The lost continent
LONDON: Home to one-sixth of the world's people, but contributing only one-fortieth…
Encountering peace
JERUSALEM: US President Barack Obama's Cairo speech and subsequent remarks by him…
With a Grain of Salt: The jelly-like state
CAIRO: Contrary to pessimistic Arab expectations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed…
Where are the Global Problem Solvers?
NEW YORK: One odd and disturbing aspect of global politics today is…
Lebanese women want greater political representation
BEIRUT: It sees itself as one of the Middle East s most…
The Middle East in Motion
BERLIN: Great speeches are all too often underestimated as being mere words.…
Central Europe's Unsentimental Education
BUDAPEST: This month marks the 20th anniversary of the reburial of Imre…
How global citizens can 'do unto others'
WASHINGTON DC: My mother, who immigrated to America from Poland, often told…
Muslim women: no back doors, no back seats
HOUSTON, Texas: At my mosque, like almost all mosques across the country,…
1,096 nights: Bibi, Scheherazade and the impossibility of peace
One of the most internationally well-known pieces of Arabic literature is "One…