Turmoil in Afghanistan
A wary and defeated Bush administration is scrabbling to get NATO reinforcement in Afghanistan, writes Negar Azimi

Pakistan takes on Al-Qa'eda
President Musharraf is bending over backwards to please the US and shake his country's "soft on terror" image, reports Iffat Idris from Islamabad

Terminator on top
In what could be described as part American dream and part Hollywood swank, Austrian immigrant and action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger will take on the role of governor of California. Anayat Durrani reports

Lost horizon
Emerging security breaches at the US's top security facility in Guantanamo Bay are a new headache for the Pentagon and raise the spectre of a new backlash against Muslim and Arab-Americans, writes Nyier Abdou

Community under fire
Abdurahman Al-Amoudi's arrest is a serious blow to the American Muslim community, writes Jaideep Mukerji

Hopping on the campaign trail
Arab-Americans flex their muscles as they prepare for presidential elections, writes Heba Abdalla from Washington