Abu Muhammed

A Helpful Guide On How To ‘Drive Saudi’

A Helpful Guide On How To ‘Drive Saudi’

ABU MOHAMMED: It’s a severe test of all of your senses, powers of observation and self-control – yes, driving in Saudi Arabia is an experience

 Mondoweiss

Iran: It’s War in 2013, Says Former Diplomat

Iran: It’s War in 2013, Says Former Diplomat

IRA GLUNTS, MONDOWEISS: War, according to Aaron Miller, is inevitable unless something extraordinary happens in the next year.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

The Big Question:’Is Life Getting Better for Women?’

The Big Question:’Is Life Getting Better for Women?’

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It’s a test that can be applied in any country. It’s time that men acknowledged their role.

 Tabsir

The ‘New Politics of Sex.’ Really? Looks Like ‘The Old’

The ‘New Politics of Sex.’ Really? Looks Like ‘The Old’

DANIEL M. VARISCO: It’s dogmatic rhetoric and a willingness to conform to imposed tyranny that are the real enemies.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Weddings: The Heavy Burden of Gold

Weddings: The Heavy Burden of Gold

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It’s all about status, a deeply crass form of putting wealth on display. And it drives families into paralysing debt.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

The Anxiety of Wedding Gifts: A Golden Issue

The Anxiety of Wedding Gifts: A Golden Issue

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: The price of gold goes up and up and up. It’s a major concern for parents.

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

Hamlet: Is He The Arab World’s True Hero?

Hamlet: Is He The Arab World’s True Hero?

HUSSEIN OMAR, ARABLIT: Nasser had a ‘Caesar Complex’ but for Egyptians and many other Arabs there’s only one Shakespearean hero.

 Juan Cole

The U.S/Israeli Plan for Iran: It’s Doomed

The U.S/Israeli Plan for Iran: It’s Doomed

JUAN COLE: It’s well worth looking at previous situations where major powers tried to use economics to bring Iran to heel.

 Christina Hebert

Citizenship in the Gulf: Is It A Gift or A Right?

Citizenship in the Gulf: Is It A Gift or A Right?

CHRISTINA HEBERT: It’s an issue that generates heated debate but what are the benefits of Gulf countries offering citizenship to foreigners?

 Crossroads Arabia

Fines, Floggings and Jail for Female Harassers

Fines, Floggings and Jail for Female Harassers

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi Authorities have decided to crack down hard on young men who harass women in the Kingdom.

 Shaahima Fahim

UPDATE: Dubai Silence on the Call to Prayer

UPDATE: Dubai Silence on the Call to Prayer

UPDATE, SHAAHIMA FAHIM: Residential communities in Dubai have taken to calling for the silencing of the call to prayer…

 Juan Cole

Ten Ways the Iranians Are Beating Sanctions

Ten Ways the Iranians Are Beating Sanctions

JUAN COLE: The last crackpot Neocon plan cost America $1 trillion and nearly 5,000 soldier’s lives. The latest one is meeting resistance.

 Crossroads Arabia

Kashghari and Diminishing Free Speech

Kashghari and Diminishing Free Speech

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The case of Hamza Kashghari, the Saudi journalist that expressed doubts about religion, is energizing free-speech advocates

 Common Ground News Service

The U.S. and Muslim Brotherhood: A Match Made in Heaven?

The U.S. and Muslim Brotherhood: A Match Made in Heaven?

MOHAMED EL-SAYED, CGNEWS: A very unlikely relationship indeed is beginning to take shape.

 Richard Silverstein

U.S., Israel Iranian Delusions Continue

U.S., Israel Iranian Delusions Continue

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: What if we can’t find alternates? What if Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya can’t fill the gap? What if the oil price goes through the roof?

 Tabsir

The Image That ‘Speaks For’ The Arab Spring?

The Image That ‘Speaks For’ The Arab Spring?

DANIEL M. VARISCO: The World Press Photo of the Year has been revealed. Is it the defining image of the ‘Arab Spring’?

 Steve Royston

2012 and Beyond: The Many Reasons to be Both Fearful – and Cheerful

2012 and Beyond: The Many Reasons to be Both Fearful – and Cheerful

STEVE ROYSTON looks at the arts, society, education, politics, business, technology and the environment as we move into 2012, the Year of Fear’.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

2011’s Amazing Women of the Year

2011’s Amazing Women of the Year

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: How could I possibly include all the women who filled our headlines over the past 12 months, for bravery and impact?

 Steve Royston

Kingmakers, Invention of the Modern Middle East

Kingmakers, Invention of the Modern Middle East

STEVE ROYSTON: Book Review: Here you’ll find the Britons and Americans – proconsuls, agents provocateurs, spies, politicians – that shaped the Middle East.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Women and Marriage: What’s in it For Us?

Women and Marriage: What’s in it For Us?

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Why should women get married? The lived reality for women that is wildly different from the theory of matrimonial bliss.