Women bear the brunt of bird flu
CAIRO: Judging from the gender ratio of infections in Egypt, women are…
Israel's December Report: Three Clues for 2007
Israeli government officials in charge of conducting an end-of-year review cannot be…
The emergence of cosmopolitan solidarity
As globalization proceeds, with the help of ever-faster communications, faster travel, and…
Kuwait: Is the beginning of real politics taking place?
Kuwaitis describe the country's current Parliament with an apparent contradiction: "The opposition…
American blunders have led to Middle Eastern chaos
The events of 9/11 gave the United States an opportunity to enforce…
Is the Nile Egyptian?
Associated PressENTEBBE: After three years of closed-door talks, nine nations are quietly…
For Egypt's women it's more harassment, fewer rights
"The Egyptians' lack of power over their lives is translating into a…
The Occupied Territories: Israel's moral, political millstone
With one stroke of a pen, Education Minister Yuli Tamir managed recently…
The Arab lion bares its head in Darfur's ongoing war
In the final weeks of the Darfur peace talks in Abuja, Mohamed…
Lebanon's justice system on trial
During my visit to Lebanon in early December, I was struck by…