Arabs

The Invisible Arab: As Not Seen on TV

Eunice Roque | Posted 02.08.2012 | Books

They took everyone by surprise, including themselves," reads the introduction to The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution, a new book by Marwan Bishara, Senior Political Analyst for Al Jazeera English.

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Christmas In Jerusalem

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 12.16.2011 | Religion

Read More: Christmas, Jews, Arabs, Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Mayer Teddy, Religion News

Arabs will remain Arabs and Jews, Jews. Neither wants assimilation. We do not wish to let the dividing lines vanish. People want to stick to their roots. This is a positive and not a negative thing."

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Ahmadinejad Words Play to Muslim World

George T. Haley | Posted 12.13.2011 | World

Read More: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, US Relations With Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Muslim World, Arabs, Arab Spring, World News

Recently, I played 20 questions with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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The Arab Spring: A New Era in a Transforming Globe

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 01.08.2012 | World

Read More: Arab Youth, Arabs, Mohamed Bouazizi, Arab Spring, Facebook, Egypt, Occupy Wall Street, World News

Contrary to what some commentators have said, the Arab uprisings are not a divorced phenomenon from the protests that have taken over many parts of the Western world due to the continuing economic crisis.

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Politics: When Dumb Meets Disconnected

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics

Read More: Forrest Gump, Church, Saddam, President Barack Obama, "Occupy" Movement, Althetes and Steroids, Media, Global Warming, Gallup, Sarah Palin, Government, Muslim, Wall Street, Arabs, Healthcare Legistation E, Americans, 9-11, Death Panels, Politics News

Can we shake off our apathy, connect reality and marshal a productive counterattack against the forces of ignorance? Right now, the odds aren't looking all that good.

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Poll: Syria's Growing Isolation Among Arabs

James Zogby | Posted 12.29.2011 | World

Read More: Libya, Lebanon, Arabs, Jordan, Arab Spring, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Arab League, Syria Protests, Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, United Arab Emirates, World News

All sides must be wary of allowing this situation to continue. As gruesome as it has been to watch unarmed demonstrators being shot in the streets, it can get much worse. The conflict could further escalate into an all-out civil war.

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Arab Spring Success Requires Islamists to Share

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.27.2011 | World

Read More: Elections, Moderate, John McCain, Middle East, Algeria, Arabs, Terrorism, Islamic Extremists, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Dictatorship, Arab Spring, Islamists, World News

The Arab Spring will produce a mix of individuals subscribing to old and new ideologies. But as long as they are committed to power sharing and the voluntary nonviolent transfer of power, the revolution and the sacrifices would have been worth it.

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Protests Return to Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 12.05.2011 | World

Read More: Arabs, Arab Spring, Twitter, Saudi Arabia, Protest, Wahabi-Salafism, Iran, Shiites, Video, World News

In Al-Qatif, a large and predominantly Shiite city on the coast of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, renewed clashes between police and protesters erupted on Sunday, injuring both local policemen and activists.

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Confronting The Death Our Worst Enemies

Carl Medearis | Posted 11.19.2011 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Politics, Arabs, Evangelical Christians, Middle East, Religion and Politics, Muslim, World News, Christianity, Death, Religion News

How many times do we as followers of Jesus refuse to apply the same standards to ourselves that we demand of others? It's easy to talk about this on a personal level. Not so easy to talk about on a national level.

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Middle Eastern Students Learn That History Can Unite

Ruth Eglash | Posted 11.16.2011 | Impact

Read More: Jews, Jordan, History, Israel, Middle East, Arabs, Heritage, Culture, Impact News

While historical narratives often serve to deepen conflicts, history in a general sense also has the ability to unite people.

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The Great Taboo: Arab Racism

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 11.09.2011 | Politics

Read More: Libya, Arabs, Sudan, Arab Racism Africa, Black Libyans Attacked, Black Libyans, Black Libyan Attacks, Arab Racism, Libya Rebels Kill Innocent, Arab Racism Libya, Racism Arab, Politics News

With the liberation of Libya come less happy reports from Amnesty and Physicians for Human Rights of rebels slaughtering scores of black Africans, believing they were all pro-Gaddafi mercenaries.

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Vigilante Racism and the De-Americanization of Muslim Americans

Bill Ong Hing | Posted 11.06.2011 | Politics

Read More: September 11, Hate Crimes, Arabs, Muslim Americans, Muslims, Immigration, September 11 Anniversary, Racial Profiling, Sikhs, Politics News

We learn and unlearn, and in the process, the bad behavior of vigilante racism is reinforced. In the process, we de-Americanize many communities of color, perpetuating their image as immigrant Americans rather than full Americans.

