Added on 09/04/2011
Steve Royston
America , Battle of the Boyne , Bristol , Cambridge , Churchill , David Cameron , Florida , Germany , India , Ireland , irrigation systems , Islamabad , Israel , Japan , Jesus , Kashmir , Labor , Oxford , Pakistan , Prime Minister , South Asia , The Telegraph , Tony Blair , United Kingdom , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: If by expressing disapproval of past wrong-doings we are saying we will not condone such acts now, is that apology not worth making?
Added on 05/04/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
AED , Bahrain , Berlin , Fatah , Hamas , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , India , International Atomic Energy Agency , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , north Yemen , Sa'ad Hariri , Syria , Yemen
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Bahrain was clearly a red line for the GCC, but the challenges now facing the organisation require deft political skill.
Added on 21/03/2011
Juan Cole
Algeria , Amnesty , Bahrain , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Egypt , Electricity , India , Iraq , Kosovo , Libya , Libyan military , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Russia , Tajoura , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s clear what model the UN authorised forces should be following in enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya – the success that was Kosovo rather than the failure that was Iraq.
Added on 14/03/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
AED , Bahrain , Brazil , China , Employment , Europe , GCC , Gulf News , India , Iran , Kuwait , Mishaal Al Gergawi , Oil , Oman , regional player , Russia , SABIC , Unemployment , United Arab Emirates
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: That the GCC is able to cooperate and function so well is both comforting and alarming. Comforting because it confirms the council still functions, alarming because it only does so in self-preservation mode.
Added on 05/03/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
China , Congress , Democracy , Egypt , Food and Drink , Hosni Mubarak , India , Libya , Philippines , Romania , Tunisia , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Adeptness in brutal suppression and torture are characteristics demanded of all dictators. One other vital characteristic is also required – maleness.
Added on 23/02/2011
Steve Royston
Abdulaziz , Abdullah , Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Baluchistan , British Embassy , Democracy , East Africa , elected president , Facebook , Faisal , Fifa World Cup , France , GCC , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , Iraq , Istanbul , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , North Africa , Oil , Oil and gas , Oil Embargo , oil prices , oil revenue , Oil revenues , Oil wealth , Palestinian Territories , Pearl Roundabout , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Scotland , Social Media , Tahrir Square , Tripoli , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Winston Churchill , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: This post is more than a five-minute read. I apologise, but I don’t apologise: Sometimes you need more than a few hundred words.
Added on 18/02/2011
Steve Royston
America , Bahrain , Bahrain government , China , Egypt , Elizabeth II , India , Londonderry , Manama , Nick Kristof , Northern Ireland , Ramadan , Richard Nixon , Rubber bullets , Salmaniya Hospital , Tahrir Square , Tear gas , The New York Times , Tunisia , United Kingdom , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s 4am. Outside my window there’s a full moon , the harbinger of madness. Cocks are crowing and the thak-thak-thak of nearby helicopters has woken me.
Added on 12/01/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , CEO , China , Entrepreneur , Entrepreneurship , Europe , Far East , Finance , George Mason University , India , Japan , Malaysia , Malcolm Gladwell , Middle East , Nigeria , OECD , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Somalia , South Africa , South Korea , United Kingdom , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: Creating an entrepreneurial culture in a country, as Professor Daniel Isenberg pointed out, requires determination, and a lot of money
Added on 09/01/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
AK party , China , Dubai , Dubai Creek , Gaza , India , Indonesia , Kazakhstan , Pew Research Centre , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Spain , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United States
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: What does it mean to be an Islamic country? Today’s world is not so black and white, and glib categorisations make less sense than ever.
Added on 03/01/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Ahmet Davutoglu , Alexandria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Ankara , Asia , Avigdor Lieberman , Bush , Christian Church , Damascus , Egypt , Egyptian military , Gaza , Germany , Hamas , Hamid Karzai , Hosni Mubarak , House of Representatives , India , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi army , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Jordan , Justice and Development Party , Kirkuk , Lebanon , MEK , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Netanyahu government , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , Pakistan , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Paris , President , Republican Party , Swat Valley , Syria , Taliban , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US government , US military , Washington , West Bank , Wikileaks , Yemen
JUAN COLE: The Obama administration has been successful in tightening the financial noose on Iran during 2010, but Iran could fight back like a cornered rat…
Added on 25/11/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
BBC , Co-Chairman , Conservative Party , India , Islam , Kings College , Labour Party , professor of law , Sarah Joseph , United Kingdom , Veil , Women
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: Muslim women can not be simply defined by what they choose to wear. They share the same day-to-day concerns as non-Muslim women.
Added on 13/11/2010
American Bedu
Abdullah , Egypt , Europe , Food and Drink , India , Jeddah , Maldives , metal , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
American Bedu interviews a Saudi woman who is a mother of three active children. She lives in Saudi Arabia although spent time outside of the Kingdom. She has kindly agreed to answer some questions about her life, views and perspectives.
Added on 06/11/2010
American Bedu
Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh , Benazir Bhutto , Fatwa , India , Pakistan , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Women in the workplace
My analysis of the fatwa is that the conservatives of Saudi society are not ready to see women as cashiers. The majority of grocery store cashiers in Saudi Arabia are foreign nationals from Pakistan and India.
Added on 01/11/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , Africa , Architecture , Cairo , Doha , Dubai , Egypt , India , Louvre Abu Dhabi , Middle East , Paris , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Spain , The National , United Arab Emirates
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Nestled in one of Bur Dubai’s older districts is one of the emirate’s best kept architectural secrets: the Ismaili Centre of Dubai.
Added on 14/10/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Food and Drink , India , Indonesia , Islamist , Oman , The National , United Arab Emirates
Stop talking about politics and extremism and go shopping. It’s what made the Islamic world great (and rich) after all…
