The pan-Arab satellite television station Al-Jazeera rallies support for its one-time reporter Tayseer Allouni in spite of Spain's refusal to let him off the hook, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy

In the US, no less than in Europe, Muslims are being pushed into isolation rather than integration, write Geneive Abdo and Steven Simon

One of the biggest international rallies against the US-led Iraqi invasion took place in Italy. Samia Nkrumah from Rome assesses the depth of the Italian anti-war sentiment

Lucy Bannerman examines the controversy over new UK terrorism laws even as the anti-war movement raises its voice

Proposals to reform the UN are firmly on the table. Africa will benefit, but which state exactly has yet to be decided, writes Ayman El-Amir

Washington faces a diplomatic challenge from the political heavyweights of East Asia as they adopt increasingly muscular foreign policies, writes Immanuel Wallerstein

Is political instability threatening -- once again -- to abort the economic recovery Latin America has been patiently awaiting? Not necessarily so, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires

Text of an appeal signed by a large number of prominent world intellectuals, artists and political figures protesting US attempts to push anti-Cuba resolutions at the UNCHR