by Tariq Alhomayed | Oct 4, 2010 | Opinion
When ‘CNN’ fired one of its broadcasters because he insulted one of his fellow colleagues, my initial reaction was heartfelt laughter. Dismissed because he insulted his colleague? Imagine if we applied this principle in the Arab media, dismissing all media employees...
by Muhammad Diyab | Oct 4, 2010 | Opinion
It is certain that Hisham Talaat Moustafa, and Mohsen al-Sukkari, will have slept long and well – for the first time in a while – after a court verdict released the noose from around their necks. Being sentenced to years of imprisonment, with all its deprivation,...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Oct 3, 2010 | Opinion
There is a belief amongst many of the Iraqi elite, as well as other Arab politicians, intellectuals and journalists, that the U.S. is conspiring with the Iranians on the issue of Iraq, and that there is a plot to divide the region. The allegation is that America is...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 3, 2010 | Opinion
The row taking place between preachers of the Sunni and Shiite sects has been escalating recently. A Shiite Imam publicly insults the mother of the faithful Sayyida Aisha, whipping the Sunnis into a frenzy that forced the Kuwaiti government to strip this Shiite Imam...
by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban | Oct 3, 2010 | Opinion
Warning from the Obama administration’s submission to Israeli pressure, in an interview with OTV, Michael Scheuer, a ‘former’ senior CIA officer, said: “Three hundred million Americans could wake up tomorrow to discover that a foreign leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, led...
by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Oct 2, 2010 | Opinion
The issue of religion has become a volatile one not just throughout the Muslim world, but globally, and religious crises are emerging at a faster rate than ever before. Is this truly the “century of religion” as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair...
