , pence , Prime Minister , Russia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States
ANNIE ROBBINS, MONDOWEISS: The meeting between the P5+1 countries to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme has gone surprisingly well.
Added on 13/04/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Khamenei , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Asia , Binyamin Netanyahu , BP , British government , China , Congress , Electricity , European Union , Food and Drink , France , Germany , Greece , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iranian government , Iranian parliament , Iran’s central bank , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Latin America , Leon Panetta , Manmohan Singh , Middle East , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , oil fields , oil imports , oil prices , Oil production , oil profits , Persian Gulf , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of Defense , South Korea , South Sudan , Soviet Union , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. intelligence , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , Winston Churchill
JUAN COLE: It’s well worth looking at previous situations where major powers tried to use economics to bring Iran to heel.
Added on 12/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
France
CG NEWS: Hopefully what will be remembered, above all else, is that French people of all persuasions and all religions came together.
Added on 07/04/2012
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
AED , chancellor , Conservative Party , David Cameron , Democracy , France , Front National , Middle East , Nicolas Sarkozy , President , Prime Minister , The National , United Kingdom , United States
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Democratic leaders must constantly be sensitive to the weather vane of public opinion.
Added on 25/03/2012
Juan Cole
Africa , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab Spring , Asma al-Assad , Bahrain , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , European Union , First Lady , France , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Homs , Idlib , Iraq , Justice and Development Party , Libya , Mali , Manama , oil exports , Palestine Liberation Organization , President , Renaissance Party , Syria , Tear gas , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Not that you’d know from watching American TV news but there have been important developments in the Arab world recently
Added on 21/02/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asaf Ali Zardari , Central Intelligence Agency , China , Delhi , Egypt , Egyptian government , Electricity , Energy crisis , European Union , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Islamabad , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Japan , Khartoum , Nigeria , Obama , Oil , Oil production , oil profits , Pakistan , President , Saudi Arabia , South Korea , South Sudan , Sudan , Suez , Suez Canal , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , US government , Washington
JUAN COLE: The last crackpot Neocon plan cost America $1 trillion and nearly 5,000 soldier’s lives. The latest one is meeting resistance.
Added on 19/02/2012
Mich Cafe
Activist , DC , France , Gandhi , Gaza , Helena Cobban , Israel , Israeli military , Israeli Military Strength , Journalist , Khader Adnan , military commander , Palestine , Palestinian Legislative Council , Palestinian Territories , South Africa , U.S. government , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , West Bank
MICH CAFE: He has been fasting for more than nine weeks so the opportunity to avert disaster is ebbing by the hour.
