Our correspondents
Washington: CIA in recruitment pitch to Arab-Americans
Sa'ada: Refugee camps struggle to cope as Yemeni conflict escalates
Lahore: Pakistani army gets tough to turn people against Taliban
Global briefing
Week in review: Al Qa'eda denounced by Libyan group
- Jihadist ideology is now under attack from its erstwhile proponents. A Libyan group has issued a new religious document denouncing the tactics used by al Qa'eda as illegal under Islamic law.
Focus
Keeping the Haj safe for pilgrims
With the swine flu virus rife, Hamida Ghafour looks at the measures in place to protect those setting out for Mecca.
The Gulf’s powder keg
Yemen appears to be a crisis waiting to happen. Recent battles between Saudi troops and rebels just add to its problems.
The week
Typhoons and iTunes
14.11.2009 to 20.11.2009 Jet fighters took to the Dubai skies, five people survived two months adrift on open seas and Apple entered talks to allow music downloads in the UAE.
Lives remembered
The Wicker Man star who turned vigilante
Edward Woodward was the quintessential British actor with a menacing air and he was dubbed the thinking woman’s Rambo.
Trainer with a remarkable eye for a winner
A sometime “hot walker” who rose to become one of America’s most successful thoroughbred horse trainers, Bobby Frankel enjoyed more than 3,500 victories during his 40-year career.
My word
Nitpickers’ journal exposes degrees of grammatical ignorance
Colin Randall: Inside each edition of Quest, the journal of the Queen’s English Society, is a feast of nitpicking. Two items from the new issue consider how people from other countries use English.
Profile
Manny Pacquiao: Thriller from Manila
He has reignited boxing, inspired millions of Filipinos and on Friday received a hero’s welcome.
Comment
Your Prophet is your Islam
Omid Safi: Whenever I ask non-Muslims about the Prophet Mohammed: the response is invariably one of deafening silence.
Cold feet as I prepare for journey of a lifetime
Hadeel al Shalchi: By this time next week I hope to be in the final stages of possibly the most challenging duty of my faith – the Haj.
Death knell drones for al Qa’eda
Michael Smith: The Predator attacks are controversial, but they are getting increasingly close to the senior leadership of both the Taliban and al Qa’eda.
Magazine
- Feature Michael Jackson is immortalised in a remarkable series of images by the singer’s personal artist in a new book, as seen in these exclusive excerpts.
Travel
- The effects of the modern world can be felt even in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Susan Hack reports on a unique initiative which aims to balance the needs of primates with people.
Motoring
- A project to restore an old Pontiac in Tennessee is helping a group of teenage troublemakers win back some much needed self-esteem.
House & Home
- The choice for interior comforts is expanding at an alarming rate and seems to contradict the endless talk of economic gloom.
