Added on 12/12/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Artist , Baghdad , Culture , film director , Finland , Iraq , Jordan , Journalist , London , Manchester , Netherlands , Newcastle , Palestinian Territories , United States
SARAH IRVING, ARABLIT: An Iraqi refugee now based in Finland Hassan Blasim has firm views on language, violence and modern Iraq.
Added on 18/10/2012
Common Ground News Service
Actor , Artist , Culture , France , Italy , Lebanon , Morocco , Netherlands , Singer , Sweden , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia
AMINA BENKHLIFA, CGNEWS: Often associated with harsh weather and difficult economic conditions El Kef, my hometown, has a deep theatrical heritage
Added on 24/09/2012
The View From Fez
Casablanca , Civil society , Economy , Facebook , Fez , Morocco , Netherlands , Rabat , Ramadan , Tangier , the Hague , The Times , United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It has enjoyed a glorious past but faces a very uncertain future. There’s a case to be made for restoring Fez as Morocco’s capital city.
Added on 05/09/2012
Mondoweiss
America , Ariel Sharon , Baghdad , Caterpillar , Food and Drink , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Germany , guard , International Solidarity Movement , Iraq , Israel , Jennifer Loewenstein , Lebanon , Mainstream media , Middle East , Netanyahu , Netherlands , New York , Oded Gershon , Oil , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Prime Minister , Rachel Corrie , United States , Wisconsin
JENNIFER LOEWENSTEIN, MONDOWEISS: Both individuals wrote diaries about their experience of oppression. Only one, however, is globally celebrated.
Added on 01/08/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Belgium , Brookings Institution , Europe , European Union , France , Geert Wilders , Germany , Islam , Netherlands , Paris , Switzerland , Taliban , The Netherlands , United Kingdom , Western Europe
ROB L. WAGNER: They provide an easy scapegoat for right-wing politicians looking to attribute blame for economic woes. Assimilation or integration?
Added on 21/07/2012
The View From Fez
Facebook , Fez , Finland , Food and Drink , Islam , Italy , London , Long-Distance Runner , Mecca , Morocco , Muslims , Netherlands , Norway , Olympics , Ramadan , Ramadan falls , shopkeeper , Social networking , Stockholm , Sweden , United Kingdom
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Whether it’s the longer daylight hours or because you’re an Olympic athlete there are particular challenges for Muslims this Ramadan
Added on 26/02/2012
David Westley
Abu Dhabi , Brunei , Burundi , China , Dubai , Europe , Fifa World Cup , Forbes , Guggenheim , Kuwait , Liberia , Netherlands , Norway , Olympics , Qatar , railway network , Singapore , Switzerland , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
ANALYSIS: Qatar has a ‘poor’ Gini index. The Gini index measures how well income is actually divided within a society, the lower the score the better.
Added on 12/02/2012
Tabsir
Afghanistan , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab Spring , Argentina , Australia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Canada , China , Denmark , Egypt , France , Germany , India , Iran , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Libya , Mexico , Middle East , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , President , Russia , Samuel Aranda , Sana’a , South Africa , Spain , Sweden , Syria , The New York Times , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Women , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The World Press Photo of the Year has been revealed. Is it the defining image of the ‘Arab Spring’?
Added on 19/09/2011
Juan Cole
Alan Grayson , Binyamin Netanyahu , Fateh , France , General Assembly , Germany , Israel , Israeli government , Jordan , Likud Party , Mahmoud Abbas , Netanyahu government , Netherlands , Obama , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , President , Prime Minister , UN General Assembly , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , US government , West Bank
JUAN COLE: The Palestinians are heading to the U.N this week hoping to change the dynamics of the wretched situation they find themselves in.
Added on 22/08/2011
Juan Cole
Africa , Al Qaeda , Arab League , Baghdad , Barack Obama , Ben Ali , BP , chess , Egypt , Europe , France , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , John McCain , Lebanon , Libya , McClatchy , Netherlands , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , oil markets , oil prices , Oil wealth , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Robert Gates , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Secretary of Defense , Silvio Berlusconi , Spain , Tobruk , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Western Europe , Western Mountain region , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
JUAN COLE: It is worthwhile reviewing the myths about the Libyan Revolution that led so many observers to make so many fantastic or just mistaken assertions about it.
Added on 26/06/2011
Crossroads Arabia
Associated Press , Europe , Islam , Netherlands , The Netherlands , United States
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Stupid, hateful? Yes but the court’s decision to allow the world to hear his views in all their horror was the right one.
Added on 08/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , BBC , Belgium , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Japan , Mohamed bin Hammam , Netherlands , Portugal , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Russia , Soccer , South Korea , Spain , The Telegraph , United Kingdom , United States
JAMES DORSEY: If Blatter’s admission is correct, those votes would account for seven of the 12 votes that won Qatar its right to host the world’s biggest sporting event.
Added on 06/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Civil society , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Netherlands , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Tunis
OMAR SHA’BAN: Beyond the physical siege that is being endured by the people of Gaza there is a ‘siege of the mind’ which is having a profound effect on its youth.
