An ode to Arab love songs
Love is a universal theme in music, but there are good reasons for the Arab world’s preoccupation with romance.
Read MoreLove is a universal theme in music, but there are good reasons for the Arab world’s preoccupation with romance.
Read MoreJordanian journalists believe they do not enjoy enough freedom – a malaise shared with the rest of the Middle East. But why?
Read MoreThe Arab world may debate the merits of external occupation versus repressive self-rule, but neither are acceptable.
Read MoreAuthor and journalist Brian Whitaker diagnoses the Arab world’s problems in his latest book.
Read MoreCan we look forward to a boom in Arab science or will poverty, bureaucracy and religion be insurmountable obstacles?
Read MoreA secular society confines religion to the spiritual sphere where it belongs, and leaves worldly affairs to human resourcefulness.
Read Moreكان أحد شعارات حملة باراك أوباما الناجحة “تغيير نستطيع أن نؤمن به”. ومع توليه الرئاسة، تغير كل شيء، إلا أن شيئاً لم يتغير بالنسبة لسياسة الولايات المتحدة الخارجية تجاه النزاع الإسرائيلي الفلسطيني.
Read MoreThe taboo surrounding the cruel murder of family members in the name of honour is slowly being broken.
Read MoreAt a time when the only Arabs and Israelis who met were soldiers and spies, an intrepid Egyptian woman crossed enemy lines into Israel.
Read MoreNot so long ago many prominent Jewish thinkers believed in a natural affinity between Judaism and Islam. They called themselves
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