Peace and security will come to both Israelis and Palestinians only if it is based on a commitment to universal human rights. For Palestinians, this means self-determination.
Peace and security will come to both Israelis and Palestinians only if it is based on a commitment to universal human rights. For Palestinians, this means self-determination.
You can't claim solidarity with Egyptian protesters when they take down a dictator, but act horrified that the resulting government in Egypt, more accountable to Egyptian public opinion, is more engaged in supporting Palestinian rights. It's a package deal.
As people in the West continue to hear the stories of ordinary citizens in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria and Yemen, they are realizing more and more that human desires, needs and wants or all people are one and the same.
Is the Arab Spring really an "American" Revolution? According to President Obama and his speechwriters, the answer is, surprisingly, yes.
Questions from all interested stakeholders persist, the foremost among them: Who will stand as the voice for the Egyptian revolution?
In the wake of the political "Arab Spring" upheaval, a group of Egyptian women have founded the Cairo-based organization WHAM (Women for the Harassment of Arab Men) with the hope to reverse the harassment.
Omar Makram is known all over the Arab world because his is the mosque on the edge of Tahrir Square.
I grew up in Cairo, where I had, and still have, close Christian friends. I can only imagine how Egyptian Christians feel right now. It is outrageous that they would feel threatened in their own country.
As days passed and protests moved forward, many Christians realized that much of the oppression and persecution that fell on them was from the corrupt government and not from their fellow Muslim citizens.
Egyptians mobilize against a trio of evils, which they -- unlike most Americans -- have suffered firsthand in their day-to-day lives: extremist violence, political oppression and American imperialism.
The bravery of the protestors may not be enough when coming up against the limits the regime is willing to go to in ensuring its continued rule.
Obama's approach to the Middle East is hopelessly adrift. He is hesitant to truly embrace the Arab freedom movements and failing to lead Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Three young Egyptian women spoke movingly this morning about their part in Egypt's revolution. Americans should listen to their voices to understand what's at stake across Northern Africa.
Jason Anderson, Aaron Dale Burkeen, Donald Clark, Stephen Curtis, Roy Wyatt Kemp, Karl Kleppinger, Gordon Jones (M-I SWACO), Blair Manuel (M-I SWACO),...
The developments that have unfolded since Tunisia have all been generated internally, putting to rest the patronizing mythology that change could only come to the Arab World if induced by external, Western pressure.
Revolution or no revolution, Egypt has a long way to go before freedom of expression, religious tolerance, and human rights gain widespread acceptance.
The limited intervention in Libya averted a humanitarian disaster, but it also killed the Arab Spring.
As the Obama administration works to explain the goals of the intervention in Libya, something else is making Americans uneasy: the perceived role of religion in the Middle East's uprising.
Freedom of speech and assembly shouldn't end at America's border, or whenever we log on to the Internet. It's time Washington took action against U.S. technology companies that are helping despots silence their people.
Twitter, the microblog people love to hate, turned 5 this week. Twitter is probably most famous for the celebrities and politicians that use it to com...
The events in Tunisia and Egypt present an opportunity to address some of the systemic issues around access to information across the region.