Extralegal policing criticized in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesia is defined as a free state - essentially, a country…
Letter to the Editor: Should we trust the new generation?
Yes we should! If we could only give them the chance and…
Climate change and "Climategate"
COPENHAGEN: Thousands of politicians, bureaucrats, and environmental activists have arrived in Copenhagen…
Editorial: The illusive metal barrier
CAIRO: So, is Egypt building an underground metal wall along its Gaza-Rafah…
COMMENTARY: Is the Quran hostile to Jews and Christians?
WASHINGTON, DC: When violence is committed in the name of Islam, the…
As the enemy sees us
RAMALLAH: Who is this man, this "dour official leading a revolutionary cultural…
In praise of common Americans
KARACHI, Pakistan: Greg Mortenson is an American and, like our philanthropist Maulana…
The cycles of economic discontent
FLORENCE: The nineteenth century was mesmerized by the cyclical behavior of business.…
"Neo-Ottoman" Turkey?
ANKARA: Nowadays, the international media are obsessed with the question of who…
Africa's stake in the climate-change debate
MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE: Across Africa, there are growing concerns, which the three of…