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Arab Media Cannot Ignore the Truth about Libya’s Blacks

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News When Libyan rebels intercepted and seized a British intelligence and Special Forces unit […]

Palestinians carry a banner: we will shield unity with our lives. (Aljazeera) Articles

Confused Strategy: How the PA Sold Out Palestinian Unity

By Ramzy Baroud If you happen to be a Palestinian government employee, chances are you will receive only half your […]

The revolt in Yemen is proving the most robust out of all the Arab revolutions. (Aljazeera) Articles

Yemen Continues to Inspire Amid Great Odds

By Ramzy Baroud The Yemeni people are unrelenting in their demands for democracy. Millions continue to stage rallies across their […]

The Audacity of Hope will join Freedom Flotilla II in the latest attempt to break the Israeli siege on Gaza. Articles

US Invigorates Policy at Gaza’s Expense

By Ramzy Baroud United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made a series of stern and fiery statements recently, […]

Erdogan secured democratic political control of Turkey's military and bureaucracy. (Via Aljazeera) Articles

Economy Alone Fails to Explain Turkey’s Success

By Ramzy Baroud Many commentators today are basing the success of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the June […]

The Rafah border fence. (Natalie Abou Shakra) Articles

Gaza Border ‘Opening’ is Just Rhetoric

By Ramzy Baroud For most Palestinians, leaving Gaza through Egypt is as exasperating a process as entering it. Governed by […]

People here somehow remain positive. (Zoriah.net) Articles

One Missile, One Playground: The Will of Gaza

By Ramzy Baroud – Gaza A ‘Hamas commander’ drove a beat-up gray van in northern Gaza and theatrically spoke on […]

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Revolutionary Egypt Forges Ahead

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News The streets of Cairo are chaotic. Each driver seems to be governed by […]

Kids in Nuseirat. (Photo: John Harvey) Articles

Crushed Ice in Nuseirat: My Gaza Refugee Camp Revisited

By Ramzy Baroud – Gaza ‘Do you remember Mahmoud?’ asked Abu Nidal, my neighbor from nearly 20 years ago, when […]

Rafah border. (Aljazeera) Articles

Welcome to Gaza: Revolution and Change at the Rafah Border

By Ramzy Baroud The Palestinian security officer at the Rafah border was overly polite. He wore a black uniform and […]

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Al Nakba, An Unforgiving Reality

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News It is essential that when we remember Al Nakba, we do not confine […]

Palestinians didn't celebrate unity out of love for Hamas or Fatah. (Aljazeera) Articles

Unity is Not Compromise: Towards a Real Palestinian Strategy

By Ramzy Baroud As the Palestine Papers demonstrated, the major obstacle to a real, lasting and just peace in Palestine […]

Moving beyond Bin Ladenism

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News We’ve got him! squealed a waitress as I walked into a coffee shop […]

'When given the opportunity, the children of Gaza can be the best in the world,' (UNRWA) Articles

Gaza Marathon: A Race for Freedom and Summer Camps

By Ramzy Baroud Nader al-Masri is an inspiration. The 31-year-old Gaza athlete seems completely oblivious to challenges that would seem […]

'Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy.' (Aljazeera) Articles

Palestinian Unity and the New Middle East

By Ramzy Baroud Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to the Hamas-Fatah deal in Cairo was both swift and predictable. […]

The US position regarding the turmoil in Syria is unclear. (Aljazeera) Articles

High Stakes for US in Syria

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Although now largely governed by a military leadership, Egypt, the most populous and […]

A victory over Gaddafi may be seen as an opportunity to boost Obama's faltering reputation. Articles

US Rethinks Strategy: War as Opportunity in Libya

By Ramzy Baroud The brutality of Libyan leader Moammar Ghaddafi, and his refusal to concede power, is costing Libya much […]

We will continue trying to 'stay human'. (palsolidarity.org) Articles

Staying Human: The Heroic Legacy of Vittorio Arrigoni

By Ramzy Baroud "Dear Mary," wrote Italian justice activist Vittorio Arrigoni to a friend. "Do you [know who] will be […]

Mr. Goldstone: 'shocking' is not the right term. Articles

Gaza War and Goldstone’s Moral Collapse

By Ramzy Baroud Shocking is not a sufficient term to describe Justice Richard Goldstone’s decision to recant parts of the […]

But how do you exact forgetfulness from Palestinians? (ActiveStills) Articles

War on Palestinian Memory: Israel Resolves Its Democracy Dilemma

By Ramzy Baroud Palestinian citizens of Israel must have been proud of the fact that their collective tenacity always proved […]