• March 13, 2026
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Articles

Global Realignment: How Bush Inspired a New World Order

By RAMZY BAROUD The series of unfortunate and costly decisions made during the two terms of the Bush administration, combined […]

Olympic Follies and Triumphs

By RAMZY BAROUD To run a full marathon experts suggest that the aspiring athlete requires at least six months of […]

The Saakashvili Experiment

By RAMZY BAROUD Just as the world’s attention was focussed on China’s Beijing Olympics, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, on 7 […]

United by Misery: Two Boys from Gaza and Nilin

By RAMZY BAROUD Ahmed Moussa was a 12-year-old Palestinian boy from the West Bank village of Nilin, near Ramallah. Mohamed […]

Obama Joins the Club

By RAMZY BAROUD The exit of Bush from the White House is already anticipated in the Arab region with sighs […]

ICC and al-Bashir: Ocampo’s Justice

By RAMZY BAROUD The crimes committed against innocent people in Darfur represent a shameful episode in the history of Sudan […]

How a Tiny Village Took on the Zionist Militants

By RAMZY BAROUD For some folks interested in genealogy, tracing one’s roots is a stimulating activity. It’s immensely interesting and […]

Journalistic Imperatives: Saying What Others Mightn’t

By RAMZY BAROUD The world of journalism, like any other profession, can be muddled with a plethora of distractions, self-interests […]

Why Should Barack Obama’s Religion Matter?

By RAMZY BAROUD Whether Barack Obama is or, at one point, was a Muslim should be a trivial matter in […]

Palestine in the American Imagination: Religion, Politics and Media

By RAMZY BAROUD Abstract: A study of the political, religious and cultural factors underlying the pro-Israeli bias apparent in the […]

On Humiliation, and Gaza’s Dying Children

By RAMZY BAROUD A six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza was killed by Israeli fire on 12 June. "Medics say the […]

Legalizing Occupation: Bush’s Last Manoeuvre in Iraq

By RAMZY BAROUD When US forces descended on Baghdad five years ago, they seemed unstoppable. Military arrogance had reached an […]

Engaging Syria: Losing Ground

By RAMZY BAROUD On 15 May, President Bush gave a speech before the Israeli Knesset decrying "radicals and terrorists" (basically […]

John Hagee’s Not-So-Bright Vision

By RAMZY BAROUD The recent uproar surrounding Pastor John Hagee is only remarkable in the sense that it took so […]

One State: Coexistence, Not Apartheid

By RAMZY BAROUD For the last 60 years, all those who have sought a genuinely peaceful and fair solution for […]

An Irreducible Fact: 60 Years of Denial

By RAMZY BAROUD Don’t ask for what you never had,’ is the underlying message made by supporters of Israel when […]

US Terrorism Report: Selective Data, Wrong Lessons

By RAMZY BAROUD The data provided in the US State Department’s annual terrorism report for 2007 points to some interesting […]

Beyond Media Revolutions: Is Arab Media Truly Free?

By RAMZY BAROUD On February 12, 2008, Arab League information ministers issued a communiqué outlining ‘tough’ guidelines for Arab satellite […]

The Bomb Squads: How to Survive a Gaza Refugee Camp

By RAMZY BAROUD The following are excerpts from Baroud’s upcoming book, “101 Ways to Survive a Refugee Camp.” We waited […]

Mixed Priorities: Why Palestinian Unity is Not an Option

By RAMZY BAROUD Just days after the Hamas-Fatah clash last June in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looked firm […]