The way to ‘respect’ Ramadan is not only to abide by rules on public eating during daylight hours, but also to partake in the occasion — swapping drinks at the bar for an Iftar buffet.
One of the reasons why the February 20 movement didn’t survive was that it was not supported by Moroccan intellectuals, including teachers.
As the fireworks of the opening ceremony of the Olympics went off in London, gunfire was resounding once again in Tripoli.
There was an attempt to set fire to the government building in Sidi Bouzid. They are furious that their town has remained impoverished and their youth have remained unemployed and the promises of development projects have remained ink on paper.
While criticism of the AKP is either ideological or nationalist, the Turkish people’s reactions to Syrian refugees are marked by anti-Arab sentiments.
Whichever side of the debate one is on, it is clear that Jordan cannot afford to remain idle in the face of such an explosive environment. Jordan has often played the role of mediator, as well as host to refugees.
The son of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi argues that the minute you leave the confines of your home, it is no longer just a matter of belief or worship. Faith becomes a political threat.
Still, some critical of the NRA believe that the organization is too soft when it comes to gun laws, and laws in general.
Across the country, men worship women as goddesses and abuse them with no regard for their rights or respect.
With the start of the London 2012 Games upon us, Mark Perryman questions the over-centralisation of the games and their 'Olympic mismanagement'.
Shortly prior to the national elections for a constituent assembly, the national narrative shifted sharply from the socio-economic crisis which fuelled the revolt in the first place to matters of religion.
Intimate 'boutique' festivals are mushrooming across the English countryside. Their biggest selling point: a sense of belonging. Is this a rejection of individualistic hedonism? Or the return of the pastoral, manufactured by the urban elite? One thing is certain - they are a sign of things to come
