The Palestinians Revisit the Illusion of “Agreement on Principles”
Bilal Hassen
We wouldn’t be exaggerating if we said that the direct negotiations, which began in Washington (on 2nd September 2010) between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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When Television Becomes Food for Thought
Hussein Shobokshi
Every now and then, a controversial television series is produced, which opens the door for debate on a range of issues, inspiring those in favour, and provoking those against [such issues]. During ...
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Thieves in the Sacred Mosque!
Muhammad Diyab
As we have always regarded Mecca and Medina as holy, due to our upbringing, visitors to these cities impose strict controls upon themselves; for fear that their actions may disturb the serenity of ...
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Yedioth Ahronoth: A Thank You to Hamas
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
Hamas has demonstrated rare courage in carrying out and adopting the killing of four Israelis on the same hour in which the Palestinian President and his negotiating team were traveling to Washington. ...
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….And After Foreign Forces Leave our Land?
Mshari Al-Zaydi
The anticipated hour arrived and US President Obama began to carry out his electoral promise to withdraw the US forces from Iraq. Remaining US soldiers in Iraq will take over the task of providing ...
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After Years of Madness
Muhammad Diyab
300 square-metre villas for 400 thousand Riyals and 180 square-metre apartments for 200 thousand Riyals, all paid for in comfortable instalments. This is what the report of the Saudi Credit and Savings ...
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Iraq: Abstractions and Realities
Amir Taheri
For the past few days, US media has been full of comment and speculation about the effect that the reduction in the number of American troops might have on future developments in Iraq.
Some commentators ...
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Terrorism: I am a Muslim; I am a Victim of Terrorism
Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban
Those who try to make the word ‘terrorism’ a synonym of the word ‘Islam’ try to brainwash us these days by the phrase “I am a Muslim, I am against terrorism”, which many Arabic-language TV stations ...
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Wishing President Abbas Success
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
During the preparations for the historic [Israeli-Palestinian] negotiations due to commence today, Israeli Rabbi Ovadia Yosef called for the damnation of Mahmoud Abbas, so as to relieve the Israelis ...
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The Scourge that has Afflicted Muslims
Osman Mirghani
The legacy of the Afghan Taliban movement regarding the education of girls is well known and has been reinforced, through the Fatwas issued by the movement when it ruled during the period of 1996 ...
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Brief Words on a Simple Issue
Hussein Shobokshi
You cannot find a city in Saudi Arabia, regardless of its size, whether it was a vast capital city like Riyadh, a costal city like al-Khubar or Jeddah, or an inland city like Tabouk, Hayel, al-Hafouf, ...
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Lebanon: Weapons…Or Electricity?
Ali Ibrahim
August is a hot summer month, and in some cases, a month of problems. August in Lebanon has been characterized by two problems, which reflect two aspects of the lives and concerns of the people there. ...
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Unique Event Creates Stronger Bonds, Better Understanding
General Craig R. McKinley
As the 26th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, I attend many ceremonies and cultural events. Last week, I hosted a gathering at my home that was certainly unique to me in my lifetime, yet as natural ...
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Palestinian Negotiations: Back to Square One
Bilal Hassen
Palestine’s acceptance of direct negotiations with Israel, without preconditions, is a return to the drawing board in the process of political settlement between the two parties. The ‘zero point’ is ...
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The Ground Zero Mosque Was Never an Issue
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
On the one occasion I commented on the issue of the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’, I conveyed the general opinion that Muslims [globally] in this instance are not concerned with the issue, since they did ask ...
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Tocqueville…and the Ground Zero Mosque Crisis
Adel Al Toraifi
In his historically important book "Democracy in America" (1838) Alexis de Tocqueville writes that "I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion ...
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Kuwait: Two Decades of Change
Hussein Shobokshi
When US troops entered Baghdad in 2003, the front pages had headlines like "Victory Procession following Fall of Dictatorship" and "Troops Vanquish Tyrannical Regime" and "Tyrannical Leaders Falls at ...
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Palestine: A Cause or a Political Project?
Amir Taheri
If all goes well we shall soon witness a historic handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, the President of The Palestinian Authority, on the lawn of the White ...
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Gaza: Injustice against Kin
Diana Mukkaled
Hamas police proceeded to close a water park in Gaza due to the presence of "degrading and unethical gender mixing" according to the justification reported in the news. Subsequent information about ...
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