Learning about America from abroad
This summer I traveled through Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, a part of the world that most Americans rarely see in the news or visit in person.The distance provided me…
China's happy mask
China's "face may be its Achilles' Heel. As it basks in its new status as an economic superpower - the dragon that is outpacing Asia's tigers as well as the…
A look back at the Turkish elections
We were both in Turkey before and after Sunday, 22 July, the day of the intensely debated parliamentary elections. Given the large-scale, contentious demonstrations and the post-modernist military intervention -…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: Against torture in Kuwait!
I have no idea where those people who talk about torture in Egypt get their information from. Egyptian authorities simply have no tolerance for the torture of any of their…
China's Threat to Russia
Last week, Russia and China held joint military maneuvers in the presence of both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao. But a new strategic alliance between the…
The headscarf in Turkey: From religious symbol to political tool
Istanbul - With Abdullah Gül just elected as President of Turkey, the headscarf debate has yet again been brought to the forefront. Although the ban on wearing headscarves in public…
Is Neo-Conservatism Dead?
Neo-conservatism has served as a badge of unity for those in the Bush administration advocating an aggressive foreign policy, massive military spending, disdain for international law and institutions, an assault…
The real question
President Hosni Mubarak and the regime have failed, for a while now, to answer a straight-forward question that democracy activists, human rights organizations, journalists and political activists have been marveling…
French journalist Serge Bilé has taken on the task of unifying the African race
CAIRO: Kunta Kinte is the well-known hero of "Roots, one of the most touching American TV serials on the history of African slaves kidnapped by white slave dealers to provide…
Officials offer temporary solutions to Saft El Laban water crisis, residents remain frustrated
CAIRO: For a rural underprivileged squatter in Egypt, it is more than common to walk in alleys filled with pot holes, ride the three-wheel toktok to and watch deprived children…