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Morality and Ethics in Public Life: A Gandhian View
Corruption is rampant in India and now, without doubt, it is a matter of concern for all of us as it puts a question mark on the very existence of a respectable life and on our national character. By Ravindra Kumar. |
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Turkey's Turmoil: A Blessing in Disguise?
It was a wise move for the A.K.P. to put European Union integration back on the top of Turkey's agenda after the case for its closure was taken up by the Constitutional Court. By Diba Nigar Goksel. |
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Questioning the Death Penalty
Given that in the Koran God equates the taking of one innocent life with the killing all of humanity, it seems quite irresponsible not to clarify potential grey areas when it comes to taking someone's life. By Ayesha Khan. |
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Food Fights
For the first time since widespread famines devastated whole populations, serious doubts about global food supply have gripped societies throughout the world. By Laura Carlsen. |
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Tony Blair's Palestine
Why should what worked in Northern Ireland—indeed, what was pressed on Britain by the United States—be unthinkable in the Middle East? Are we in the West guilty of double standards yet again? By Chris Patten. |
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N.G.O.'s and Concerned Individuals Form Grassroots Campaign to Safeguard Human Rights of Refugees in Ghana
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The World Is Against Us, as Usual
Gavri Bargil, Ynetnews.com (Yediot Ahronot), Tel Aviv, Israel
The Specious 'National Security' Argument
Adam Isacson, Americas Program, Center for International Policy
A Redistribution of Power Essential in Lebanon
Graeme Bannerman, Common Ground News Service
The Moral Majority for Peace
Gershon Baskin, Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem, Israel
Carbon Cuts: Why Rich Countries Must Lead the Way
Renfrey Clarke, Green Left Weekly (radical newspaper), New South Wales, Australia
Plan Colombia: The Real Destabilizing Force in South America
Carlos Martinez, Venezuelaanalysis.com, Caracas, Venezuela
Women Are Agents of Change
Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, Common Ground News Service
Should India Also Develop Satellite-Killing Capability?
Sreeram Chaulia, Indo-Asian News Service, New Delhi, India
The People of Pakistan Have Spoken
Rehan Rafay Jamil, Common Ground News Service
Humbling Hamas
Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East Times, Washington, D.C.
Can I Have My Change Back: Arab-Americans and Obama's False Hope
Remi Kanazi, New York, N.Y.
Turkey's New Look Displeases Secularists
Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic
Post-Election Sierra Leone: Coming In From the Cold
Karamoh Kabba, Freetown, Sierra Leone
To Wear or Not to Wear the Hijab
Hafsa Kanjwal and Khadijeh Zarafshar, Common Ground News Service
Let's See Plan B, Please
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
Mahatma Gandhi and His Quest for Self-Realization
Ravindra Kumar, Delhi, India
U.N. Troops Accused of Human Rights Violations in Haiti
Maria Luisa Mendonça, Americas Program, Center for International Policy
Is Sarko Hypocritical?
Anene Ejikeme
Suharto: As He Lays Dying
Andre Vltchek, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kosovo: Quo Vadis
Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic
Muslim Charities Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
William Fisher, The Jordan Times, Amman, Jordan
After Bhutto
John Esposito, Social Science Research Council
Russian-Iranian Rapprochement a Necessary Evil?
Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic
Americans Glimpse the 'Real' Iran
Qamar-ul Huda, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, and Ayse Kadayifci, Common Ground News Service
Muslim Pilgrimage Exemplifies Believers' Equality Before God
Ahmad Al-Akhras, Columbus, Ohio
In the Shadow of Zion
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Common Ground News Service
No Democracy in the Middle East Without Muslim Citizenry
Asef Bayat, ISIM Review, Leiden, Netherlands
Deuces High: How the U.S. Can Bring an End to Myanmar's Crackdown on Democracy
Josh D. Friedman, San Francisco, Calif.
On Civil Society, Democracy, and Dziekanski
Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic
Israel: Still a Democracy?
