Middle East

Welcoming the War’s Homeless  by Panyiota Georgiou, Cyprus

When over 10,000 people left Lebanon for ports in Cyprus, the Cypriots were ready to help in any and every way. Ironically they well understood the refugees' plight...

Power Plays for Peace  by Yona Kaplan, Israel

“It seems however, that the international community likes passing resolutions a lot more than getting their hands dirty.” Yona Kaplan

Olmert's Failing Grade  by Yaffa Shira Fredrick, New Jersey

How often have I been told to think first, speak second? If only some political leaders could do the same. As a religious Jew, I follow Israeli politics quite closely and I am growingly agitated. Ehud Olmert, the current Prime...

The Truth behind American Rhetoric  by Ahmed Ali Babar, Pakistan

Americans do not know the truth about what is happening in the Middle East and Central Asia. It's not that American policymakers are ignorant of these truths but they choose to keep these truths from the American public because...