ATLANTA, Georgia: Many of us are still bewildered by the bizarre news of the 19-year-old Somali-born American citizen, Muhammad Osman Mohamud, arrested on 25 November for attempting to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon. (...)
ATLANTA, Georgia: Many of us are still bewildered by the bizarre news of the 19-year-old Somali-born American citizen, Muhammad Osman Mohamud, arrested on Nov. 25 for attempting to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon. Putting (...)
Some say that politics is warfare by other means. Lebanon has been trying to avoid such a reality, but the recent outbreak of violence seems to have confirmed its worst fears. Hopefully, as the dust settles, the shops re-open and the Beirut (...)
Since the publication of his controversial book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid two years ago, former US President Jimmy Carter has incurred wholesale criticism from policy informants, think-tanks, and his closest admirers. Even at his own Emory (...)
ATLANTA, Georgia: With a population of four million divided amongst 18 religious sects, it is surprising that the Lebanese political system has managed to survive this long. Now, this already burdened, fractious society heads into what promises to (...)