The reputation of the European Court of Human Rights is looking tarnished, writes Bassem Hassan

In the age of information, those who are the interface between the public and the event hold enormous power, as Israel well knows, writes Jeff Gates

As Israel turns to South America to save its non-existent economy, the people of that subcontinent have a chance to reject racism and oppression and strike a victory for the global south, writes Jamal Juma

Obama is both the product of a particular background, and an example of how background can be transcended, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

What will the new administration do now it is faced with an intransigent Israel? Sadly, writes Hassan Nafaa , it may well find backtracking the easiest option

President Mubarak's Washington visit marks a new period of cooperation between the US and Egypt, to the benefit of the entire Middle East region, writes Abdel-Moneim El-Mashat

Not all Islamists should be regarded as a threat -- neither by the US or West, nor incumbent Arab regimes, writes John L Esposito

What happens when the centre does not want to hold? Look at Iraq, says Galal Nassar

In frightening repetition, shadowy figures are lining up, as they did before the US invasion of Iraq, to cry the carrion call of the Islamic Republic of Iran, writes Hamid Dabashi