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"Irhal Amreeka"

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 10.29.2011 | World

Read More: Iran, World News, Arabs, Middle East, US Foreign Policy, Israel, Libya, Irhal, Arab Awakening, Bahrain, World News

As popular, street-based movements to force domestic reforms sweep through the Arab world, the only fixed criteria in this widespread social "experiment" is the dogged intervention of the United States and its allies.

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Searching for Arab Democrats

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 10.11.2011 | World

Read More: Marwan Muasher, Jordan, Democracy, Rana Sweis, Education, Rana F. Sweis, Governments, Iraq, Iraqis, Arab Spring, Amman, Arabs, Middle East, Khaled AlMajali, Brian Stone, Arab World, World, World News Images, Obama, Egyptelections, World News

As I watch the Arab Spring, I recognize the road ahead will be long and difficult. While many Arabs are calling for democracy, the region continues to...

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Can America Speak Muslim?

Nedda Alammar | Posted 10.08.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, West Bank, Middle East, Arabs, Israel, Iraq, Hamas, American Foreign Policy, Comedy News

I recently read an article in the NY Times that announced the simplest and not yet talked about solution to protecting the US against Muslim e...

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Bin Laden's Been Dead, Right?

Nedda Alammar | Posted 10.02.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Middle East, National Security, Arabs, Terrorism, 9/11, Iraq, Airport Security, Osama Bin Laden, Comedy News

When Osama bin Laden was killed, I thought 'Wow. This is a big moment. The kind of moment that changes everything.' 'Maybe,' I thought, 'jus...

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Israeli Prime Minister's Son Causes Facebook Ruckus With Arab, Muslim Posts

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 08.24.2011 | World

Read More: Muslims, Social Media @Y:World, Benjamin Netanyahu, Arabs, Facebook, Israel, Yair Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, World News

JERUSALEM — The Israeli prime minister's 19-year-old son – a military spokesman – posted derisive comments about Arabs and Muslims o...

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Coexistence in Israel: A Tale of Two Communities

Robyn Carolyn Price | Posted 08.10.2011 | Impact

Read More: Coexistence, Jews, Conflict, Peace, Arabs, Israel, Kibbutz, Metzer, Meiser, Meser, Mezer, Impact News

This is the tale of Mezer and Meiser, communities that have lived side by side for over 55 years, offering a model of what peaceful coexistence in the region might look like.

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Fatah, Hamas and the Future of Palestine

Marc Gopin | Posted 08.06.2011 | World

Read More: Syria, Politics, Nonviolence, Negotiations, Peace, Middle East, Arabs, Fatah, Palestine, Israel, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Conflict Resolution, Aziz Abu Sarah, World News

Considering the sweeping changes across the Middle East and the rising din of the popular voice of nonviolent resistance, the United States may be forced to confront the Israeli government with a stark choice.

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On the Question of Palestinian Statehood

David A. Love | Posted 08.01.2011 | World

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.

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On Italian Island, Refugees Wait at Intersection of Europe's Hope and Fear

Michelle Chen | Posted 07.17.2011 | World

The unrest in Tunisia and Libya have turned Lampedusa into a makeshift Ellis Island. Several thousand have arrived from Tunisia, and there's a growing wave from Libya. No one knows when they'll be allowed to leave, or who will accept them.

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Learning from the 'Jewish Spring'

Danny Ayalon | Posted 07.17.2011 | World

Read More: Jews, North Africa, Arabs, Arab Spring, Development, Israel, Middle East, Jewish State, World News

If the 'Arab Spring' is to succeed it could do worse than learn from the Israel experience. While successive Arab rulers have instilled a 'scapegoat mentality' in parts of the population, this must be removed at the earliest opportunity.

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A Middle East Without a Peace Process?

Time | Tony Karon | Posted 07.16.2011 | World

Read More: Palestine, Yasser Arafat, Arabs, West Bank, Gaza, Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Israel Protests, Israel, World News

Welcome to the post-peace process: The drama that unfolded on Israel's boundaries on Sunday as 12 Palestinians were killed in a wave of unarmed civil ...

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Iranian "Feud:" Much Ado About Nothing?

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 07.15.2011 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Persian Gulf, Resistance Bloc, Arabs, Middle East, Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Arab Awakening, Iran Feud, Supreme Leader, World News, World News

A public spat between Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad made international headlines last week. Politics is rarely ever a harmonious business in any country, so why the brouhaha over this particular stand-off?

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An Expanded GCC: Challenges and Opportunities

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.12.2011 | World

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Gcc, Morocco, Palestine, Yemen, Bahrain, Uae, Kuwait, Arab Spring, Arabs, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Qatar, Gulf Cooperation Council, World News

As the Gulf Cooperation Council expands, the Arab world will be split into the monarchical and the republican regimes. Will this herald a new Arab Cold War or will the spirit of the Arab Spring us into a more promising future?

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