The Obama that I used to know
The Obama that I used to know By Naveed Ahmad Listening to his speeches has been a moving experience, for believers and political activists alike. This self-styled political redee…
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Flames in the Olive Garden
Flames in the Olive Garden By Naveed Ahmad Notwithstanding a heavy mandate of reporting on state of Syrian civilians, the refugees and the activists, somehow I could watch two mov…
Flames in the olive garden
Doing Well By Doing Good and the Next Egyptian Revolution
During my recent visit to Egypt something became quite clear to me: the revolution is far from over. Egypt is beset with serious security problems as exemplified by the brutal att…
How do you shatter a world economy?
The world economy is on the edge.
MEDIA ALERT: Kofi Annan steps down as UN special envoy to Syria
Kofi Annan has resigned from his position as the United Nations special envoy to Syria. The former UN Secretary-General will not renew his mandate when it expires at the end of th…
Q&A with the 'Ground Zero' Imam
On July 20, Jewish Journal columnist Dennis Prager conducted a lengthy interview on his radio show with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of “What’s Right with Islam Is What’s…
Lessons from my talks with the Taliban
To judge by discussions I had with figures close to the Afghan Taliban in Dubai last week, on certain key issues the Taliban leadership and the US administration are far closer th…
Hezbollah's asymmetric support to Iran: a new Middle Eastern security dilemma
Among Western governments consensus is growing that Hezbollah, acting under Iranian instruction, perpetrated last week’s suicide bombing against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. Th…
Chris Bashinelli
Chris Bashinelli is a United Nations Youth Expert and the executive producer and host of Bridge the Gap, a television series that fosters intercultural dialogue by highlighting st…
Will the Conflict in Syria Stir Trouble along the Lebanese-Israeli Border?
With violence spiraling out of control in Syria, observers from both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border have been concerned about the possibility of a renewed conflict along the…
Benedetta Berti
Benedetta Berti is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), a Young Atlanticist at the Atlantic Council, and a member of the faculty at Tel Aviv Un…