The secret world of female circumcision
NAIROBI: As a child in rural Kenya, I was a secret admirer…
The agony and ecstasy of synthetic drugs
NEW YORK: The world is speeding up. Communications, travel, and productivity are…
Teaching Auschwitz to the Palestinians
NABLUS, West Bank: As the road dips and rises through the Hebron…
Better than a troop surge in Afghanistan
CHICAGO, Illinois: Despite their differences over how to pursue the US war…
Boom, bust, and recovery in the world economy
NEW YORK: This global economic crisis will go down in history as…
Islam in German schools
BONN, Germany: Saphir, a textbook for Islamic religion classes, presents the fundamental…
Jerusalem youth use music to break down walls
JERUSALEM: We need a cultural revolution. We have waited far too long…
Blue Europe, Red Asia
PARIS: Could Europe be a Democratic "blue state and Asia a Republican…
Homeless at Home
Today, the United Nations estimates that 77 million people - more than…
Editorial: Egypt's sunny economy and landmark harassment verdict
On Tuesday, to cap two days of miraculously upbeat discussions about the…