By Abdus Sattar Ghazali Seven years after 9/11, hostility towards the US remains at shocking levels in the Muslim world where the US has followed a double standard policy. Its relationship with the Muslim nations […]

By Mamoon Alabbasi – London A top Saudi cleric is reported to have issued a religious decree claiming that it is

By Ramzy Baroud Few would argue that the indirect Israel-Syria talks through Turkish mediation, which were first announced 21 May, were a sign of political maturity and readiness for peace. In fact, while the discussions […]

By Joharah Baker – The West Bank The Arab ministers are calling for it, Palestinian intellectuals and political pundits are espousing it and the people are hoping for it. Hamas and Fateh need to patch […]

By Rannie Amiri "God, the Exalted and Glorious, desired to maintain equality between His creatures and make the rich person experience hunger and pain so that he may have pity on the weak and mercy […]

By Stuart Littlewood – London The party conference season is in full swing in the UK and the Liberal Democrats begin theirs this weekend. The agenda includes a motion to endorse Policy Paper 74, "Britain’s Global […]

By Abdus Sattar Ghazali Seven years after 9/11, Muslims in America remained at the receiving end with assault on their civil rights and their faith in the name of “war on terror.” Muslims are the […]

By James Petras "Washington is forced to watch other powers shape events." — (Financial Times August 25, 2008) Introduction Everywhere one looks, US imperial policy has suffered major military and diplomatic defeats. With the backing […]

By Joharah Baker – The West Bank Recently, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak floated an old/new idea of allowing certain Palestinian populated areas around Jerusalem to become the capital of any future Palestinian state. The […]

By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Where is the rage? Where is the Arab chivalry (nakhwa)? Where is the Islamic passion (Rahmah)? Where are the Arab human rights organizations? Where are Abu Mazin and the rest of […]

By M. Shahid Alam "There has been Anti-Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept […]

By Stuart Littlewood – London I have just stumbled across an important-looking report entitled ‘Regaining the Initiative – Palestinian Strategic Options to End Israeli Occupation’ by the Palestine Strategy Group. It is dated August 2008, […]

By Sonja Karkar – Melbourne, Australia Last night as I lay in bed wishing for sleep, I thought I saw a spider scurry across the moonlit ceiling.   I closed my eyes only to have uninvited […]

By Jeff Halper So rapid is the pace of systemic change in that indivisible entity known as Palestine/Israel that it almost defies our ability to keep up with it. The deliberate and systematic campaign of […]

By William A. Cook "I would rather lose a campaign than lose a war, apparently Senator Obama would rather lose a war than lose a campaign." (John McCain, daily) With this self-righteous and pseudo-truism becoming […]

By Kevin Zeese The Republican Convention was an early Halloween Party. The leaders of the party, including Sen. John McCain, dressing up and pretending to be something they are not. The party in power for […]

By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai After the assassination of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto, her son Bilawal quoted her as saying: “Democracy is the best revenge.” Watching Asif Zardari step into General Pervez Musharraf’s […]

By Ramzy Baroud The series of unfortunate and costly decisions made during the two terms of the Bush administration, combined with economic decline at home, might devastate the US’s world standing much sooner than most […]

By Vijaya Rajiva In early September, 2008,  a group of Palestinian  intellectuals, businesspeople, and academics called The Palestine Study Group presented a Report of their long deliberations entitled Palestinian Strategic Options to End Israeli Occupation.(1). […]

By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai A friend and fellow Indian keeps warning me to lay off India and sub-continent issues. My friend, who has made a lifelong mission of speaking up for the voiceless […]

By Sam Bahour – The West Bank  Palestinians have been historically outmaneuvered, politically neutralized, and made totally dependent on international handouts. Or have they? A newly released Palestinian strategy document which outlines strategic political options […]

By Joharah Baker – The West Bank Every year Palestinians along with the wider Muslim world, observe the Islamic month of fasting, Ramadan. This year, according to the lunar calendar, Ramadan began on September 1, […]

By Alain Gresh – Paris President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Damascus this month confirms the failure of his policy of isolating the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. That policy began at the end of 2004, […]

By Cesar Chelala, New York During her visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel to stop expanding settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. Hours before, a new report […]

By Osama Dawoud – Gaza Not many people in the Gaza Strip spend their time thinking about Utah’s Great Salt Lake. I have been dreaming of it for months. This year, I was awarded a […]

By Stephen Lendman, Chicago Renamed and back, but first a personal note. Post-Katrina, writing about "The New Orleans Aftermath and (its) Ugly Glimpse of the Future" turned this retiree into a writer and radio host. […]