Added on 20/12/2012
Common Ground News Service
Ariel Katz , Artist , Cornell University , Cornell University in New York , Facebook , Gaza , Israel , Israeli army , Jerusalem , Mobile Phones , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Social Media , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , West Bank
ARIEL KATZ, CGNEWS: It’s much easier to attack ‘the other’ when you don’t hear their stories and don’t see their pain.
Added on 07/12/2012
Steve Royston
Abu Dhabi , BBC , Binyamin Netanyahu , Censorship , Dubai , Journalist , Middle East , Palestinian Territories , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: The ‘Red Lines’ exist and any expatriate who’s spent more than a couple of years living in the Gulf knows what they are.
Added on 06/12/2012
mai abdul rahman
America , Arab League , Canada , Clinton , DC , Egypt , Ehud Olmert , Europe , European Union , Gaza , Germany , Hamas , IDF , International Criminal Court , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Netanyahu , New York Times , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Liberation Organization , Palestinian Territories , Prime Minister , Qatar , Secretary of State , Tunis , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations General Assembly , United States , Washington , West Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It’s not just the scale of the victory but it’s what it tells us about a new, emerging world order that is important.
Added on 05/12/2012
Mondoweiss
Alan Dershowitz , America , Andrew Sullivan , Ben Gurion , Berlin , David Remnick , Eric Alterman , Ethan Bronner , Europe , Furkan Dogan , Gaza , Hannah Arendt , Iran , Israel , Israel’s army , Jeffrey Goldberg , Jerusalem , Journalist , Kenya , Likud Party , Mainstream media , Matthew Yglesias , Middle East , New York Times , Norman Finkelstein , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Peter Beinart , Prague , President , Prime Minister , public editor , Rachel Corrie , Rami Khouri , Spencer Ackerman , The New York Times , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: If you want to understand what’s happening in Palestine/Israel it’s essential to understand Zionism. Where is it mentioned though?
Added on 02/12/2012
Common Ground News Service
Artist , Bloomberg , Islam , London , Prospect magazine , The Guardian , United Kingdom
JESSICA ABRAHAMS, CGNEWS: Frank and open dialogue was the name of the game at a recent inter-faith event in the UK.
Added on 29/11/2012
Steve Royston
Ahmed Al-Omran , Facebook , Islam , Jeddah , Middle East , National Public Radio , Riyadh Bureau , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Twitter , United Kingdom , United States , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: Say the words ‘Saudi Arabia’ to someone who has never been there and the results are as predictable as could be.
Added on 29/11/2012
mai abdul rahman
African Union , Arab League , Columbia , Declaration of Independence , European Union , Gaza , Hamas , Hillary Clinton , IDF , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Jordan , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Netanyahu , Obama , Obama administration , Oslo , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Russia , Secretary of State , UN General Assembly , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations General Assembly , United States , West Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It’s a date laden with meaning and today another chapter will be written in Palestinian history – a chapter that is a potential game-changer.
Added on 26/11/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Caribbean , Jeddah , Newcastle , Paris , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER: There has been an outcry about the service the Saudi authorities provide to men to keep track of their wives. It doesn’t go far enough
Added on 17/11/2012
Ahmed-Al-Omran
America , Dar Al-Hekma College , David Cameron , Education , Hillary Clinton , Jeddah , King Abdulaziz University , London , Nasser al-Omar , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Saudi government , Secretary of State , Social networking , Twitter , UN Court , United Kingdom , United States , US embassy , Women , Women's issues
AHMED AL OMRAN: It seems to have become a regular stop for foreign dignitaries visiting the Kingdom. But that hasn’t stopped conservatives offence-ometer going off the scale
Added on 17/11/2012
Common Ground News Service
Arabs , Movies , United Kingdom
DINA MAGDY, CGNEWS: The London MENA Film Festival provided a welcome release from easy stereotype and news headlines which too easily define Arabs in Western eyes.
