Naseem Tarawnah

‘Band-Aid on A Bullet Wound’: Jordan ‘Campus Violence’ Plan

‘Band-Aid on A Bullet Wound’: Jordan ‘Campus Violence’ Plan

NASEEM TARAWNAH: The current upswing in violence on university campuses throughout Jordan has prompted the authorities to produce a plan.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Courts: Evaders Nowhere To Hide?

Saudi Courts: Evaders Nowhere To Hide?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Until a new law kicks in, it’s pretty easy to avoid unfavorable court decisions in Saudi Arabia. How? It’s simple: don’t show up at court!

 Richard Silverstein

Legal Creep Threatening Web Site, Journalist Freedoms

Legal Creep Threatening Web Site, Journalist Freedoms

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: “…Extraditing a UK citizen to the U.S. to prosecute him for this? For linking? Where do they plan to put him when they get him: Guantanamo?”

 Alexander McNabb

UAE and Waste: On Your Bike You Old Mucker

UAE and Waste: On Your Bike You Old Mucker

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Where in blue blazes is somebody who’s making his living rooting through bins going to find Dhs 1,000 to pay a fine?

 Crossroads Arabia

Profiting from Death: Blood Money and Saudi

Profiting from Death: Blood Money and Saudi

CROSSROADS ARABIA: If one cannot pay, then it’s off to the square for a bit of head-chopping. This, the writer says, runs contrary to Islamic purpose.

 Tabsir

The Climate of Hatred That Creates ‘Snaps’

The Climate of Hatred That Creates ‘Snaps’

DANIEL M. VARISCO: Nature abhors a vacuum and so does hatred. It needs to be fed and encouraged.

 Alexander McNabb

UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?

UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?

ALEXANDER MCNABB: Give people technology and they find all sorts of interesting and different ways to use it, no?

 Rob L. Wagner

A Quiet Revolution: Saudi Judicial System Tries Alternatives to Jail

A Quiet Revolution: Saudi Judicial System Tries Alternatives to Jail

ROB L. WAGNER: The moves have been under-reported in the Kingdom but they mark a significant change in thinking about how to deal with petty crime.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Arabia: A Call to End Flogging

Saudi Arabia: A Call to End Flogging

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Columnist Khalid Alnowaiser argues it’s time for Saudi to abandon lashing. He makes a fair argument, but perhaps not the best.