Why the AKP holds the center in Turkey
WASHINGTON, DC: Turkey has been plagued with multiple unwieldy coalition governments whose…
Familiar enemies
JERUSALEM: Israelis and Palestinians will undoubtedly go down in history as one…
Emmy continues great year for female music artists
With women dominating the pop charts and this year s Mercury Prize…
An Asia Strategy for Iran
SINGAPORE: When the ongoing turmoil surrounding the Iranian elections finally ends, the…
Roadmap phase II revisited: Optional and problematic
The second phase of the roadmap was always the most problematic part…
Obama is deep into phase II of the Roadmap
The roadmap seemed to have been stillborn in 2003 when it was…
Conference focuses on human rights education in Egyptian universities
CAIRO: While most of the distinguished speakers chose to open with pleasantries,…
Bringing Berber singing into the modern age
Singer Houria Aïchi comes from a Berber ethnic group called the Shawiya,…
Buy shares in the Syrian Dream
DAMASCUS: I spent summers as a young boy in Damascus, while my…
A shadow on the wall
PRINCETON, NJ: "It is as if two insane people, crazed with wrath,…