Juan Cole

The Real Olympic Question: Do Saudis Want to Integrate?

JUAN COLE: These are the first Olympic Games where women from every country in the world are participating. There is a bigger question for Saudis.

 American Bedu

‘Destroy All Churches’: Will The Edict Be Followed?

‘Destroy All Churches’: Will The Edict Be Followed?

AMERICAN BEDU: The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has made a startling call. What will King Abdullah do?

 Crossroads Arabia

Is Ijtihad the Key to Addressing Modern Issues?

Is Ijtihad the Key to Addressing Modern Issues?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: When the door of “ijtihad” was closed, the consensus was there would be no more independent reasoning in religious law

 Jonathan Cook

Netanyahu: ‘Israel is Jewish. Agree Or Else’

Netanyahu: ‘Israel is Jewish. Agree Or Else’

JONATHAN COOK: The demand has risen to the top of the Israeli agenda and if accepted will condemn Palestinians as ‘historic interlopers and trespassers’.

 David Roberts

Kuwait Concubines: What Century Are We in Again?

Kuwait Concubines: What Century Are We in Again?

DAVID ROBERTS: ‘Concubines’ are the solution to protecting Kuwaiti men from “..adultery and corruption,” according to a female Kuwaiti political activist. Great idea, eh?