Israel-Palestine: a book of the people
In Israel-Palestine, a peace without the people has left two peoples without peace. That’s why I’m writing a book about these most intimate of enemies
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Egypt’s revolution in the breaking
Although Egypt has been eclipsed on the Western media radar, it remains caught in a deadly bind between popular jingoism and religious demagoguery.
Read moreThe hair that binds
Despite its bonding potential, a trip to the hairdresser’s can inflict trauma on soap-phobic pre-adolescent boys and their mullet-phobic fathers.
Read more9/12: Turning over a new leaf in the Middle East
On the 10th anniversary of the day after 9/11, it is high time to trash the ‘clash of civilisations’ theory and the ‘war on terror’ and start a new chapter in the West’s relationship with the new Middle East.
Read moreIs Mubarak really a force of stability?
Providing more legitimate access to power should be the way to guarantee security and stability in Egypt.
Read moreThe Middle East on Biden
Does Obama’s choice of running mate mean he’s shaping up to be just another establishment candidate for the White House?
Read moreWhat’s the difference between Obama and an Arab?
John McCain has furnished compelling proof that Barack Obama is not an Arab: the Democrat is a family man.
Read moreThe audacity to dream
If we suspend scepticism and take up Barack Obama’s invitation to dream of change, what Middle East can the audacity of hope help to forge?
Read moreتغيير على مستوى الجذور نستطيع أن نؤمن به
بقلـم خالد دياب كان أحد شعارات حملة باراك أوباما الناجحة “تغيير نستطيع أن نؤمن به”. ومع توليه الرئاسة، تغير كل
Read moreGrassroots change we CAN believe in
One of Barack Obama’s winning campaign slogans was “change we can believe in”. And with his presidency, everything has changed and nothing has changed when it comes to US foreign policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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