Shulamit Aloni, Ha'aretz (Liberal), Tel Aviv, Israel
Marshall Islands: Kwajalein Missile Range
Andre Vltchek, Worldpress.org correspondent
Letter: Anti-Blogger Law Approved in Italy
Poverty Alleviation in Nepal
Kamala Sarup
Letter: Zimbabwe's Political Newcomer
Southeast Asia: Resisting the Nokia E90
Andre Vltchek, Worldpress.org correspondent
Syria: There is a Role for Damascus
Volker Perthes, Common Ground News
Letter: The Truth About Jakarta
Israel: Measures of Confidence
Mark L. Cohen, Common Ground News
Israel: Moderating Among Moderates
Gail Lichtman
Letter: Clergyman Not Known in Chile by Alias
Letter: War in Iraq: Stay Off the Grass
Dual Nationality: A Blessing or a Curse?
Hanane El Hadi and Menna Taher, Common Ground News
Is This Ben Gurion or Hell?
Remi Kanazi
Beware the Growling Bear and other Predators
Raimondo Salomone
My Israeli and Lebanese Friends
Kamala Sarup
Letters: Disagreement With the Commentary on Colombia
Uribe's Colombia and U.S. Money
José María Rodríguez González
Letter: The Iran Crisis
Letter: The Offensive Exploitation of the Masai
Letter: An Alternative to Radical Islam
The Failure of the Israeli Left and the Two-State Solution
Remi Kanazi
How Far is Too Far?
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
The Wasatia Movement - An Alternative to Radical Islam
Mohammed Dajani
Selling a Convenient Untruth
Sammy Eppel, Caracas, Venezuela
Migrants and H.I.V./AIDS in Asia
Vivian Chong Wei Wan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
How to End 'Islamophobia'
Tawfik Hamid
The Challenge of American and Arab Fundamentalism
Ghassan Rubeiz, Common Ground News Service
Letter: Kosovo and the Ahtisaari Plan
Engendering Peace and Democracy
Kamala Sarup
The Expansionist Role of Iran
Naheed S. Ali
When Politics Ails Health
Ben Shao
Bill Maher’s 'Towel Headed Hos'
Remi Kanazi
'La Republique' is a Woman, But Can a Woman Win the Presidency?
Anene Ejikeme
Letter: The V.T. Tragedy and the Mental Health System
Letter: The Truth About Colombia
In the Footsteps of Muhammad
Amien Wangsitalaja, The Common Ground News Service
Why Banning Incandescent Lightbulbs Isn’t a Bright Idea
Peter Glover
The Politics of Pragmatism
Remi Kanazi
A Cigarette for Your Life Story
Daniel Lehman, NYU Livewire
Letter: Help for the Hmong
Letter: Coups in Fiji
What Iraq Needs
Youssef Benali, Caroline Fawzy and Austin Richardson, The Common Ground News Service
Waging the War of Peace
Ted Khan R. Juanite, Mindanao, Philippines
Can a Poor Country Become Rich?
Kamala Sarup, Kathmandu, Nepal
Letter: Attack on Zimbabwe Opposition Leader
Letter: Sierra Leone's Government
Letter: Global Warming
Diamonds: Symbols Of Love or Symbols Of War?
Miriam Mannak, Cape Town, South Africa
No Mercy
All Roads Lead to Checkpoints
Remi Kanazi
Exchange Siachen Confrontation for Peace
Q. Isa Daudpota and Arshad H. Abbasi, Islamabad, Pakistan
Myanmar Wants Pipeline Through NE India
Letter: About Yemen
Colombia's Rejection of a Humanitarian Exchange
José María Rodríguez González
The Obscenity of Vancouver’s Olympic Games: Here Comes Frankenstein
Am Johal, Vancouver, Canada
Crime, South Africa and the 2010 World Cup
Miriam Mannak, Cape Town, South Africa
The Beginning of the End For Britain's 'Merchant Class'?
Bright Simons, Essex, U.K.
Letter: Iran and the Concession in the Persian Gulf
Letter: Senator Barack Obama
Letter: The Current State of Affairs in Poland
Letter: Mugabe 2010 Presidential Honeymoon May Backfire
Letter: Disasters in Indonesia
Muslims 'Get' Globalization, but Does It Get Them?
Mehmood Kazmi, The Common Ground News Service
Not Looking for Peace
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
Islamist NGOs an Integral Part of Muslim Societies
Azza Karam, The Common Ground News Service
The Aesthetics of Execution
Am Johal
Why Isn’t My Generation Protesting the War?
