Added on 23/10/2013
Steve Royston
Behavior , Fertility , Gloria Steinem , Homosexuality , Human behavior , Human sexual activity , Human sexuality , Interpersonal relationships , LGBT , Local media , Middle East , Olfa Youssef , Philip Larkin , Religion/Belief , Reproduction , Sex education , Sexual orientation , Sexual revolution , Social Issues
STEVE ROYSTON: Shereen El Feki takes on a subject of huge importance in her recently published book.
Added on 17/10/2013
James M. Dorsey
Adly Mansour , Arab world , Asia , East Africa , Egypt , Egyptian Armed Forces , Egyptian military , Hosni Mubarak , House of Saud , Iran , Israel , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , Middle Eastern countries , Mohamed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , Obama administration , Politics , Saudi Arabia , Sinai , United States , War/Conflict , Washington , Western Asia
JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s clear that Washington has embarked on a major re-alignment of its strategic resources in the Middle East.
Added on 16/10/2013
Common Ground News Service
Africa , author , Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian people , Egyptians , Emad Badr El-Din Mahmoud Abu Ghazy , Ethnic groups in Egypt , Graffiti , Italy , Journalist , Middle East , Politics of Egypt , Protests in Egypt , Raghda El-Halawany , Randa Ghazy , Randa Switzerland , the author of three novels
RANDA GHAZY, CGNEWS: Refusing to be bowed by pressure to choose one side or the other young Egyptians are trying to take hold of their own future
Added on 12/10/2013
Common Ground News Service
Cultural anthropology , Culture , Daniel Noah Moses , Director of Educator Programs , Education , Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals , Human Interest , Jerusalem , Middle East , Moses , Noah , Politics , Religion/Belief , Seeds of Peace
DR DANIEL MOSES, CGNEWS: Ecomomic boycotts are one thing but banning people from both sides speaking to each other for educational purposes is wrong.
Added on 07/10/2013
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahli , Al Zamalek , Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Football in Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Mubarak era , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Ultras , Ultras Ahlawy , Ultras White Knights , War/Conflict , Zamalek SC
JAMES DORSEY: They’re trying to maintain a balance but given the fact that the regime is increasingly painting them as Islamists how long can that last?
Added on 26/09/2013
Naseem Tarawnah
Arab , Arab League , Arab world , Asia , Israel , Middle East , North Africa , Politics , Syria , United States , Western Asia
NASEEM TARAWNAH: It’s curious watching while other countries decide what to do with the place where you live.
Added on 22/09/2013
Steve Royston
Al Qaeda , Al-Saud , Asia , House of Saud , Iraq , Kings of Saudi Arabia , Middle East , Oil , Outline of Saudi Arabia , Politics , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia–United States relations , Syria , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: A recently published book on the Kingdom seems to be designed to pander to all of the usual Western prejudices. Why so?
Added on 21/09/2013
Crossroads Arabia
Andrzej Wajda , Asia , Entertainment/Culture , Haifaa Al-Mansour , House of Saud , Khalaf Al-Harbi , Middle East , Oscars , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Wajda
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi made film Wajda has been nominated in the Best Foreign Film category for the Oscars. But the country doesn’t even have a cinema!
Added on 17/09/2013
mai abdul rahman
Arab citizens of Israel , Arab–Israeli conflict , Chemical weapons , Christian Zionists , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Israel , Israeli government , Israeli Jews , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Palestinian exodus , Palestinian Territories , Palestinian terrorism , Politics , Rabin , Religion/Belief , United States , White House , Yasser Arafat , Zionism
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The hope has long since disappeared. Since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Israel has pursued a relentless course.
