- March 14, 2026
Articles
A Follow Up on My Fifth Grade Essay: Education at Gunpoint
By Ramzy Baroud I recall the first sentence of my fifth grade essay on ‘Education and Youth’. Written with the […]
Iraqi Christians Are Already at Home
By Ramzy Baroud On Sunday, October 31, when a group of militants seized a church in Baghdad, killing and wounding […]
The Middle East’s Stagnant ‘Change’
By Ramzy Baroud Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are […]
Obama as a Salesman
By Ramzy Baroud It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim that the resumption of peace talks between the Israeli government […]
Teaching the Oppressed How to Fight Oppression
By Ramzy Baroud An American activist once gave me a book she wrote detailing her experiences in Palestine. The largely […]
The Tide Has Changed: A Musical Essay and a Lesson in Humanity
By Ramzy Baroud If one tried to fit music compositions into an equivalent literary style, Gilad Atzmon & The Orient […]
‘Dying to Win’: Newt Gingrich’s ‘Terrorism’
By Ramzy Baroud On September 30, within the time frame of a few hours, an accused man reportedly confessed to […]
Farewell to Arms: Jenny, Iraq and the Next War
By Ramzy Baroud Let’s call her Jenny. Jenny was alone, and clearly confused. Her face was dotted with acne, and […]
Why Mitchell Said ‘No’: Hamas is Not Ready to be ‘Engaged’
By Ramzy Baroud One key difference between Hamas and its rival, the Fatah movement in the West Bank, is that […]
Regarding US Muslims: A Misguided Debate
By Ramzy Baroud Laurie Goodstein’s article, ‘American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?’ was intended as a sympathetic reading of […]
The Photo before the Storm: Peace Talks Already Failed
By Ramzy Baroud A picture is not always worth a thousand words. The recently released photographs of Palestinian and Israeli […]
Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality
By Ramzy Baroud Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book – or any […]
Rebranding Iraq: Playing with Numbers and Human Lives
By Ramzy Baroud The soldiers of the US 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division hollered as they made their way […]
Trapped at Ground Zero
By Ramzy Baroud The controversy over the right of Muslim Americans to build community center and mosque a short distance […]
Bourj el-Barajneh: Searching for Meaning in a Refugee Camp
By Ramzy Baroud – Beirut, Lebanon Two young girls stood, as if frozen, starting below them at an ever vibrant […]
Smoke on a Bridge: Lebanon Awaits a Verdict
By Ramzy Baroud – Beirut, Lebanon Jamal is a Lebanese driver in his late 50’s. He appeared unshaven and terribly […]
Why Muslims Should Rethink Palestine
By RAMZY BAROUD Thousands of faithful assiduously listened as I outlined the challenges facing Palestine and its people. Cries of […]
Redundant but Dangerous Language
By RAMZY BAROUD Each time Israel fails to keep its ‘side of the bargain’, the Palestinian Authority responds with the […]
Beyond Violence and Non-Violence: Resistance as a Culture
By RAMZY BAROUD Resistance is not a band of armed men hell-bent on wreaking havoc. It is not a cell […]
Cluster Bombs and Civilian Lives: Efficient Killing, Profits and Human Rights
By RAMZY BAROUD Cluster bombs are in the news again, thanks to a recent report from Amnesty International. The human […]
