From Gaza’s sinking boat to the Tahini Sea
Gazans Amer and Saleh felt “condemned to failure”, so they decided to escape to Europe. Sadly, their aborted endeavour ended in narrowly averted death.
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The mystery of Arab joy at Netanyahu’s re-election
When Netanyahu’s election victory was declared, rather than grieve, Arabs in Israel were out on the streets celebrating.
Read moreSend Qatar off and bring on Tunisia for 2022 World Cup
If Qatar gets a red card for the 2022 World Cup, Arabs should enter a joint bid to host it in Tunisia, regional role model for revolution and reform.
Read moreItaly: why flags and crowds can corrupt the view
The least you’d expect of a disgraced politician is to bow out of the limelight. Not Silvio Berlusconi with his grandstanding and rent-a-crowd.
Read moreStriving for imperfection
The subtext of the bestselling novel, The Imperfectionists, are elusive… Is it a perfect take on the imperfections of the media and modern society?
Read moreFeeling Europe’s pain
All is not well in the old world of organisational paternity, job security and economic rationality. But the silver lining is that we have millions of virtual ‘friends’ to feel our pain.
Read moreDefiantly delusional
Muammar Gaddafi and Silvio Berlusconi have something in common: delusions of grandeur that keep them desperately holding on to the reins of power.
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