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Wednesday 19 September 2007 (07 Ramadan 1428)

On the Estrada Verdict

In trying to make sense of Joseph Estrada’s rise to the presidency and his fall from power, I eventually settled on a simple axiom: You don’t kick a man when he’s down. In tackling the story of Estrada... Full Story


Convenient Racism: The ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ Factor

Racism is, among many things, convenient. It provides simplified, definite and ready-to-serve answers to complex and compounded questions. Racists, in turn, come from all walks of life; their motivation... Full Story


Editorial: Search for Peace

No one can say that Saudi Arabia does not try — and try again despite all the odds — to help sort out problems in the Arab and Muslim worlds. The meeting hosted in Jeddah, bringing together the Somali... Full Story