New UAE Anti-Smoking Law: It’s Not Enough
ALEXANDER MCNABB: As an ex-smoker I’ve vowed not to become a frothing-at-the-mouth anti puff ranter. The latest UAE legislation has turned me, however.
Progress In Protection from Abuse? Good for 15th Century
EMAN AL NAFJAN: Progress is being made in helping to protect women and children in the Kingdom from domestic abuse. But it’s painfully slow progress.
Child Labour: It’s a Human Blight That Shames All of Us
Last night at the hotel lobby of an Arab Gulf country, a family walked in aiming for the westernized café that sells everything but Arabic coffee. The mother seemed distant as she pressed buttons on her smart phone. The father looked tired as he buffed away on his cigarette, and a whole band of children […]
Modesty: The Stick That’s Used to Enforce Invisibility
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Too often modesty is used as an excuse to silence women. We must not allow this situation to continue.
A Starbucks, A Golf Course and a Pub: The ‘Guantanamo Zoo’
RAMZY BAROUD: Barack Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay but still it remains open. And what a bizarre place it has become.
‘A Barbaric Act’: Courage Needed To Reinterpret Law
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The proposed paralysis of an individual in revenge for a criminal act ten years ago has created an international uproar. What can the Saudi authorities do?
How Not To Marry A Child Bride And Treat Women Well
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Perhaps in light of the events in Steubenville, Ohio what’s needed is a simple ‘How To’ and ‘How Not To’ guide
Of Pockets Picked and Broken Legs: My Neighbour’s Beliefs
QASIM RASHID, CHRIS STEDMAN, TABSIR: One of us is Muslim and one is an atheist but we agree on certain fundamentals concerning religion
