Europe without Turkey
By Ian Buruma AMSTERDAM: Most European citizens (for example, more than 60 percent in France and Germany) believe that Turkey should not become part of the European Union. There are various…
The fate of minorities in the Arab Spring
By René Guitton From the shores of the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf, women and men in many Arab-Muslim countries are demanding that their rulers democratize, and that dictators monopolizing power…
Churches across America read from the Quran
WASHINGTON, DC: Although negative stories of Islamophobia in the United States abound in news media, most Americans respect religious diversity. That’s why on Sunday, 26 June, thousands of people across…
As Egypt change drags on, some praise Mubarak
By Sherine El Madany / Reuters CAIRO: Five months ago, the world watched in awe as hundreds of thousands of Egyptians demonstrated in Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding the departure of longtime…
Arab silence at Syria crackdown speaks volumes
By Tom Pfeiffer and Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: Arab governments were swift to condemn Libya's Moammar Qaddafi in February when he tried to crush a popular uprising with machineguns and…
WikiLeaks ad implying role in Egyptian revolution faces backlash
By Charlie Cabot CAIRO: Egyptian activists responded sharply to Julian Assange’s assertions that his website, WikiLeaks, played a role in the January 25 Revolution. Assange, editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks, ran…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: We are ready for freedom and independence
By Ghassan Khatib After its last meeting, the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization announced officially its intention to go to the United Nations to seek the help of the…
Lagarde’s challenges
By Raghuram Rajan CHICAGO: Now that the dust has settled over the selection of the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, the IMF can return to its core business of managing crises.…
Tahrir: Bamboozling the bride
By Philip Whitfield “Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure: Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.” That was William Congreve in his comedy of manners The Old…
Egypt protesters demand ‘civil marriage’
By AFP CAIRO: Dozens of Egyptians protested on Thursday to demand the introduction of civil marriages, in order to be able to divorce or remarry. Protesters — Coptic Christians as…
