- June 29, 2026
Articles
The US-Arab Disconnect
By Ramzy Baroud As the Arab Spring continues to challenge dictators, demolish old structures and ponder roadmaps for a better […]
Gaza. Somalia. Humanity Lives on
By Ramzy Baroud I remember how exhilarated I felt when I was told I was old enough to fast for […]
Syria: Tired Slogans and a Looming Dawn
By Ramzy Baroud There is no linear narrative capable of explaining the multifarious happenings that have gripped Syrian society in […]
Syrian Voices Refuse to Die Down
By Ramzy Baroud As the Baath regime attempts to quell an unprecedented popular uprising in Syria, it is doing so […]
Arab Awakening and Western Media: Time for New Revolutionary Discourse
By Ramzy Baroud When President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried desperately to quell Yemen’s popular uprising, he appealed to tribalism, customs […]
Ground Your Warplanes, Save the Horn of Africa
By Ramzy Baroud ‘When you are hungry, cold is a killer, and the people here are starving and helpless.’ Not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Revolutionary Egypt Forges Ahead
By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News The streets of Cairo are chaotic. Each driver seems to be governed by […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
