Added on 27/12/2010
Yahya Ederer
Catholic Church , Chanukah , Christmas , Eid Al-Adha , Festival of Lights , Holy Temple , Islam , messenger , Ramadan , United Kingdom
YAHYA EDERER: Every December the Christmas clamour seems to increase around the world. I have some thoughts on how Muslims should manage the festive ‘bombardment’.
Added on 21/12/2010
David Westley
Dubai , Economy , Egypt , Employment , Entrepreneurship , Middle East , Oil , Real Estate , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
DAVID WESTLEY: Over the years Dubai has started a host of cities acting as hubs. What it has failed to do is start something as simple as “Incubation City”.
Added on 20/12/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Culture , Food and Drink , Society , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: When we lose hope innocence can prevail, and we no longer value the worth of our contributions, that is a cause for communal emergency.
Added on 16/12/2010
Steve Royston
Australia , Bahrain , Boston , Canada , China , Employment , European Union , Ireland , Middle East , New Zealand , North America , Qatar , Riyadh , Ronald Reagan , Saudi Arabia , Tariq Al Maeena , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: Could it be that the next wave of migration will come from the very class of people that Saudi Arabia sees as its future?
Added on 15/12/2010
Remona Aly
BBC , Common Ground News Service , Europe , Islam , London , Media outlets , Mehdi Hasan , Memorial Day , Mexico , Middle East , New York , New Zealand , Poet , Public Relations , Social networking , United Kingdom , United States
REMONA ALY: A bold initiative by young Muslim professionals to improve Britons’ view of Islam has sparked much debate. It may also be a template worth copying.
Added on 11/12/2010
Alice Hackman
Africa , Al Qaeda , Anwar al-Awlaki , Common Ground News Service , Europe , Facebook , Iraq , London , Member of Parliament , Sana’a , The Guardian , United Kingdom , United States , World Trade Organization , Yemen , Yemeni government
ALICE HACKMAN: Say ‘Yemen’ to most people in the West and the word ‘terrorism’ comes immediately to mind. But yet this beautiful country has a lot to offer.
Added on 10/12/2010
Steve Royston
Adel Fakieh , Diana Al-Jassem , Jeddah , Jeddah Chamber of Commerce , princess , Saudi Arabia , Saudization , The Arab News , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: Difficulties facing women who wish to enter the workforce are only part of what the Saudi leadership recognizes is a slow burn of discontent.
Added on 05/12/2010
Alexander McNabb
Censorship , Europe , Facebook , Google+ , LinkedIn , Microsoft , Ministry of Information , Skype , TechCrunch , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
ALEXANDER MCNABB – Technology has allowed us to speak to each other in ways unimaginable five years ago. The telco operators in the Middle East, however, don’t appear to have caught on yet.
Added on 29/11/2010
Steve Royston
Australia , Birmingham , chess , China , Football , Imran Khan , Japan , Manama , New Zealand , Prime Minister , Rugby , South Africa , United Kingdom , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: As a child, I used to stay up late to listen to the Ashes on the radio. Today, a little closer to Australia and half a century on, I’m still listening.
Added on 27/11/2010
James M. Dorsey
Abdulaziz , Al Qaeda , Allegiance Council , Bandar bin Sultan , former head , Governor , guard , Iraq , Ireland , Khalid al-Faisal , Khalid bin Sultan , Kuwait , Mecca , National Guard , Nayef , New York , Oil producer , Riyadh , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , Saudi intelligence , Turki al-Faisal , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
JAMES M. DORSEY: With King Abdullah recuperating in the United States, many of the key players who will play a part in the succession to a new generation have returned to the Kingdom.
