American Jews are leading the wake-up call to sever the "special relationship", notes Anayat Durrani in Washington, DC
From 21-24 May, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) met for its annual pow-wow in Washington DC to hear the likes (...)
Anayat Durrani interviews jazz musician extraordinaire Gilad Atzmon, discovering a secret weapon that Palestinians have in their struggle for freedom
World-renowned Israeli-born jazz saxophonist Gilad Atzmon brought his ensemble to the United States (...)
The killing of Bin Laden will certainly remain a defining moment in Obama's presidency, if for all the wrong reasons, says Anayat Durrani
Details continue to surface on an assassination mission President Barack Obama called "the longest 40 minutes (...)
Palestinian exiles take nourishment from the Arab uprisings, notes Anayat Durrani
The ninth Annual International Al-Awda Convention kicked off this past weekend with the theme "Onward, United, and Stronger. Until Return!" A major focus of the (...)
It was a heady day for most of America and its cheerleaders abroad, but it raised questions farther afield, report Anayat Durrani and Eric Walberg
American streets filled with elated crowds in front of the White House, chanting "USA! USA!" and (...)
Egypt's large American diaspora is galvanised to contribute to building a new homeland for their compatriots, says Anayat Durrani
There is power in numbers. Egyptians proved to the world that a popular uprising can take on an apparatus of repression (...)
The new face of Congress has two mouths. One talks the talk, the other talks the walk, says Anayat Durrani
Two years of Democratic dominance in Washington has come to an end. The 112th session of Congress convened on Capitol Hill, with Republicans (...)
Anayat Durrani is disappointed to find that fellow Americans disapprove of attempts to bring transparency to the world of diplomatic intrigue
WikiLeaks, a non-profit media organisation founded in 2006 "funded by human rights campaigners, (...)
Americans engaged in their favourite pastime week. What does it mean for Arab and Muslim Americans, wonders Anayat Durani
Voters enter the booths amidst a sluggish economy and 10 per cent unemployment. Democrats are bracing for defeat as several (...)
A new pyramid of peace will soon rise up over the Nile. Anayat Durrani gasps in awe
Art Miles began with a humble aim to offer an empty canvas to children and adults of the world in an effort to promote peace and harmony through mural art. Thirteen (...)
The Palestinian diaspora continues its struggle to regain their homes, says Anayat Durrani
The eighth Annual International Al-Awda Convention kicked off in Anaheim, California, this past weekend to a packed audience of Palestinians and their growing (...)
Or is it just fumes from all the political spin, asks Anayat Durrani
These days it seems which way you lean in politics depends on your caffeinated beverage of choice. It began with the conservative Tea Party movement that took shape a year ago (...)
Conservative Americans are ready to destroy the village to save it, rues Anayat Durrani
On the heels of the Tea Party Convention, conservative activists and presidential hopefuls from across the nation came together at the annual Conservative (...)
The US political scene is careening from one conservative storm to another as Obama's ship of state flounders, says Anayat Durrani
Following hot on the sinking of the safest-of-safe democrat seats by a rightwing republican corsair, former Alaska (...)
The man who saved Wall Street has the full confidence of Obama, says Anayat Durrani
The US Senate confirmed Ben Shalom Bernanke for a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. The final vote of 70-30 came three days before his (...)
Anayat Durrani attends the annual Arab-American Festival in southern California and finds out how Arab-Americans celebrated in the US this year
High above the festival grounds, large balloons can be seen holding up all 21 Arab state flags flapping (...)
Terrorised and persecuted, some of Iraq's Palestinian refugees are being resettled, though even their future remains uncertain, writes Anayat Durrani
The US government has begun the resettlement of 1,350 Palestinian refugees from Iraq into the (...)
Americans have something to be truly proud of on this Independence Day, says Anayat Durrani
The indomitable British MP George Galloway celebrated the former British colony's independence in an appropriately defiant way, as he departed New York for (...)
An address by the US president at Cairo University attempted to undo the legacy of bitterness left by his predecessor, says Anayat Durrani
"For so many of us, president Bush was a constant embarrassment: his ignorance of the world, his (...)
Obama's choice for the Supreme Court is another American dream story, as told by Anayat Durrani and Eric Walberg
Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor is on the path to become the first Latina and third woman to serve on the High Court. If (...)
The right to return is not up for negotiation, reports Anayat Durrani from the Al-Awda conference
"Freedom for Palestine, Growing Our Global Movement" was the theme for the seventh Annual International Al-Awda Convention 22-24 May in Garden Grove, (...)
With a more liberal government in Washington and a more hawkish one in Tel Aviv, this is some change, if only in rhetoric, says Anayat Durrani
The first meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and American President Barack Obama (...)
Anayat Durrani heard a fiery speech in California defying US complicity with Israeli war crimes
As part of the Siege-Buster Tour of America 2009, long-time supporter of the Palestinian cause, veteran British MP George Galloway spoke in San Diego, (...)
Protests mount as Obama's promises to end human rights violations fall flat, says Anayat Durrani
When United States President Barack Obama came into office, the world breathed a sigh of relief. He was, after all, a man who promised to close an ugly (...)
Obama is pulling out all the eastern stops, with Clinton off to China, Holbrooke touring Central Asia and Mitchell hard at work in the Middle East, notes Anayat Durrani
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is preparing to embark on her (...)