The Lebanese might repeat the past
I spent two days in Beirut in late 2002. And the tension…
Applaud one more tango in Paris
Sometimes we live in a hall of mirrors. The last time I…
Religion and politics, an odd couple?
When the end of ideology was celebrated first in the 1950s and…
Ideas for the secretary general of the Disunited Nations
The good news for Ban Ki-Moon is that he has become secretary…
The US is taking us for a ride on the peace process
The Bush administration's Middle East policy has been a failure. Not only…
The new cold war in Beirut and Palestine
Lebanon and Palestine are the most dramatic examples of the new ideological…
War of Ideas: Insurgent channel spreads its wings
A controversial TV channel that is the voice of Iraq's anti-American insurgents…
The United States in Africa: addressing the combustible mix of Islam and oil
In the post-Sept. 11, 2001 world it is thoroughly understandable that the…
The meaning of a death in Istanbul
Is there a curse hanging over Turkey? Each time the country achieves…
The Dictatorship of the Majority
It is often claimed in the West that Muslims are too sensitive…