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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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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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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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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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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Do We Want the Direct Negotiations to Succeed?
Abdel Monem Said
The parties involved in the Palestinian-Israeli issue have finally settled on starting direct negotiations between the Palestinian National Authority [PA] and the Israeli government to reach a final ...
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In Ramadan, Where is the Story of Islam and the Muslims
Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban
The noise made by the publication of photos on Facebook by Israeli soldier, Abergil Eden, showing off her being a jailer of handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian civilians, shows once again that ...
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Stealing the ‘Poppy Flower’
Muhammad Diyab
The theft of the ‘Poppy Flower’ painting last Saturday from one of Cairo's museums has caused a worldwide stir. The painting rightly deserves this attention as today it is worth more than 50 million ...
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Six Signs for the Forthcoming Washington Negotiations
Mamoun Fandy, Ph.D.
When the US President, through his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, invites the Israelis and the Palestinians to hold direct negotiations under the auspices of the United States, and the International ...
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Handicapped Negotiations
Osman Mirghani
The Palestinians will go to Washington to launch direct negotiations, in an effort to reach a final resolution leading to a Palestinian state. However, they [the Palestinians] are both divided and are ...
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When America Forsakes its Palestinian Ally
Bilal Hassen
US planning, European pressure, Arab complacency, and fragility of the Palestinian negotiator; these are the four factors that have made the racist right-wing government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, ...
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The Afghanistans of the Arab World
Ali Ibrahim
Hardly a week goes by without reports of clashes or violence or assassinations in southern Yemen, most of which can be attributed to elements of Al Qaeda that appear to be trying to settle there, and ...
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