Obama’s timidity threatens US leadership in the region
Michael Young: There has been a feeling since Obama took office that if the American empire were to begin fraying, the process in the region would resemble what we are witnessing today.
Universal internet access is the new human rights issue
Muhammad Ayish: For many of us, this ascendence of the web in our consciousness has made the technology indispensable.
Echoes of stories heard and forgotten in the Iraq war
Rym Ghazal / Single in the city : I remember how I struggled to find a 'happy' sound for the radio documentary I did for Canada’s CBC, and couldn’t find one as people tried to survive in a destroyed nation.
Archive
Wednesday, March 17 2010
- The mystery of Baradar and Gadahn: a new ‘End Game’?
- Ireland shares an openness to the world with the UAE
- Animals deserve to run wild, not to be cooped up in cages
Tuesday, March 16 2010
- Sanctions on Iran aren’t a substitute for policy
- A natural question: is there space for green in the plan?
- To fly the furry skies, you need to find the right airline
Monday, March 15 2010
- A window of opportunity and risk in today’s Iraq
- The economics of car wrecks and climate panic
- How to win the battle for our children’s attention?
Sunday, March 14 2010
- Biden’s humiliation shows futility of US peace talks
- Hollywood stars? I prefer a media summit any day
- We must believe in our unified identity, or no one else will
Saturday, March 13 2010
- Art’s role in the bigger picture
- Abdel Halim Mahmud: Azhar at its best
- Bloggers who dare to share ideas with the world
Friday, March 12 2010
- Investments in media require a patience few can afford
- There’s credibility to be gained in breaking the Gaza blockade
- A horrible faux pas: mixing fashion and feminism
- In Hollywood, as in life, it’s all about who has leverage
Thursday, March 11 2010
- What has Gaza gained since Hamas won four years ago?
- Knowledge can’t be developed if it isn’t protected
- Sometimes, attraction just stares you in the face
Wednesday, March 10 2010
- Dutch demons of Srebrenica and Europe’s defence crisis
- Remembering the UK’s eloquent voice for Islam
- India shamed as its greatest painter is driven abroad
Tuesday, March 9 2010
- A brave election does not remedy Iraq’s dysfunction
- Switzerland feels the heat in scandal of Qadafi’s son
- And the loser is ... the British villain in Hollywood
- Michael Foot, RIP, a good man in the age of ‘Tally-derision’
Monday, March 8 2010
- Go to Gaza, Mr Mitchell – then break the blockade
- States can stoke global insecurity as well as terrorism
- Abu Dhabi’s marinas are lovely but where are the sailors?
Sunday, March 7 2010
- Afghanistan’s end game lies far beyond Marjah
- Breathing life into Bastakiya and the history of Dubai
- Driven to write my own story in the great unknown
Saturday, March 6 2010
Friday, March 5 2010
- An opportunity for Iraqis to rewrite their history
- A letter to Frantz about the new post-colonialism
- Want to sell a script? Make sure you have the right phone
Thursday, March 4 2010
Editorials
Politics as usual is a victory after Iraqi elections
Even the apparent electoral success of the followers of Muqtada al Sadr feels like grounds for some applause.
KHDA’s school fee cap makes sense
Education is too important to let private schools run it like any other business.
Thrills and spills
Roller coasters have come a long way since the classic wooden Cyclone at New York’s Coney Island, built in 1927.
Letters
Response needed to great demand for VoIP services
I can only hope that when the charges are announced, the service providers transparently inform the general public on the reasons behind them.
Arabic news digest
Electoral race in Sudan means uneasy times
Omar al Bashir would like to prove to his detractors that after 20 years of government, he still enjoys wide popularity and remains the favoured contestant.
Frontiers
The truth about the wisdom of crowds
A century later, economists and statisticians are still arguing over how scattered opinions of ordinary people can produce amazingly accurate insights.
Heritage
Arabic is key to identity: Sharjah Ruler
A study by Zayed University last year showed 80 per cent of young Emiratis believed the Arabic language defines their identity.
