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Salon.com October 9, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Suspicious minds Many Arab rulers would like to support the Western war on Osama bin Laden. But their subjects disagree, and have a laundry list of reasons why... |
Salon.com October 12, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski |
A thousand and one e-mails The Taliban has declared the Internet un-Islamic, but elsewhere in the Muslim world, going online is one way to avoid the censors... |
Parameters Autumn 2005 Chris Zambelis |
The Strategic Implications of Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Middle East Promoting democracy in the Middle East will mark a positive shift in American foreign policy if and when Washington decides to back up its rhetoric with action. |
Wired July 2004 Lee Smith |
The Road to Tech Mecca Open markets and oil, satellite nets and Islam. Welcome to the city-state of Dubai, the new media capital of the Middle East. |
Salon.com October 8, 2001 Gary Kamiya |
War and peace Our fight against terrorism gives the U.S. a historic opportunity to become a kinder, gentler force in the world... |
Parameters November 2004 Philip Seib |
The News Media and the "Clash of Civilizations" "For the first time in history, global politics is both multipolar and multicivilizational." As the balance of power among civilizations shifts, the relative influence of the West is declining. |
Salon.com November 21, 2001 Laura Miller |
The holy warrior The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror... |
BusinessWeek May 4, 2011 Brendan Greeley |
Why Bin Laden Lost Al Qaeda's leader died because he was outgunned. He lost because he was wrong. |
Salon.com May 13, 2002 Laura Miller |
Death rattle? Sept. 11 may have been the last gasp of militant Islam -- but while it's dying, it could strike again and again... |
Salon.com September 24, 2002 Ian Williams |
Bush to Arab world: Drop dead Driven by right-wing ideologues and his own zeal, President Bush has taken Ariel Sharon's side in the Middle East even while plotting a war with Iraq. Foreign policy experts say that's a dangerous combination. |
Salon.com September 19, 2001 Laura Miller |
The "enemy" we barely know A writer who has traveled extensively in Afghanistan talks about how little we understand its people, how dangerous it is to underestimate them and why they have cause to resent the U.S.... |
Reason June 2006 |
Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq... |
Salon.com September 25, 2001 Anthony York |
Salon's war reader Don't know much about Central Asian history? Osama bin Laden? The Web provides a crash course in what's needed to understand "America's new war"... |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Kerry Capell |
The Arab World Wants Its MTV U.S. media giant Viacom aims to deliver MTV to the Arab world, as well as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and more. |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Shahine & Derhally |
Online Advertising Spending Surges in the Middle East Large Internet companies are taking note of the region's recent vigor, and a potential surfing population of 300 million in 22 countries. |
Salon.com February 8, 2002 Nina Burleigh |
Bush, oil and the Taliban In a new book, "Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth," two French intelligence analysts allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security... |
Salon.com October 18, 2001 M. A. Muqtedar Khan |
A memo to American Muslims It's time for us to search our souls. How can the message of Muhammad become a source of horror and fear? How can Islam inspire thousands of youth to dedicate their lives to killing others? |
Information Today March 31, 2003 Irene E. McDermott |
Iraq Around the Clock: The First Internet War The Web offers "news" for every persuasion. |
Reason May 2006 Brendan O'Neill |
The Shocking Truth About Osama bin Laden Perhaps bin Laden turned to the blogosphere after 9/11, in search of theories and arguments with which he might justify his murderous assault. He is less the armed wing of a clear or coherent Islamist worldview than he is the armed wing of the West's own fearful and tortured debates about war and terrorism today. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 |
MTV Presses Play in the Middle East MTV's Bhavneet Singh talks about the challenges of launching MTV Arabia on Nov. 16 and the iconic music channel's global strategy. |
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006 |
