Added on 02/08/2011
Common Ground News Service
Beirut , Cairo , Congress , Egypt , Finance , John , Lebanon , London , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Security Council , Tunisia , United Nations , United States , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
CGNEWS: Not a single woman was appointed to the recently unveiled Lebanese cabinet. 30 men now govern Lebanon. It’s, unfortunately, indicative of larger problems in society.
Added on 19/07/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Al-Hayat , Beirut , Cairo , Facebook , Hanan al-Shaykh , Ibrahim Aslan , Journalist , Kindle , Lebanon , Literature , London , Middle East , Morocco , Muslim Brotherhood , Peter Theroux , Raja Alem , Riyadh , School of Oriental and African Studies , Social Media , The Maghreb , The Yacoubian Building , Twitter
M. LYNX-QUALEY: In a wide-ranging discussion at the Shubbak festival Hassan Daoud, the Lebanese novelist and journalist, had much to say…
Added on 16/07/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Amazon.com , Benjamin Netanyahu , Cairo , Egypt , European Union , Fatah , Gaza , Ha , Hamas , internationally-syndicated columnist and the editor , Israel , Israeli army , Jerusalem , London , Maan News Agency , Mahmoud Abbas , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organization , PalestineChronicle.com , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian government , Palestinian Territories , Pennsylvania , Pluto Press , President , Prime Minister , the Associated Press , The Jerusalem Post , United Nations , United States , US House of Representatives , West Bank , www.ramzybaroud.net , Yasser Abed Rabbo
RAMZY BAROUD: With a deficit standing at around $640 million, the PA government is experiencing one of its worst ever financial crises.
Added on 14/07/2011
Common Ground News Service
Arabs , Beirut , Dubai , Greece , Iraq , Lebanon , London , Multiculturalism , Nada Akl , Poland , Portugal , Salman Rushdie , School of Oriental and African Studies , Sweden , United Kingdom
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: A festival held recently in London brought Arabs and non-Arabs together to reflect upon and celebrate true mutliculturalism.
Added on 22/06/2011
Alexander McNabb
Beirut , British government , Cliffhouse restaurant , Geekfest , Kim Philby , London , Mediterranean , Shemlan
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Looking out over Beirut from Shemlan never fails to take my breath away.
Added on 17/06/2011
David Roberts
Advertising , London , Tunisia
DAVID ROBERTS: Other people’s suffering is not the obvious subject of a play on words in advertising – and sometimes a negative cannot and should not be turned into a positive.
Added on 04/06/2011
David Roberts
Barcelona , Cairo , Egypt , Europe , Islam , London , Twitter , Women , Women's issues
DAVID ROBERTS: How does it feel when you forsake the hijab and go public for the first time in many years? One woman writes movingly about the experience.
Added on 01/06/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Culture , London , Travel
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Its every paving stone seemingly filled with shisha smokers, Edgware Road runs between Marble Arch and the Marylebone flyover. Some call it Little Beirut or Little Cairo.
Added on 24/05/2011
The View From Fez
Democracy , Islam , London , Morocco
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The ‘artist formerly known as Cat Stevens’ is appearing at the Mawazine Festival, in Rabat, Morocco this week. In interview he was in reflective mood.
Added on 17/05/2011
David Roberts
Christmas , Doha , Emir , Libya , London , Middle East , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar Airways , United Kingdom
DAVID ROBERTS: The feelings felt by Muammar Gaddaffi and his regime in Libya towards Qatar are rather less than brotherly. Has Doha taken the threat seriously enough?
Added on 14/05/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Beijing , Beijing Olympics , Beit Hanoun , Egypt , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Israeli army , London , Long-Distance Runner , Nabil al-Arabi , Olympics , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , the Associated Press , United Nations , United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
RAMZY BAROUD: Nader al-Masri sporting deeds reflect the stubborness and perseverance of the Gazan people.
Added on 10/05/2011
Sultan Al Qassemi
AED , Arab Gulf , Arabian Peninsula , Asharq Al-Awsat , Civil society , Dubai , Dubai School , Egypt , Facebook , Finance , Freedom and Justice Party , Gaza Strip , GCC , Gulf News , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , London , Media law , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , UAE , UAE government , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: UAE national observers commented in private that many names on the UAE petition calling for an elected parliament were UAE members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Added on 02/05/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Australia , Bondi Beach , Boris Johnson , Daily Telegraph , London , The Times , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Lawson’s fear of sunburn may have inadvertently prompted the realisation that there is liberation in covering.
Added on 19/04/2011
Juan Cole
Benedict , Chechnya , Europe , Fatah , French police , Geneva , Lebanese army , Lebanon , Libya , Libyan army , Libyan military , London , London School of Economics , Misrata , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Paris , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Saif Qaddafi , Soccer , surgery , Switzerland , The Washington Post , Tripoli , United Nations , United States
JUAN COLE: This slick interview with the glib comparisons is typical of the way they think they can get away with anything, anything at all.
Added on 19/04/2011
Steve Royston
Australia , Bahrain , Cairo , Canada , China , Cyprus , Delhi , Dubai , Egypt , Employment , Europe , European Union , Expatriates , Far East , Germany , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Japan , Jeddah , Jordan , Lebanon , London , Los Angeles , Malaysia , Manama , Middle East , Moscow , Naples , Oil and gas , Oman , Red Sea , Rio , Riyadh , Russia , Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , South Korea , Syria , Thailand , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Yugoslavia
STEVE ROYSTON: One year ago I wrote the 10 good reasons to work in the Middle East. I would not change one of them. I have, however, added 10 reasons you may not want to.
Added on 11/04/2011
Alexander McNabb
Kindle , Literature , London , Scotland
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I am a huge fan of the Kindle but, in the spirit of intellectual freedom, I am prepared to consider the merits of the book. Briefly.
Added on 07/04/2011
James M. Dorsey
Ala'a Hubail , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bahrain , Bahrain TV , Basketball , Beijing , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Gulf Cooperation Council , handball , London , Manama , Manama’s Pearl Square , New Zealand , Protests , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , Sport , The Times
JAMES M. DORSEY: Bahraini sports clubs have dismissed at least 12 sports people and executives because they participated in anti-government demonstrations.
Added on 31/03/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Aref Dalila , Beirut , Ben Ali , Damascus , Egypt , Food and Drink , Hafez Al Assad , Healthcare , Hillary Clinton , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , London , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Poet , President , Secretary of State , Syria , Syrian government , United States , Yemen
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: It’s a ‘plot’, ‘foreign elements’ are at work, the word ‘conspiracy’ is never far from the lips of Syria’s official spokespeople. We’ve heard it all before – from Ben Ali, Mubarak, Gaddafi and Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Added on 24/03/2011
Syria News Wire
BBC , Ben Ali , Damascus , Egypt , Jordan , Libya , London , Paris , Syria , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen
SYRIA NEWS WIRE: There is a great danger that in failing to recognise local grievances, Syrian authorities will set in motion a movement that takes its inspiration from Tunisia and Egypt.
Added on 10/03/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Amazon.com , Arabs , Baghdad , Basra , British government , Civil society , Egypt , Facebook , Gaza , George W. Bush , internationally-syndicated columnist and the editor , Iraq , Jerusalem , Kirkuk , Libya , London , Middle East , Mosul , PalestineChronicle.com , Palestinian Territories , Pluto Press , Tunisia , Twitter , United Kingdom , United States , www.ramzybaroud.net
RAMZY BAROUD: Arabs are ripping up the humiliating caricatures of the region imposed by the West, as they tear down authoritarian regimes, and begin to build truly civilized, and free societies.