Added on 27/11/2010
Jonathan Cook
Al Jazeera , Al-Aqsa , Albania , America , Amira Hass , Anti-Defamation League , Army , Associated Press , Association of Civil Rights in Israel , BBC , Beit Hanoun , Benjamin Netanyahu , Bil'in , Bill Keller , Brian Avery , British government , Camp David , Censorship , Chris McGreal , CNN , Congress , Easter , Emily Henochowicz , English channel , Ethan Bronner , Europe , European Union , Food and Drink , Foreign media , Furkan Dogan , Gaza , Gideon Levy , Haaretz , International Solidarity Movement , Iran , Israel , Israeli army , Israeli government , Israeli Military Strength , Israeli police , James Miller , Jericho , Jerusalem , Joel Greenberg , Jordan , Journalist , Lebanon , Liberia , London , Mainstream media , Media , Media organizations , Media watchdog , Middle East , Military hardware , Mohammed Omer , Nablus , New Israel Fund , New Statesman , New York , News media , Nicaragua , Nilin , Northern Ireland , Online community , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , political adviser , public editor , Qassam rocket , Qatar , Rachel Corrie , Ramallah , Reporters Without Borders , Reporting , Reuters , Richard Goldstone , Richard Silverstein , Shin Bet , South Africa , Sunday Times , Tear gas , The Anti-Defamation League , The Guardian , The New York Times , The Times , The Washington Post , Tibet , Tom Hurndall , U.S. Congress , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , US Federal Reserve , Washington , Washington Post , West Bank , White House
JONATHAN COOK: Most freelancers forced into this position would either have learned to tailor their reporting to what was expected by the news desks or have headed off to another conflict zone. I stayed…
Added on 26/11/2010
Steve Royston
Abdullah , Bahrain , CEO , Dubai , Facebook , Jeddah , Malcolm Gladwell , Mazen Nahawi , Middle East , News Group International , Pepsi , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Social networking , Sultan Al Bazie , The New Yorker , United Kingdom
STEVE ROYSTON: Successful companies tend not to fire their communications people. That’s not to say that politics, ambition and personal fiefdoms won’t get in the way
Added on 25/11/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
BBC , Co-Chairman , Conservative Party , India , Islam , Kings College , Labour Party , professor of law , Sarah Joseph , United Kingdom , Veil , Women
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: Muslim women can not be simply defined by what they choose to wear. They share the same day-to-day concerns as non-Muslim women.
Added on 23/11/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
France , Prime Minister , Syracuse University , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: My negativity towards mixing love and science may be unfounded. Instead of sucking out magic, science could help us improve the quality and quantity of love we experience.
Added on 21/11/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi's Executive Council , AED , British Council , British Embassy , British Museum , Crown Prince , Dubai , Dubai Creek , Dubai International Financial Centre , Dubai Municipality , Elizabeth II , London , Mansour bin Zayed , New York , Prime Minister and Ruler , princess , The Financial Times , The National , The Telegraph , The Times , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Victoria
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Today, there are approximately 240,000 British citizens living in the UAE, with another one million plus visiting the country every year and up to 40,000 Emiratis visiting Britain annually.
Added on 18/11/2010
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
dishwasher , Electricity , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: This is especially sad in places such as the Gulf where until 50 years ago people were adept at living in harmony with their environment and efficient in their use of resources. That sensitivity has been lost.
Added on 13/11/2010
American Bedu
Abdullah , Egypt , Europe , Food and Drink , India , Jeddah , Maldives , metal , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
American Bedu interviews a Saudi woman who is a mother of three active children. She lives in Saudi Arabia although spent time outside of the Kingdom. She has kindly agreed to answer some questions about her life, views and perspectives.
Added on 01/11/2010
James Mullan
Dubai , Media , The National , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , WAM , Western Media
The UAE finds itself in the international spotlight again – and for all of the wrong reasons. So why do the Western media ‘accentuate the negative’ and forget the positive when reporting events in the Arab world?
Added on 05/10/2010
James Mullan
Abu Dhabi , Dubai , Middle East , United Kingdom , YouTube
10 million dirhams was paid last Saturday at auction in Abu Dhabi for the number 9 plate, but its value could be much more if the cash was put to good use.
Added on 03/10/2010
James Mullan
Al Jazeera , Comedian , Fifa World Cup , Football , United Kingdom
Standing in the midst of a group of embarrassed Dutch supporters enduring the final I would have been glad of any interruption or diversion…