When stars are shot down
The mainstream US media's reaction to Hollywood artists protesting war against Iraq is a typical exercise in insulating American public opinion from the world around it, writes Aziza Sami

Suspicious by definition
Muslims in the United States are standing up and fighting against discrimination, writes Negar Azimi

Less than divine intervention
The lunatic United States-based IsraSpeak on Palestine permeates all aspects of American society and politics from the White House to Hollywood, writes Haim Bresheeth

Friendship of sorts
American bullying is putting its friendship with Pakistan under extreme strain, Iffat Malik reports from Islamabad

Après moi le déluge
In light of renewed fighting, observers have cast doubt on Ivory Coast's latest French-brokered peace deal, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Uniting Cypriots with Europe
Hard-liners may threaten Cypriot reunification, reports Michael Jansen from Nicosia