Added on 20/10/2012
Abu Muhammed
Allah , Islam , Mecca , Middle East , Muhammad Ali , New York , Philadelphia , Saudi Arabia , United States
ABU MOHAMMED: For me the opportunity to be close to the ‘Kaba’ is a huge privilege, for many of my Saudi acquaintances it’s taken for granted.
Added on 19/10/2012
Mondoweiss
Bil'in , Caterpillar , Five Broken Cameras , Israel , Israeli military , Palestine , Tear gas , United States , West Bank
ALICE ROTHSCHILD: No tear gas this time but I experienced a sense of the possible as I spoke to Iyad Burnat, a prominent non-violent activist.
Added on 16/10/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Al Qaeda , Army , Christopher Stevens , Islam , Mingora , Pakistan , Pakistan government , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Swat Valley , Taliban , United States , US embassy
ROB L. WAGNER: Whether it’s American Christian fundamentalists or the Taliban in Pakistan everyone seems to have a view of the ‘true Islam’.
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
mai abdul rahman
Anti-Defamation League , Christian Zionists , DC , executive director , Islam , Israel , Israeli government , New York city , North America , Pamela Geller , The Anti-Defamation League , United States , Washington
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The intention behind the vile subway ad campaign is clear – to drive a wedge between non-Islamic Americans and their Muslim co-citizens.
Added on 11/10/2012
Susan Al Shahri
Facebook , Oman , Salalah
SUSAN AL SHAHRI: I’m amazed at the attitude of the Salalah’s adults to their children’s safety. Once they’re out of diapers the kids are expected to look after themselves
Added on 10/10/2012
Mondoweiss
Alice Walker , Angela Davis , Diana Buttu , Ethan Heitner , Gaza , Israel , Obama administration , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Russell Tribunal on Palestine , Security Council , UN Security Council , United Nations , United States
MONDOWEISS: The Russell Tribunal on Palestine has concluded and issued its preliminary findings. It makes for very uncomfortable reading particularly for the U.S.
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
Alexander McNabb
Abu Dhabi , Amazon , Beirut , Censorship , Dubai , IPad , Journalism , Lawrence of Arabia , Middle East , The Abu Dhabi Film Festival , UAE , United Arab Emirates
ALEXANDER MC NABB: My recent experience of being, ah, ‘moderated’ is a far cry from my experiences over the past 25 years
Added on 07/10/2012
Tabsir
Adam and Eve , America , American Enterprise Institute , Dubai , General Assembly , Georgia , Iran , Islam , Kansas , Kenya , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , New York city , President , Qatar , Religion , Ronald Reagan , Senate , Sharia Law , Tea Party , Thomas Jefferson , Todd Aiken , United Nations , United States , Utah , Virginia
LUKE R.E. PUBLICAN, TABSIR: Kansas legislators have opted for a ‘belt and braces’ approach to deal with any possibility of Sharia creeping into the State.
Added on 06/10/2012
Francis Matthew
Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , Dubai , Dubai Political System , Education , GCC , Minister of Education , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Nations
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The Gulf states need a population which is educated to take its proper place in the global economy, and to take part in multinational endeavours to help run the world.
Added on 06/10/2012
Jonathan Cook
Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Danny Ayalon , Egypt , General Assembly , Germany , Iraq , Israel , Israeli government , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Morocco , Mossad , Netanyahu’s government , New York , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , U.S. Congress , UN Security Council , United Nations , United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East , United States , Yemen , YouTube
JONATHAN COOK: A campaign initiated in 2009 now appears to be gathering strength namely equation of Palestinians with Jews who fled Arab countries.
Added on 05/10/2012
The View From Fez
AFP , CNN , Health Ministry , Islamist party , Mali , Morocco
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Up to 700 abortions are performed in Morocco per day, according to activists, even though the practice is illegal.
Added on 03/10/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Bush , Bush Administration , Central America , Central Intelligence Agency , Chemical weapons , Damascus , Democracy , Egypt , Eisenhower , elected president , France , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Golan Heights , Governor , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , Mitt Romney , Mohammed Morsi , Muammar Qaddafi , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Pentagon , President , Republican Party , Romney , Ronald Reagan , Saudi Arabia , Security Council , Syria , Taliban , Tel Aviv , UN General Assembly , UN Security Council , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , United States Army , US government , US intelligence , Washington , West Bank
JUAN COLE: The Presidential candidate appears to be entirely clueless about the recent history of US involvement in the region. Heres’ some help.
Added on 02/10/2012
Mondoweiss
Abu Dhabi , Afghanistan , Arabian Gulf , Asia , Congo , Energy , Fifa World Cup , Gaza Strip , Imran Khan , India , Indonesia , Islamabad , Israel , New York city , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Ron Paul , South Asia , Taliban , United Kingdom , United States , West Asia
PAM BAILEY, MONDOWEISS: When I inform my friends that I’m heading to Waziristan to find out about the reality of drone attacks they’re rather concerned
Added on 01/10/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Cairo , Hate , Islam , Israel , Martin Luther King Jr. , messenger , Metropolitan Transportation Authority , Mona Eltahawy , New York , New York city , New York Post , Tahrir Square , Twitter , United States , YouTube
ROB L. WAGNER: She seems to specialise in self-aggrandizing stunts that diminish the message and provide fodder for anti-Muslim parodies.
Added on 01/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Brunei , East Africa , Emir , Fifa World Cup , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Human Rights Watch , International Trade Union Confederation , Labour , Labour Rights , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , North Africa , Qatar , Qatar Airways , Qatar University , Qatari Government , Reuters , Saudi Arabia , Sharan Burrow , United Arab Emirates
JAMES M. DORSEY: Qatar has repeatedly denied it exploits foreign labour. “The Ministry has received no complaint of forced labour and it is inconceivable that such a thing exists in Qatar…”
Added on 28/09/2012
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Android , Apple , Drone Strikes , iPhone , New America Foundation , NYU , smartphone , United States , US government
TBIJ: In correspondence seen by the Bureau, the US tech giant told Begley that apps that ‘present excessively objectionable or crude content will be rejected.’
Added on 28/09/2012
Francis Matthew
Egypt , Electricity , Europe , Hosni Mubarak , Islamist , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Oil , Politics , President , Tunisia
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Now that they have been elected into power they are being forced to demonstrate their commitment to pluralism. This is a challenge they did not plan for.