Jennifer Kramer, NYU Livewire
Blood Diamond Malaise
Roland Bankole Marke
More Than a Question of Semantics in Iraq
Bill Glucroft, Common Ground News Service
Chile: The Death of an Assassin
Tito Tricot
One Day of Peace in Sri Lanka
Jason Thomas, Melbourne, Australia
Terrorists Are Criminals, Not Muslim Activists
Shaykh Ali Gomaa, Common Ground News
Letter: Jaamat-e-Islami—Pakistani Womens' Friend of Foe?
Letter: Censorship in India
Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Can Deliver
Leila Hanafi, The Common Ground News Service
Sowing the Seeds for the Next War
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
Pakistan’s President Musharraf Walking a Tightrope
Rehan Rafay Jamil, The Common Ground News Service
Arab Feminists Speak Out on Women's Rights
Letters: The New Pacific Wall
Experiencing Insecurity
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
'And Did You Visit Any Terrorist Camps?'
Komail Aijazuddin, NYU Livewire
Is This the End of 'The European Idea'?
NewNations.com
Letter: Sudanese Orphans
Letters: Guatemalan Adoptions
Letter: Iranian Political Prisoners
Letter: U.S.-Muslim World Relations
Letter: Turkey's Admission to the European Union
Letter: Iran Sanctions
Letter: World War II
Al Qaeda, Muslims are Infidels in Bush's 'Freedom Agenda'
Mohamed Al-Azaki, Sana'a, Yemen
Letter: Wind Energy
Suffering from Stockholm Syndrome in Lebanon
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
Letter: Problems with AirAsia
Letters: Gun Control in South Africa
Letter: Kenyan Orphans
Letter: Bird Flu Pandemic
Letter: Drought
Letter: Cuba in Transition
The Weak Link is the Lebanese Government
Manuela Paraipan, Bucharest, Romania
Assessment of the Situation in Lebanon Following UN Resolution 1701
The Lebanese Communist Party, August 12, 2006, Translated by Eric Mueller
Letter: Venezuelan Prisons
Can a Biased Media Prevent the Next World War?
Abukar Arman, Hilliard, OH
Letter: Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World
Letter: Hezbollah 'Kidnapping'
Looking in the Past
Manuela Paraipan, Timisoara, Romania
The Lemon Tree & Munich
Semih Minareci
Letter: H.I.V./AIDS
Letter: Population
Beautiful Madness
Am Johal, Haifa, Israel
Letter: Rudeness Study is Biased
Letter: Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Letters: Rape in the Congo
Letter: On Zimbabwe Deportations
Leadership Brings Responsibility
Manuela Paraipan, Timisoara, Romania
Letters: The Price of Free Speech
Political Governance Through Secularism, Sacrifices and Sycophancy in India
Prem Lal Joshi, Manama, Bahrain
The Existing Question
Remi Kanazi, New York City, NY
Diversity as an Instrument of Conflict
Manuela Paraipan, Timisoara, Romania
Why Amnesty Now?
Semih Minareci, Cordova, TN
Letter: African Leaders Were Not Alone in Committing Criminal Acts
America: Quo Vadis?
Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic
Call a Spade a Spade
Remi Kanazi, New York City, NY
Four Reasons to Think Before Acting on Iran
Mounir Ibrahim, Washington, DC
Overextended Empire: Can the U.S. Recover From the Era of 'Pax Republicana'?
Am Johal, Vancouver, Canada
"I love my country, but I hate the government."
Kanak Mani Dixit, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rachel’s Words Live On
Remi Kanazi, New York, NY
What is Wrong with the USA Today?
Theodore Anderson, Mount Vernon, WA
US Media Bias: Covering Israel/Palestine
Remi Kanazi, New York, NY
The Lobby Made Me Do It
Erik Schechter, Tel Aviv, Israel
Letter: A Catholic Priest Advocates for Illegal Immigrants
A Message of Hope from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Larry Rich, Israel
Letter: Racial Discrimination in Malaysia
Letters: Yemen and India
Letters: Nicola Calipari, Mexican President Fox, and John Negroponte
Letters: On Gitmo, Chavez, and War
Letters: On Africa and Chomsky