Middle Eastern governments can gain from blogging
For a very long time, almost everyone agreed that media in the…
When murder should simply be called murder, not 'jihad'
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, many in the Western world…
The self-inflicted vulnerabilities of Iran's economy
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini once famously said: "Economics is for donkeys. Well, looking…
Are things coming together for George W. Bush in Iraq?
Doctors use the word "crisis to describe the point at which a…
Britain tiptoes away in the darkness
"What all of this means is not that Basra is how we…
Democracy is possible, Arab bloggers assure us every day
The Arab world is known as a home to some of the…
In the Middle East, the US is off the road and in the ditch
"Are you on the road, or in the ditch? Back when I…
Condoleezza Rice's useless summit: an Israeli view
In its February 16 issue, The Washington Post described Secretary of State…
Corruption: an evil Arab governments are sticking to
Are economic and political reforms an effective way to combat corruption, or…
The US and Islam: a widening rift
It is no surprise that at the annual meeting of the US-Islamic…