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Wednesday 2 March 2005 (21 Muharram 1426)

Should a Woman Cover Her Face?

As human beings, we should be free to practice our own faith and live our own lives, as long as doing so does not harm anybody and does not break the law. Which makes me raise the question: Is... Full Story


Putin’s Russia: Soul-Searching Issue

Vladimir Putin remains unrepentant. At their first encounter several years ago, the American president “looked into the soul” of his Russian counterpart and he reportedly saw a good man. Last... Full Story


Editorial: Wind of Change

People power has come to Lebanon. The resignation of the prime minister, Omar Karami, and his government would not have happened without thousands of Lebanese people laying peaceful siege to Parliament.... Full Story




Funding Israel’s Occupation and Expansion

LONDON, 2 March 2005 — Far from bolstering a serious peace process, Tony Blair’s Middle East conference in London today could even make things worse. The “international donor” crowd, who have been... Full Story


Now the Palestinians Need Help From President Bush

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas must have had another moment of acute hesitation in the early hours of Saturday morning after he was told about the suicide bomb which killed five Israelis in Tel Aviv.... Full Story


How to Make Globalization Work More Effectively

WASHINGTON, 2 March 2005 — If globalization were a stock, it would have been shooting off the charts recently. Five years ago, the anti-globalization street protests were pumped up with crazy... Full Story


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