By Farah Mehdawi The recent military attacks on the Freedom Flotilla seem to have gotten parts of the world wonder about the Israeli madness, as one would expect. But this time I thought I should just watch my nation’s reaction on such attacks and see if it’s going to be any different, while reflecting on [...]

Written by Farida Farouk Sex has been a “hot” subject of discussion in the Arab world lately. Well it’s about time! One must not forget how crucial sex is in our lives. In the first place, without sex, none of us would be in this world. Darwinian evolution would have stopped ages ago! In the [...]

Photo by swamibu. Written by Farida. There are several political, social and cultural factors, which stand in the way of Arab societies from reaching the level of development in the industrialized world. The two main factors are the interpretation and the understanding of religion, and education, which is regressive and impeding making it impossible to [...]

Graphic by Ihsan Al Hammouri كتب  ردا على هذا المقال بقلم: شادن عبد الرحمن يشترك سكان منطقة ما في لهجتهم المحلية بحكم التاريخ و الجغرافيا، و يتفاوت مستوى فهم سكان المناطق الأخرى لهذه اللهجة حسب البعد الجغرافي و الأحوال السياسية ( التي قد تكون حكمت بتفشي ثقافة المستعمر و لغته)، و سرعة البديهة و قدر [...]

(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) Written by Khalid Jabaly This month we witnessed a milestone in the history of Middle Eastern sport as Egypt and Algeria locked sides for their last chance at qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, resulting in the birth of one of the most heated rivalries in the history of football in the [...]