Vatican paper: 'Angels & Demons' film is harmless
Reviewers at the Vatican s newspaper have passed judgment on Angels & Demons, finding the religious thriller commercial and inaccurate, but concluding it is harmless entertainment and not a danger…
Individuals must not be punished for the actions of their governments
TEL AVIV: If Operation Cast Lead proved to be the breaking point for Gaza's healthcare system, it also illuminated where the responsibility for its collapse lies. The pressures that left…
The return of American realism
NEW YORK: There are many recurring debates in American foreign policy - for example, isolationism versus internationalism, and unilateralism versus multilateralism. But no debate is more persistent than that between…
One hijabi guinea pig at a time
CAIRO: Over six years ago, I sat in a Zamalek café with an American journalist discussing my decision to wear the veil. It was more than a year after Sept.…
Decoding Egypt: Is the Escalation of the 'Mideast Cold War' in Egypt's Interest?
CAIRO: The Egyptian regime's political and verbal confrontation with Hezbollah demonstrates that Egypt has opted for deepening the rift with Iran and its allies.Egypt's hostile posture towards Hezbollah predates the…
The Great Depression Analogy
PRINCETON: Whenever today's economic crisis is discussed, analogies to the Great Depression are never far away. In its latest "World Economic Outlook, the IMF examines the analogy explicitly, in terms…
Religious-secularist mix impacts women's rights in Turkey
MONTRÉAL: Turkey has strong ties both with its Muslim history and with secularism, understood as not mixing religion with politics. After decades of struggling between these two identities, this strategic…
King Abdullah looks to the future of Arab-Israeli relations
WASHINGTON, DC: Of all the countries involved to varying degrees in the Middle East conflict, Jordan has always been one of the most moderate voices calling for peace. And of…
New poll suggests Israelis and Palestinians want two states
NEW YORK: In the midst of a stalled peace process in the Middle East, a new poll released by the OneVoice Movement, an international grassroots peace movement equally represented both…
Swinish profit from fever
In hindsight, this was a predictable consequence of the swine flu outbreak: devious websites have begun offering fake cures. It is merely the latest adaptation of a global counterfeit drugs…