Added on 05/11/2012
David Roberts
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Doha , Dubai , Economy , Emir , EUR , Europe , Fifa World Cup , France , French government , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Iran , Khalifah Al Thani , Kuwait , London , Mali , Manama , National Front , Oil and gas , Paris , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Foundation , Qatar Investment Authority , Saudi Arabia , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , United Kingdom , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s plan to invest a large sum of money into one of Paris’s poorest areas has led to attacks from left and right. So what’s happening?
Added on 01/11/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Catholic University , Dubai , Economy , Education , Energy , Ministry of Higher Education , Ohio , Oil , Online media , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
ROB L. WAGNER: Free education overseas for Saudi nationals is having a massive effect on Saudi society.
Added on 30/10/2012
Mich Cafe
Barack Obama , BBC , Birmingham , Education , European Union , Islamabad , Malala , Malala Yousafzai , Mingora , Pakistan , Pakistani military , President , Red Cross , social worker , Swat Valley , Taliban , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Women's issues
MICH CAFE: Two brave teenagers have confronted the Taliban to support education and women’s rights. It’s time the world recognised their achievement
Added on 21/10/2012
Alexander McNabb
Beirut , Journalism , Lebanon , Reuters , Social Media , Twitter , United Kingdom
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s the first time I’ve witnessed the so-called established media diving head first into the social media whirl. It sets a dangerous precedent.
Added on 15/10/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Benazir Bhutto , Cambodia , Egypt , India , Indonesia , Iran , Islamabad , Jordan , Karachi , Kuwait , Malala Yousufzai , Mediterranean , Middle East , Morocco , Northern Pakistan , Pakistan , Pakistani military , Prime Minister , Ronald Reagan , Saudi Arabia , Solar energy , South Asia , Soviet Union , Swat Valley , Taliban , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
JUAN COLE: The Taliban are widely despised among the population of rural Pakistan. The biggest threat facing girls in this environment is a government that doesn’t care
Added on 14/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
Australia , Barcelona , Canada , Denmark , Europe , European Union , FIFA , Food and Drink , Football , footballer , France , Gaza Strip , Gilad Shalit , Hamas , Islamic Jihad , Israel , Israeli government , Israeli Prison Service , Italy , Japan , Nablus , Negev , Norway , Palestine , Physicians for Human Rights , Red Cross , UEFA , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
ANDREA LUCHETTA: Mahmoud Al Sarsak’s detention became an international cause celebre. He has recounted his experience in Israeli jail
Added on 13/10/2012
Mich Cafe
Activist , Ali Ferzat , America , Bashar al-Assad , Cartoonist , Civil society , Damascus , David Ignatius , Egypt , European parliament , France , Germany , Journalism , Lebanon , Literature , Palestinian Territories , Paris , Poet , President , Samar Yazbek , Syria , The Washington Post , United Kingdom , United States , vocal critic
MICH CAFE: One is a lawyer and human rights activist the other is a leading author but the bravery of both women has been acknowledged by a wider audience
Added on 09/10/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Arqaam Capital , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Banking , Bloomberg , California , Dubai , Economy , Florida , HSBC , Malaysia , Michigan , New York , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Texas , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
ROB L. WAGNER: HSBC’s decision to downgrade significantly the resources it devotes to Islamic banking has thrown the issue into sharp focus.
Added on 08/10/2012
Mich Cafe
Amman , Bristol , Dubai , Dubai Municipality , Facebook , Jordan , London , Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
MICH CAFE: I’d like to see a wonderful idea which has brightened up the streets of Amman implemented in Dubai.
Added on 06/10/2012
Abu Muhammed
Arabian Peninsula , Arabs , Economy , Fifa World Cup , Gulf Arab , Middle East , Norway , program director , Racism , Riyadh , SAR , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
ABU MOHAMMED: Skin colour, according to Jesse Jackson, conferred a significant financial benefit. Is the same true in the Arab World?
