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.
“Picture an Arab Man”: See What Google Says
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: A project by an Iraqi Canadian photojournalist confronts cliche and stereotype
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.
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.
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.
