With the war heating up in Afghanistan, it is not surprising that attacks on journalists appear to be accelerating.
Introduction A diplomatic resolution to the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States is certainly the most desirable outco...
Growing up in Bethlehem, I literally grew up with the details of the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls, which Israel claims Jordan and Palestine have no connection to.
Five major figures in Iran's reform movement issued a manifesto Sunday, Jan. 3, calling for the resignation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the abolition of clerical control of the voting system and candidate selection.
Nigeria may have problems, but it is not the world's next hotbed of extremism. Muslims and Christians there have forged a mostly harmonious co-existence that is rare and desirable.
My client Samir has every reason to be frustrated with the US for his abuse and his senseless detention, as well as the panicked demands not to send any Yemeni to Yemen because, gosh, it is apparently an unstable place.
As inertia continues to characterize the Middle East peace process and outreach to Iran and Syria, the Blackwater case casts more doubt on the ability of the Obama administration to live up to his rhetoric.
There are quite a few positive things scheduled for 2010. This doesn't automatically mean the president is guaranteed to have a great year, but it certainly sets the scene.
Tackling terrorism can only be effective if all communities and official agencies work together in collaborative partnership. Only then will we be able to ensure that no community is left feeling isolated or vulnerable.
You want some American "attention." Circulate reports that there is an Al Qaeda in [fill the space] and before you know, Uncle Sam, shows up with a nice economic stimulus package and American GI's.
Al-Qaeda would like nothing better than for me and my fellow Saudi students to stay at home. But I won't allow Al-Qaeda to make me a victim in my own country and the country where I am pursuing my studies.
Considering the long held belief of Ayatollah Khamenei that the Shah's regime fell because it succumbed to the opposition, this Iranian regime will not seek compromise until it is too late; it may be too late already.
Voice of America announced that it will unveil a new app for iPhone and Android mobile devices that will enable Iranians to upload videos, photos and other content to the VOA's Persian News Network
With levity the object, we provide herewith an implausible alternative to the usual fare from the financial establishment, which disturbingly seems possible in these unsettled political and economic times.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is disingenuous at best and engaging in crass political gamesmanship at worst in whacking Obama for back pedaling on heal...
If we have learned anything in this past bloody decade in Palestine and Israel, it is that violence only begets violence. Non-violent solutions require empathy and sympathy as well as justice and fairness.
I believe James Cameron simply has brought a pre-existing consciousness to the mainstream of orthodox life through a brilliant exercise of film-making.
I wonder if the US and Yemeni authorities know of the hornets nest they stirred when they launched the Shabwa strike in December. If they do, they probably should warn the rest of us.
Republicans, by encouraging hysteria over the terrorist threat, are making the threat of terrorism that much more salient. In the coming weeks, it will be worth remembering Al-Qaeda's formula: small acts for big effect.
In the latest episode of what is becoming an increasingly contentious debate, an Egyptian court banned women students from wearing the full-face veil -- the niqab -- in university exams.
The escalating anti-Semitism and anti-Israel feeling in European media in connection with Gaza has caused Israeli bitterness and pain.
