by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 29, 2010 | Opinion
The report issued by the Quilliam Foundation, the first think-tank to counter extremism and fundamentalism in Britain, which is led by a former Islamist of Pakistani-origin Maajid Nawaz, a one time member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir group, confirms one important piece of...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 29, 2010 | Opinion
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas deserves the award for the world’s Worst Negotiator. Currently, he can celebrate one of two possibilities: either negotiations will be terminated, or settlement construction will be suspended. Despite my appreciation of the...
by Ali Ibrahim | Sep 29, 2010 | Opinion
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in a difficult position. The Palestinian negotiators linked the continuation of direction negotiations with Israel – which were launched with great difficulty and are still at an early stage – with an extension to the partial...
by Muhammad Diyab | Sep 28, 2010 | Opinion
Anyone who ‘sits on the fence’, and endlessly compromises, is ultimately helpless, and anyone who becomes obsessed with maintaining balance will eventually achieve nothing, and attain no targets. Those who have inspired development across the world believed in their...
by Adel Al Toraifi | Sep 28, 2010 | Opinion
Perhaps many have heard of the interesting interview that Fidel Castro, the retired Cuban leader had with “The Atlantic” magazine (September 8), where he said, “The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore.” He directed a message to...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 28, 2010 | Opinion
One can only describe the statements made by Sudanese Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Karti to Asharq Al-Awsat yesterday with regards to the division of Sudan, and his astonishment and confusion about why the West is so hostile towards Sudan – while at the same time saying...
