Added on 07/10/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Abu Dhabi , Bloomberg , Dubai , Europe , Fashion , First Lady , Indonesia , Jakarta , London , London College of Fashion , Malaysia , New York , North America , Paris , Singapore , The Washington Post , United Kingdom , Washington
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Bloomberg has estimated the global Muslim fashion market could be worth $96bn. For comparisons, the entire UK fashion industry is valued at £21bn.
Added on 17/09/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Arab Spring , Europe , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , iPhone , IPod , John Stuart Mill , Middle East , Steve Jobs , Technology , The National , Twitter , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Let’s not diminish the creativity and courage of the Arab Spring by attributing great sacrifice to amorphous, faceless technology.
Added on 15/09/2011
Tabsir
Arab Spring , Bernard Lewis , Democracy , Edward Said , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Europe , Jerusalem , Libya , Middle East , Syria , The Jerusalem Post , Tunisia , Women , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Here we go again. ‘Orientalist Historian Takes Warped Freudian View of Entire Arab population.’ Hmm, what about all those women who were in Tahrir Square?
Added on 15/09/2011
James Mullan
America , British Council , Europe , Georgetown University , Islam , Kara Hadge , Melody Moezzi , Middle East , Professor of Sociology , Sarah Joseph , UN Alliance of Civilizations , United Nations Alliance of Civilizations , United States , www.oursharedfuture.org , www.unaoc.org
KARA HADGE, MARC SCHEUER, CGNEWS: An initiative launched recently confronts many of the common misconceptions that are held by non-Muslims.
Added on 06/09/2011
The Moor Next Door
Africa , African Union , Algeria , Algerian government , Arab League , China , Europe , Libya , Libyan government , Morocco , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Qaddafi , Russia , Sahara , South Africa , The Maghreb , United States , Western Sahara
TMND: It’s becoming clearer by the day that Algeria played a key role in supporting the Qadhafi regime, particularly in its dark, late days. The Algerians face some very uncomfortable questions
Added on 06/09/2011
The View From Fez
Europe , Health , Las Vegas , Ministry of Agriculture , Moroccan desert , Morocco , Oil , oil industry , Paris , United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization , United States , Women , Women's issues
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The many properties and benefits of Morocco’s Argan Oil have been known for a very long time but they’ve suddenly come to the attention of film stars and other celebrities. Good news?
Added on 22/08/2011
Juan Cole
Africa , Al Qaeda , Arab League , Baghdad , Barack Obama , Ben Ali , BP , chess , Egypt , Europe , France , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , John McCain , Lebanon , Libya , McClatchy , Netherlands , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , oil markets , oil prices , Oil wealth , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Robert Gates , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Secretary of Defense , Silvio Berlusconi , Spain , Tobruk , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Western Europe , Western Mountain region , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JUAN COLE: It is worthwhile reviewing the myths about the Libyan Revolution that led so many observers to make so many fantastic or just mistaken assertions about it.
Added on 09/08/2011
The View From Fez
Asia , Europe , Lebanon , Morocco , Rabat , Tunisia , United States
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Low prices combined with a growing reputation for excellence mean that many people from Europe and the United States are flocking to Moroccan plastic surgeons.
Added on 08/08/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Declaration of Independence , Employment , Europe , Expatriates , Food and Drink , France , Oil , Political systems , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s a debate without ending but it seems to have taken a sharply antagonistic turn in an opinion piece in ‘Al Riyadh’.
Added on 07/08/2011
Michael J. Totten
Anwar Sadat , Armin Rosen , Army , Beirut , Bucharest , Budapest , Cairo , Center for Political and Strategic Studies , Democracy , EGP , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Electricity , Europe , Food and Drink , Free Egypt Party , Gamal Abdel Nasser , head of state , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Journalist , Lebanon , Middle East , Mohamed Hussein Tantawi , Mohammad Adel , Muslim Brotherhood , Paranoia , Prague , Prime Minister , Salafist , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Sweden , Syria , Tahrir Square , United States , vice chairman , Wafd , Wafd Party , Zamalek
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: I’ve spent a lot of time with the key players in Egypt’s developing democracy. It’s very clear that the real battle for the country’s – and the region’s – future has just begun.
