Western Media

"Brand Dubai" Aims to Polish Emirate's Image Following Negative Reports

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.14.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

The Gulf emirate of Dubai is on a PR kick aimed at polishing its image and repairing damage from negative reports.

Shoe Throwing Incident Exposes Western Failure to Understand Arab World

Ray Hanania | Posted 01.19.2009 | World


Ray Hanania

Muntandar al-Zaidi, the cameraman for al-Baghdadiya TV, threw his shoe at President Bush not as an act of violence, but because in Arab culture, that is in fact the ultimate form of protest.