Added on 15/10/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Benazir Bhutto , Cambodia , Egypt , India , Indonesia , Iran , Islamabad , Jordan , Karachi , Kuwait , Malala Yousufzai , Mediterranean , Middle East , Morocco , Northern Pakistan , Pakistan , Pakistani military , Prime Minister , Ronald Reagan , Saudi Arabia , Solar energy , South Asia , Soviet Union , Swat Valley , Taliban , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
JUAN COLE: The Taliban are widely despised among the population of rural Pakistan. The biggest threat facing girls in this environment is a government that doesn’t care
Added on 02/10/2012
Mondoweiss
Abu Dhabi , Afghanistan , Arabian Gulf , Asia , Congo , Energy , Fifa World Cup , Gaza Strip , Imran Khan , India , Indonesia , Islamabad , Israel , New York city , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Ron Paul , South Asia , Taliban , United Kingdom , United States , West Asia
PAM BAILEY, MONDOWEISS: When I inform my friends that I’m heading to Waziristan to find out about the reality of drone attacks they’re rather concerned
Added on 26/09/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Charlie Hebdo , East Asia , France , Innocence of Muslims , Islam , Media outlets , Middle East , President , Salman Rushdie , South Asia , The New York Times , UN Court , United States
ROB L. WAGNER: In France they have laws to deal with hate speech but they’re applied inconsistently. In many ways France is a good example to other countries
Added on 17/09/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Afghanistan , America , Anders Behring Breivik , Bloomberg , Columbia University , East Asia , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Google+ , Iraq , Islam , Libya , Middle East , Norway , South Asia , The New York Times , The Washington Post , United States , US government , US Supreme Court , Yemen
ROB L. WAGNER: The makers of the film have been clear about their intentions in making it – to incite violence. What rights should they have?
Added on 14/06/2012
Mich Cafe
Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh , Africa , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Children , China , Dubai , Gulf News , Kuwait , New York , Niger , Saudi Arabia , South Asia , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund , United Nations Population Fund , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
MICH CAFE: It’s an issue throughout the Arab world and beyond. Finally, it’s being addressed.
Added on 24/05/2012
Common Ground News Service
Afghanistan , Brunei , fencing , Football , International Federation of Association Football , London , New York city , Olympics , Qatar , runner , South Asia , Sport , Taliban , Turkey , United States , Women , Women's issues
MARIUM SATTAR, CGNEWS: As we approach London 2012 it’s time to remember those Muslim women who led the way in sport
Added on 14/04/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Addis Ababa , Cairo , Chile , Denmark , Edward Said , Egypt , future president , Hamlet , Ibrahim Jabra , India , Kenya , Latin America , Literature , Nasser , Omar Sharif , Oxford , Sadat , South Asia , Stalin , Syria , Tanzania , West Africa , Yusuf al-Qaradawi
HUSSEIN OMAR, ARABLIT: Nasser had a ‘Caesar Complex’ but for Egyptians and many other Arabs there’s only one Shakespearean hero.
Added on 31/03/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Aal Al-Sheikh , Abdullatif Aal Al-Sheikh , Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice , Haia , India , Pakistan , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Shariah court , Shoura Council , South Asia , Women , Women's issues
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi Authorities have decided to crack down hard on young men who harass women in the Kingdom.
Added on 02/01/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asaf Ali Zardari , Baghdad , Bahrain , Binyamin Netanyahu , China , Congress , Egypt , Egyptian military , Foreign Policy , Gaza , Iran , Iraq , Islamabad , Israel , Muslim Brotherhood , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Nouri al-Maliki , Pakistan , President , Prime Minister , Red Sea , Saudi Arabia , South Asia , Syria , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. Congress , United States , Washington , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Many of the dangers to which I pointed in last year’s list still exist, of course, but a whole host of new difficulties has emerged.
Added on 11/05/2011
Common Ground News Service
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , Barack Obama , Common Ground News Service , East Africa , East Asia , Egypt , Europe , Iraq , Islam , Journalist , Middle East , Mona Eltahawy , New York , North Africa , Osama Bin Laden , Qatar , Robert Fisk , Search for Common Ground , Shadi Hamid , South Asia , Taliban , The Wall Street Journal , Tunisia , United States , White House
SYDNEY SMITH: Most Muslims, it appears, are relieved that bin Laden is gone but how do they deal with the prejudice and suspicion engendered by his deeds?
Added on 09/04/2011
Steve Royston
America , Battle of the Boyne , Bristol , Cambridge , Churchill , David Cameron , Florida , Germany , India , Ireland , irrigation systems , Islamabad , Israel , Japan , Jesus , Kashmir , Labor , Oxford , Pakistan , Prime Minister , South Asia , The Telegraph , Tony Blair , United Kingdom , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: If by expressing disapproval of past wrong-doings we are saying we will not condone such acts now, is that apology not worth making?
Added on 02/04/2011
Steve Royston
Baghdad , Bahrain , BBC , Beirut , Facebook , Hizballah , Iran , Kuala Lumpur , Local media , Malaysia , Manama , Pearl Roundabout , policeman , Salmaniya Hospital , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , South Asia , Thailand , The New York Times
STEVE ROYSTON: The past two weeks have witnessed enormous upheaval in the tiny island of Bahrain. On my return from holiday the changes are immediately evident.
Added on 07/03/2011
Steve Royston
Ali Shah , Egypt , Employment , Google+ , Kerala , Labour , Libya , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , South Asia , Starbucks , Unemployment
STEVE ROYSTON: Low-paid migrant workers keep their host countries running by doing the jobs that the locals refuse to do. Their presence is resented by many.
Added on 27/09/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Dubai , Dubai's Department of Economic Development , Emirati , Food and Drink , Ramadan , South Asia , The National , The Shelter , West Africa
Stereotypes can be exacerbated by local customs and dress, but that is no reason for abandoning those things – rather it’s up to us to us to continue to challenge ignorance head on argues Sultan Al Qassemi.
