Gauging the state of the nation

Abdel-Moneim Said navigates a path between conflicting methodologies and mountains of sometimes dubious facts and figures

Is one Iraqi's self-hatred newsworthy?

News dictated by colonial expediency is neither honest nor fit to print, writes M Shahid Alam

Israel's coming war

War is in Israel’s nature; indeed, it is its essence, writes Galal Nassar

Elections: why bother?

Fact and fictions

With the threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda is likely to start raising its ugly head, writes Ramzy Baroud

India's path to global power?

If India is to take up the mantle of global leader status, it must remain open and welcoming, not closed and driven by fear and prejudice, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed

Gaza: A dark comedy

At first the Goldstone Report seemed a breakthrough. Now most hopes for justice have been dissipated, writes Curtis Doebbler