James M. Dorsey

Middle East Cloud Hangs over FIFA

Middle East Cloud Hangs over FIFA

JAMES M. DORSEY: The Middle East looms large as FIFA’s executive committee meets against the backdrop of a call for sweeping change.

 Alexander McNabb

Media Watching: Be Careful What You Tweet

Media Watching: Be Careful What You Tweet

ALEXANDER MCNABB: This distortion of expressed opinion coming, let us not forget, from those who purport to give us ‘context and analysis’…

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

The Strangest Questions Muslims Are Asked

The Strangest Questions Muslims Are Asked

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: The West’s understanding of Islam can be very limited, leading to some strange beliefs, and ever stranger questions for Muslims…

 Steve Royston

419 Manipulation: Detecting the Agenda

419 Manipulation: Detecting the Agenda

STEVE ROYSTON: The aspect I latched on to was cybercrime, on the 419 scam. The talk was delivered by a former member of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service.

 Sultan Al Qassemi

Holidays abroad shouldn’t mean breaking the law

Holidays abroad shouldn’t mean breaking the law

Since we expect tourists to be on their best behaviour when they visit the UAE, it’s only fair that we feel equally outraged when our own misbehave elsewhere.