A British Knight in Al Jazeera's Court Ready for his new show on the Arabic TV network, the veteran host Sir David Frost talks about everything from Osama bin Laden to the state of TV. |
Salon.com September 25, 2001 David Rieff |
There is no alternative to war Blame-the-U.S. pacifism misses the point. Bin Laden wants to eradicate Western modernity, not liberate Palestine, and the U.S. has no choice but to fight him... |
Entrepreneur September 2008 Farnoosh Torabi |
Eastern Promises Invest in the west? Try again - investors see opportunity in the Middle East. |
Salon.com October 23, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Peace? Please hold As the bloodbath rages in the Middle East, Ehud Barak calls for a "timeout" in the peace process... |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Prelude To Terror Book reviews: Osama, The Making of a Terrorist By Jonathan Randal... Ghost Wars, The The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 By Steve Coll... |
Salon.com September 12, 2002 Robert Scheer |
Where's Osama? Sept. 11 could have been avoided if our intelligence agencies had done their job. |
Reason June 2003 Charles Paul Freund |
Look Who's Rocking the Casbah The revolutionary implications of Arab music videos |
Salon.com October 3, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Violence erupts in the Holy Land Desperation fuels an ominous round of fighting in the Holy Land. Has the Mideast peace process finally blown apart? |
Salon.com February 12, 2001 Ted Rose |
The invisible man As the African embassy bombing trial begins, Osama bin Laden casts a long shadow... |
Salon.com September 21, 2001 Eric Boehlert |
Why Americans can't find Islam on the map Few colleges offer comprehensive courses in Arabic or Middle Eastern studies, and even fewer students seem to care... |
ifeminists March 25, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Laying Down 'the White Woman's Burden' The most recent stereotype to bombard the American psyche is of the Muslim woman who lives veiled and in fear of all men who, by virtue of their maleness, are her oppressors. But is it true in general of Arab-Muslim women who have become the focus of world attention? |
Salon.com November 3, 2000 Flore de Preneuf |
Israel's apartheid Fed up with restrictions and discrimination, last month Israeli Arabs joined their Palestinian brethren in the battle against Israeli Jews... |
Reason December 2003 Michael Young |
Orient Obsess Douglas Little takes a lackluster look at Americans abroad in American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945. |
InternetNews August 25, 2009 |
Yahoo Targets Arab World With Maktoob Purchase Acquisition of popular Arabic portal gives Yahoo an entree into a market poised for rapid growth. |
Salon.com September 4, 2002 Carina Chocano |
Arab-Americans, one year later A new PBS documentary delicately explores the lives of "100 percent American, 100 percent Arab" citizens, who find themselves permanent outsiders in a season of war. |
Salon.com November 30, 2001 Chris Colin |
Victory and the "Benevolent Arab" If we want to beat terrorism, it's time to deploy urban legends... |
BusinessWeek November 6, 2008 Reed, Roberts & Lakshman |
The New Silk Road Historic bonds between the Middle East and Asia are being revitalized in a torrent of trade and investment in energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. |
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to George Mitchell Obama's newly retired special envoy to the Middle East explains the President's push for Israeli-Palestinian progress and the region's biggest risks. |
Parameters Autumn 2005 |
Book Reviews The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century. By Thomas X. Hammes... Who Killed the Canadian Military? By J. L. Granatstein... A War of a Different Kind: Military Force and America's Search for Homeland Security. By Stephen M. Duncan... etc. |
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 |
They're Muslims, And Yankees, Too A book examines the duality of Muslim-American life. |
The Motley Fool May 2, 2011 Rich Smith |
Osama bin Laden Is Dead But investors shouldn't celebrate just yet. Here's a look at the companies that benefited from the fight on terrorism, and the outlook for the future. |
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Laura Miller |
A new breed of terrorism A security expert says it's time for the U.S. to declare war on those who are waging war on America... |
Salon.com November 2, 2000 Anthony York |
Muslims charge they are being scapegoated Both candidates in the New York Senate contest have refused to meet with Arabs. Is that really the way to court the Jewish vote? |