Added on 15/09/2013
Common Ground News Service
Al Azhar University , Egypt , Fatwa , Iraq , Islam , Jordan , Lebanon , Mahmoud Shaltut , Mahmud Shaltut , Middle East , Muhammad Taghi Ghomi , Religion , Religion/Belief , Shi'a Islam , Syria , Twelver
SHEIKH MUSTAFA CERIC: Protestants and Catholics fought each other for decades in Europe before they decided to sign a peace treaty. Let’s look at lessons learned
Added on 14/09/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Gaza Strip , Hamas , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Oslo , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian people , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Ramallah , United Nations General Assembly observers , War/Conflict , Yasser Arafat
RAMZY BAROUD: The physical distance between Gaza and Ramallah belies the significant issues surrounding Palestinian identity today.
Added on 09/09/2013
Crossroads Arabia
Career , Economics , Education , Employment , Entrepreneurship , House of Saud , Liberal Arts , Middle East , Photography , Saudi Arabia
CROSSROADS ARABIA: A quiet revolution in how young Saudis approach their studies and future careers is underway in the Kingdom
Added on 09/09/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Israel , Israeli settlement , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , Nationalism , Oslo , PA , Palestine Liberation Organization , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian terrorism , Politics , State of Palestine , United Nations General Assembly observers , War/Conflict
RAMZY BAROUD: Israel has consistently tried to mould Palestinian leaders in its ideal image. In Mahmoud Abbas they have an unqualified success
Added on 05/09/2013
Mondoweiss
Al-Assad family , America , American Israel Public Affairs Committee , Asia , Assad family , Barack Obama , Bashar al-Assad , Chemical weapons , Chuck Hagel , Congress , Henry Waxman , International reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising , Iran , Israel , Israel lobby in the United States , Middle East , Mira Resnick , Politics , Republican Jewish Coalition , Senate , Syria , Syrian uprising , United States , War/Conflict , White House
MONDOWEISS: As the vote in Congress nears there is one group of ‘cheerleaders for war’ who are working particularly hard.
Added on 24/08/2013
Common Ground News Service
Al Qaeda , Arab world , Asia , Middle East , Politics , Western Asia , Yemen
ABUBAKR AL SHAMAHI, CGNEWS: One word seems to be inevitably linked in the common mind to the beautiful, complex land of Yemen – terrorism
Added on 17/08/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Africa , Arab Spring , Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Hosni Mubarak , Islamism , Member states of La Francophonie , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , Mohammed Mursi , National Democratic Party , National Liberation Front , Nonviolent revolutions , North Africa , Politics , Politics of Egypt , Protests in Egypt , Tunisia
RAMZY BAROUD: in the words of Victor Hugo ‘to simplify is to be an idiot’ and when assessing the turmoil affecting the Middle East there is a lot of simplified commentary
Added on 05/08/2013
Steve Royston
Abdulrahman Munif , Middle East , Oil , Oil wealth
The Trench is the second in a quintet that explores the corruption of society by oil, and of those who extracted it, exploited it and enriched themselves in the process.
STEVE ROYSTON: The Trench is the second in a quintet that explores the corruption of society by oil, and of those who extracted it, exploited it and enriched themselves in the process.
Added on 31/07/2013
Jonathan Cook
Asia , Cannes , Eli Suleiman , Entertainment/Culture , Hany Abu-Assad , Israel , Middle East , Nazareth , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian people , Paradise Now , United States , Western Asia , Yasser Arafat
JONATHAN COOK: He’s will not let Israelis forget about the impact that their occupation has on everyday Palestinian life.
Added on 31/07/2013
Tabsir
Arab world , Egypt , Middle East , North Africa , Politics
DANIEL M. VARISCO: When you make the big decision to write a blog you are faced with a number of important choices
Added on 28/07/2013
Steve Royston
Arab , Arab culture , Arab people , Arab world , Arabian Peninsula , Asia , Bahrain , Culture , Island countries , Middle East , Persian Gulf countries , Republic of Ireland , Shaikha Mai Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa , United Kingdom , Western Asia
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s a discussion without end – what should governments do or not do to promote authentic Arabic culture? And what does this actually mean?
