- June 29, 2026
Articles
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 […]
Millennium Goals Revisited: Noble Ideas, and Feel-Good Moments
By RAMZY BAROUD When the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were first declared, they were met with a sense […]
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: Righting a Perpetual Wrong
By RAMZY BAROUD Finally, a parliamentary debate in Lebanon over the human rights of Palestinian refugees. What is unfortunate though, […]
Turkey Accepts the Challenge
By RAMZY BAROUD ‘Even despots, gangsters and pirates have specific sensitiveness, (and) follow some specific morals.’ The claim was made […]
The Old Gaza Boy and the Sea
By RAMZY BAROUD I grew up by the Gaza sea. Through my childhood, I could never quite comprehend how such […]
Facebook and Muslim Outrage
By RAMZY BAROUD ‘Any depictions of the prophet are considered blasphemous by Muslims,’ wrote Agencies, as reported readily by Aljazeera.net […]
‘The Internet is a Game Changer’
By RAMZY BAROUD The debate is no longer confined to a few academics in distant universities. It is now a […]
‘Overcoming the Bush Legacy’: New Language Is Not Enough
By RAMZY BAROUD When former US President George W. Bush left the White House, he left behind one of the […]
Karazai’s Washington Visit: The War Awaiting Kandahar
By RAMZY BAROUD Clad in his usual attire of a colorful, striped robe, Afghan President Hamid Karazai appeared more like […]
Yemen’s Sorrowful Options: ‘Revolt, Migrate or Die’
By RAMZY BAROUD When the Soviets concluded their pull out from Afghanistan in February 1989, the United States government abruptly […]
The Price of Courage: On Goldstone’s Bar Mitzvah and Finkelstein’s Book
By RAMZY BAROUD In his report on Gaza issued late last year, prominent South African jurist Richard Goldstone accused Israel […]
The South Reduced: How the News Promotes a Mistaken View of the World
By RAMZY BAROUD I am not good at flying kites. But during a recent visit to the Olympic Village of […]
From Neptune to Gaza
In excerpts from a speech prepared for the Hetherington Memorial Lecture, Ramzy Baroud argues for a history of the people, […]
Dispatch from China: Number 15 Has Left the Building
By RAMZY BAROUD Li Changchun is often referred to as one of the most powerful men in China, in Asia […]
Indispensable IslamOnline Must Not Fail
By RAMZY BAROUD A widely popular Islamic website has been, until very recently, an undisputed success story. IslamOnline arrived at […]
