At the Altar of Palestine
After he scored a goal in a recent match against Sudan in…
The Lucifer Effect
Why do good, ordinary people sometimes become perpetrators of evil? The most…
Street Talk: Sympathize with Gaza
The taxi driver had skin the color of the Nile bed -…
The Politics of illusions
I have just returned from an extended trip to the Middle East,…
Islamic finance is going global
The 2008 Islamic Finance Festival (FES) was held in Jakarta from Jan.…
It's Al-Qaeda, stupid!
This time in Middle East relations, it is crucial to get it…
Breaking the Neoclassical Monopoly in Economics
For the 25 years, the so-called "Washington Consensus - comprising measures aimed…
Southeast Asia's Pakistan Problem
Pakistan's near political chaos, the result of President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of…
In Focus: Defective Democracy in Egypt
It is probably true that the political situation in Egypt is not…