Melancholy Meets Impotence: Being An Arab In the Middle East

NASEEM TARAWNAH: It’s curious watching while other countries decide what to do with the place where you live.

Added on 22/09/2013 Steve Royston Al Qaeda , Al-Saud , Asia , House of Saud , Iraq , Kings of Saudi Arabia , Middle East , Oil , Outline of Saudi Arabia , Politics , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia–United States relations , Syria , United States

Why Are There So Few Good Books About Saudi Arabia?

STEVE ROYSTON: A recently published book on the Kingdom seems to be designed to pander to all of the usual Western prejudices. Why so?

Added on 22/09/2013 Susan Al Shahri Accessibility , Asia , Canada , Developmental disability , Disability , Discrimination , Educational psychology , Oman , Salalah , Social Issues , Special education , Wheelchair

The Stigma of Disability in Oman: It’s All of Our Shame

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: My recent experience in Canada has made the plight of disabled people in Oman all the sharper. It’s time to act.

Added on 21/09/2013 James M. Dorsey Abdullah , Arabian Peninsula , Asia , Bahrain , Doha , Fifa World Cup , GFH Capital , Leeds , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Member states of the United Nations , Prince , Qatar , Soccer , Sports , United Arab Emirates , Western Asia

‘Buy Low, Sell High’: Gulf Investors New Football Strategy

JAMES DORSEY: The recent acquisition by a Saudi Prince of a lower-tier English football team points to a new direction for Middle Eastern magnates

Added on 21/09/2013 Crossroads Arabia Andrzej Wajda , Asia , Entertainment/Culture , Haifaa Al-Mansour , House of Saud , Khalaf Al-Harbi , Middle East , Oscars , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Wajda

Saudi Film To Win An Oscar? ‘No Thank You!’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi made film Wajda has been nominated in the Best Foreign Film category for the Oscars. But the country doesn’t even have a cinema!

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“Thank You, Vladimir.” What Obama Should Say to Putin

JUAN COLE: By taking the words of John Kerry and quickly formulating a new policy on Syria Putin has saved Obama from a major political embarrassment

Added on 05/09/2013 Mondoweiss Al-Assad family , America , American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Asia , Assad family , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Chemical weapons , Chuck Hagel , Congress , Henry Waxman , International reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising , Iran , Israel , Israel lobby in the United States , Middle East , Mira Resnick , Politics , Republican Jewish Coalition , Senate , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War/Conflict , White House

Strike on Syria: The Lobby’s In Overdrive

MONDOWEISS: As the vote in Congress nears there is one group of ‘cheerleaders for war’ who are working particularly hard.

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So What Exactly Does Barack Obama Stand For?

MONDOWEISS: Is he about extracting the U.S from costly and involved foreign conflict or in favour of same? Maybe he’s the Drone Strike President?

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‘Stop Dithering’. Saudi’s Message to Obama on Syria

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s clear that impatience with Barack Obama’s position on Syria is growing within the Kingdom. So what next?

Added on 02/09/2013 Alexander McNabb Asia , Gulf News , Oman , Outline of Oman , Sultanates , Western Asia

Omani Tabloid ‘In Hot Water’ Over Gay Article

ALEXANDER MCNABB: The furore over a piece describing the everyday life of a gay individual in Oman shows no signs of dying down.

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“I Say Yemen, You Say…” A Word Association Test

ABUBAKR AL SHAMAHI, CGNEWS: One word seems to be inevitably linked in the common mind to the beautiful, complex land of Yemen – terrorism

Added on 08/08/2013 Susan Al Shahri Asia , Dhofar S.C.S.C. , Minister of Education , Night , Oman , Salalah , Sultanates , Western Asia

A Bright Future: An Encounter With Dhofar’s Youth

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: I was initially very nervous about presenting to young Omani high school students but what an inspiration they are.

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‘We Fight With Our Imagination’: Feted Director Speaks

JONATHAN COOK: He’s will not let Israelis forget about the impact that their occupation has on everyday Palestinian life.

Added on 28/07/2013 Steve Royston Arab , Arab culture , Arab people , Arab world , Arabian Peninsula , Asia , Bahrain , Culture , Island countries , Middle East , Persian Gulf countries , Republic of Ireland , Shaikha Mai Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa , United Kingdom , Western Asia

A Natural Evolution: Don’t Meddle With Culture, Government.

STEVE ROYSTON: It’s a discussion without end – what should governments do or not do to promote authentic Arabic culture? And what does this actually mean?

Added on 27/07/2013 Crossroads Arabia Asharq Al-Awsat , Asia , Bahrain , Causeways , Dammam , Fahd of Saudi Arabia , King , King Fahd Causeway , Middle East , Saudi Arabia

Take Causeway To Bahrain? Prepare for a Long Wait

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Traffic across the King Fahd Causeway linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain is increasing hugely year on year. What’s to be done?

Added on 26/07/2013 Ramzy Baroud Asia , Benjamin Netanyahu , East Jerusalem , Iraq , Israel , Israeli settlement , Israeli views on the peace process , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jerusalem , John Kerry , Middle East , Palestinian Monitory Authority , Palestinian National Authority , Politics , United States , War/Conflict , West Bank

Welcome To the Media Circus Whose Name is ‘Negotiation’

RAMZY BAROUD: Prepare yourself for cliche, ‘grin and grip’ photo opportunities and nothing of susbtance – here comes the so-called ‘Negotiation Process’