Now that George W. Bush is fairly well placed in the White House for another four years, it is important for us in the Arab world to read through his inauguration speech and try to figure out how to
A week from today, Iraq’s election will take place in the midst of both fear and hope. Not much can be certain about the process itself but it is inevitable that parties representing the Shiite majority
LONDON, 23 January 2005 — When the photographs of British soldiers allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners were released earlier this week, initial reactions from the public were of shock and disgust. How
Although President Bush’s uncompromising second inaugural address does not so much as mention the words Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terror, he and his supporters continue to engage in a planned
LONDON, 23 January 2005 — It was a simple idea with a big ambition — put 50 people together for 24 hours and give them two questions: What are the consequences of an increasingly assertive Muslim political
AMSTERDAM, 23 January 2005 — The death of a 19-year-old handbag thief at the hands of the woman he robbed has reopened a raw wound in Dutch public life. Ali el B. was Moroccan. Germaine C. is