Added on 01/08/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Anders Behring Breivik , Cambridge University , chancellor , Christmas , Europe , Food and Drink , Islam , Islamaphobia , Muslims , Norway , Oklahoma , Prime Minister , Racism , United Kingdom , World Trade Center
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Last week’s horror has the potential to change the discourse again, away from anti-Muslim sentiment.
Added on 30/07/2011
The View From Fez
Africa , Carrefour , Casablanca , Europe , Middle East , Morocco , Muscat , North Africa , Oman , Retail , supermarket chain
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The big boys from Europe are moving aggressively into the Moroccan retail space and they’re squeezing the profit margins of souk operators.
Added on 25/07/2011
The Ajnabi
Damascus , east coast , Europe , Harley Davidson , North America , Syria , United States
THE AJNABI: Dress codes are relaxed, rents are up and ‘the livin’ is easy’. It’s Summer-time in Damascus and despite the ongoing unrest expats are back.
Added on 24/07/2011
Mondoweiss
Anders Behring Breivik , Bush Administration , Daniel Pipes , Dennis Ross , Department of State , English Defense League , Europe , Gaza , Geert Wilders , Ground Zero mosque , Hamas , Harvard , hysteria , Israel , Japan , Middle East , Norway , Obama administration , Oslo , Palestinian Territories , Pamela Geller , Progress Party , Robert Spencer , South Korea , the National Review , U.S. Institute of Peace , United States , Western European
ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: Many of the ideas that apparently inspired the deranged, mass killer Anders Breivik are, unfortunately, held by people who appear regularly on mainstream media.
Added on 16/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
Arab League , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , East Africa , Egypt , Europe , Hafez Al Assad , Hillary Rodham Clinton , Hizballah , Impotence , Iran , Lebanon , Middle East , North Africa , Obama administration , Oil , President , Prime Minister , Rafik Hariri , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of State , Syria , Tunisia , United States
JAMES M. DORSEY: The AL’s newly appointed secretary general, denounced the Obama administration for declaring the Syrian leader had lost legitimacy.
Added on 11/07/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Actor , Bashar al-Assad , Egypt , Europe , India , Iran , Jordan , Lebanon , Morocco , Pakistan , Palestinian Territories , President , Satellite channels , Satellite TV , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Syria , Syrian government , The Maghreb , Turkey
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Syrian soap operas have eclipsed Egyptian productions in popularity across the Arab world.
Added on 11/07/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Bangladesh , Cambodia , Christoph Wilcke , Council of Ministers , Dubai , East Africa , Europe , Human Rights Watch , Indonesia , Middle East , North Africa , Philippines , Riyadh , SAR , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Shoura Council , Vietnam
ROB L. WAGNER: Saudi Arabian and Indonesian intransigence has put maids needing work and Saudis help between a rock and a hard place.
Added on 04/07/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Al-Hayat , Europe , Jeddah , Law , Sangean SR3 Radio , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency , Saudi Credit Bureau , Saudi Gazette , Saudi government , Shoura Council
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi government is going to get tough on debtors. Some 63,000 Saudis could find themselves in jail…
Added on 26/06/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Associated Press , Europe , Islam , Netherlands , The Netherlands , United States
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Stupid, hateful? Yes but the court’s decision to allow the world to hear his views in all their horror was the right one.
Added on 23/06/2011
thehedonista
Dubai , Europe , Middle East , UAE , United Arab Emirates
THE HEDONISTA: It’s hot enough to melt a credit card left on a car seat, even though the A/C is set to max. Everyone is lethargic, moody and possibly sick. Hooray for Summer in Dubai.
