Steve Royston

Tim Mackintosh-Smith: Is He A ‘Yemeni National Treasure?’

Tim Mackintosh-Smith: Is He A ‘Yemeni National Treasure?’

STEVE DORSEY: I had the privilege recently to spend time in the company of the renowned British travel writer who lives in Sana’a. A truly impressive evening.

 Common Ground News Service

“Picture an Arab Man”: See What Google Says

“Picture an Arab Man”: See What Google Says

NADA AKL, CGNEWS: A project by an Iraqi Canadian photojournalist confronts cliche and stereotype

 Juan Cole

The Damage Bin Laden has Wrought on Islam

The Damage Bin Laden has Wrought on Islam

JUAN COLE: According to the Pakistani rock musician Salman Ahmad few individuals over the last 1,400 years have done as much damage to the standing of Islam as Osama bin Laden.

 Steve Royston

Internships, Influence, And What Matters

Internships, Influence, And What Matters

STEVE ROYSTON: It’s fine to enjoy the discomfiture of a prominent politician. But let’s not get into a froth about issues well down the strategic scale, and concentrate on what matters: education.

 James M. Dorsey

The Booming Voice of Pent-Up Middle East Anger

The Booming Voice of Pent-Up Middle East Anger

JAMES M. DORSEY: As dark as that moment was for Casablancan rockers, the trial was a turning point setting Morocco on a path to becoming one of the Arab world’s more liberal societies when it comes to alternative lifestyles.