Posts About Lebanon
"Waltz with Bashir": Israel's Heavy Burden
In "Waltz with Bashir", an Israeli filmmaker's unflinching willingness to look the brutality of war directly in the eye.
This is Real World, not Reality TV
Sarah Palin's nomination for the U.S. vice presidency reflects the best and worst in American politics and culture.
Mideast Ambivalent About Next U.S. President
Unlike the rest of the world, the Middle East has little confidence in either presidential candidate.
Report Could Derail Mideast Peace Process
Today’s report on the Israel-Lebanon war will sound the death knell for Olmert and Middle East peace.
Palestinian Camps -- Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
By Rima Fawaz The brutal murder of Lebanese soldiers by Fateh el-Islam factions near the Nahr-el Bared camp three days ago is not only an attack on Lebanese sovereignty, it is an assault on the hopes and aspirations of a...
Scantily-Clad Arab Reality TV
People often joke about the Lebanese Broadcasting Network by pronouncing it's initials like the Arabic word for "get dressed" -- in reference to scantily dressed women on the network's shows. It seems Arab television copies the West in more ways than one.
Arabs May Quarrel, But Never Really Divorce
The conflict in Iraq is primarily one of comparative torment, with different groups trying to right past suffering or avoid it in the future. Yet I do not predict that Iraq will partition. Arab states are sometimes like Arab households: one may suffer but never truly breaks free.
Protect Migrant Labor in Arab Nations
At a time when many Arab immigrants in Europe and America protest against discrimination, we must address the terrible treatment of migrants on our own soil.
Exhibitionists and Conservatives Walking Hand in Hand
In Lebanon, girls parade their bodies publicly, holding the hands of their conservative mothers as they do so. Lebanon is perhaps the last truly cosmopolitan part of the Arab world.
Prophetic Middle East Poetry
Somalia/UAE - By delving into the Arab literary wisdom one stumbles on the prophetic manner in which Arab and Muslim poets and philosophers through history have predicted the present situation with precision.
Iran Cannot Dominate
Tel Aviv, Israel - Iran is trying to create a "Shiite Crescent" but Sunnites will prevent Iranian hegemony.
Syria's Demands, Hezbollah's Mistakes
Beirut, Lebanon - Minister Pierre Gemayel assassination in Lebanon must be understood in the context of the ongoing effort by Syria to undermine the tribunal currently being set up to try those accused of killing late prime minister, Rafiq Hariri.
In Praise of Lebanon's Cacophony
Beirut, Lebanon - Compared to the abysmal standards for press freedom in the Arab world, the Lebanese media comes out looking relatively free. The paradox, however, is that this is often the result of an abnormality.
Why No Action in Darfur? Race
Somalia/United Arab Emirates - Looking at the prolonged suffering of the people of Darfur, one wonders why the world fails to act? There is a nagging explanation that comes to the African's mind: The question of race....
A Vote of No Confidence?
New Delhi, India - I'm afraid the record of the UN, either in peace-making, or peace-keeping does not inspire a great deal of confidence. It is becuse of this history as well as some factors peculiar to the current middle-east...
UN is a Farce; Empower Moderate Arab Leaders Instead
Amman, Jordan - The war on Lebanon showed us the inability of the United Nations to take responsibility for world peace. Instead, the U.S. uses the UN when it wants and blocks it when it doesn't want. As such, the...
World Community Must Pressure Siniora Harder
Jerusalem, Israel - As Mahmoud Sabit notes, because of the way the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is constructed the government of Lebanon needs to ask UNIFIL to help it with the two key demands: disarming Hezbollah and preventing its...
The Next Fight: Who'll Rebuild Lebanon?
Somalia/United Arab Emirates - With the cessation of hostilities and the deployment of the Lebanese army to the south, the role of Hezbollah has been greatly diminished. The future of the group, however, hinges not on its arms, but on...
To Beat Terror, Defeat Iran
Jerusalem, Israel - Five ounces (150 milliliters) of nitroglycerine, a liquid explosive, can bring down an airplane. This does not mean it is impossible to secure an airplane but it does mean it is impossible to secure wide open, target-rich,...
Big Asian Economies Will Boom While Small Ones Suffer
Somalia/United Arab Emirates - A prolonged Middle East conflict will have a serious security impact on Muslim majority Asian and Saarc countries. Violent mob demonstrations and terrorist attacks may scare off foreign investors in Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh. However, there...
