Religion and politics, an odd couple?
When the end of ideology was celebrated first in the 1950s and…
We'll soon see if it's Mission Impossible for Petraeus
For a nation bitterly divided over Iraq, the one point of agreement…
Applaud one more tango in Paris
Sometimes we live in a hall of mirrors. The last time I…
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…