Mustafa Barghouti reflects on the work and life of Edward Said

The value of life has little to do with the value accorded to death and the latter, writes Azmi Bishara, is determined as much by who did the killing as by the identity of the victim

Once the euphoria over the results of US congressional elections subsides, the picture will still look bleak throughout the Middle East, writes Hassan Nafaa

In the wake of the Democrats' victory in America, Ashraf El-Bayoumi assesses the implications, and warns against Democrats becoming neo-cons

Abdallah El-Ashaal decries the relationship between Saddam and the United States and suggests the former dictator may live to rule another day

Ibrahim Nafie lauds the efforts of a new agency that highlights the trials of the Arab world

The Democrats have promised to change the US policy in Iraq. But what will change on the ground and when, questions Ayman El-Amir

Galal Nassar reflects on the similarities between Iraq and Vietnam, and remarks on the failure to learn the lessons of the past