CAIRO, June 11 — First came the breast-feeding fatwa. It declared that the Islamic restriction on unmarried men and women…
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Two decades ago, there was nothing to talk about in terms of contacts or cooperation between Vietnam and the Arab…
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 4 — A few miles from Mona Abboud’s bookstore in Tripoli, passengers in cars ducked below the…
As TV Coverage Feeds Protests, Musharraf Reacts HARIPUR, Pakistan — Every day, Taj Mohammed Abbasi wheels his cart through dusty…
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 3 — Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is stirring up Pakistani politics by quietly talking through intermediaries…
I. Roads to Damascus At a meeting in mid-April in Geneva, held by António Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner…
The assault on the Coptic residents of the village of Bemha, Al-Ayat, Giza, on 11 May 2007 is the latest…
It was in the mid-1970s when South Korea succeeded for the first time in its history in establishing a foothold…
A Bahraini mother risks losing custody of her child to a husband under whose care their now six-year-old daughter was…
Pervez HoodbhoyAfter his ill-advised dismissal of the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court ignited a firestorm of violent protests, President…
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Ethical education is indispensable for the well-being both of individuals and societies. For the individual, this kind of instruction motivates…
In an April 14, 2007 interview on an Arabic program on Israeli TV, Professor Menahem Milson [1] discussed the novel…
The Bush administration has changed its position regarding a possible receptive Israeli response to the calls of Syria’s President Bashar…
Syrian dissident Riad al-Turk urged President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to lead Syria on the path to democracy or face…
Islamists always believed the U.S. was weak. Recent political trends won’t change their view. D uring the Cold War, two…
Reporters Without Borders Press release 13 May 2007 SYRIA Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the three-year prison imposed today…
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned newspapers had just called him…
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned newspapers had just called him…
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They want neither Sharia, nor a coup, but a fully democratic Turkey. First they demonstrated in Ankara, then in Istanbul,…
His Majesty, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, may God bless him King of Bahrain The Women Petition Committee pays…
ZARQA, Jordan — Abu Ibrahim considers his dead friends the lucky ones. Four died in Iraq in 2005. Three more…
Seven young men who were engaged in developing a youth discussion group and for having some articles published on the…
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To All, Worldwide, Human Rights & Civil Society’s Organizations, including UN-Council on Human Rights As well as to Public Figures…
In an article on the Arab reformist websites Aafaq (April 9, 2007) and Middle East Transparent (April 8, 2007), Egyptian…
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India was recently the ‘Guest of Honour’ country at the Paris International Book Fair (PIBF), which was held from 23…