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Palestine February 4, 2010

Ihsanoglu: We are looking forward to visiting Gaza

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary general of the organization of Islamic conference, has said that he was looking forward to visiting the Gaza Strip and championed an early end to the
Arts February 4, 2010

Shaath in Gaza for conciliation talks

GAZA, (PIC)-- Dr. Nabil Shaath, central committee member of Fatah faction, arrived in Gaza on Wednesday and told a press conference that his visit aimed at holding talks on national
Palestine February 4, 2010

Palestinian ex-detainee dies of mistreatment while in occupation jails

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- Liberated prisoner Mohammed Al-Emle, 26, was pronounced dead on Wednesday in one of Al-Khalil hospitals of kidney failure after he was given wrong medication while in Israeli custody.
Copts February 4, 2010

Islamic law in favour of Coptic Christian rights in Egypt

Over the past decades, numerous polls have demonstrated that the majority of Egyptians want shari'a-or Islamic principles-applied to parts of their country's legal system.
Democracy February 3, 2010

British Media Portrayals of Yemen

Until very recently, only Mauritania among the Arab countries attracted less attention in the British media than Yemen. Not any more: since 25 December 2009, Yemen is mentioned more than
IraqObama February 3, 2010

When Scholars Join the Slaughter

Anthropology has been referred to throughout history as the 'handmaiden of colonialism', thus putting anthropologists (today), at least those with a moral conscience, on guard against anything that smells like
Obama February 3, 2010

What Do Iraqis Want?

Instead of curtailing Iraqi independent action and constantly interfering and dictating Iraqi politics, the Obama administration must respect the Iraqis’ quest for liberty and freedom, says Abbas J. Ali.
Iraq February 3, 2010

The Litmus Test for the Legality of Iraq War

The future generation of Iraqis may see that the British population have a heart, not just the millions who marched against the war, but the vast majority disagree with this
IranObama February 3, 2010

A Bad Spell of Big Power Behavior

The worst moment of the week was the sight of the snake-like Tony Blair once again showing us how otherwise intelligent, articulate leaders can also comfortably splash around in the
Iraq February 3, 2010

The Iraqi Oil Conundrum

Almost seven years later, it will come as little surprise that things turned out to cost a bit more than expected in Iraq and didn’t work out exactly as imagined.