Perspective

Book Review

• :: A War on Islam? - by Abid Ullah Jan :: < by David Kerr >

• :: Islam Under Siege - by Akbar S. Ahmed :: < by Ahmad Faruqui >

• :: What Went Wrong? - by Bernard Lewis :: < by M. Shahid Alam >

• :: Anil's Ghost - by Michael Ondaatje :: < by Mahbubul Karim (Sohel) >

• :: Public Servant,.. - by Paul Routledge :: < by John Hiddleston >

• :: Islamic.. - by Faisal bin Mishal Al-Saud+NAMAW :: < by Anisa Abd el Fattah >

August 2003

• Why American Muslims Should Support Dennis... < by Laura M. Poyneer >

• Will Taylor's departure help the US blackmail the ICC? < by Iqbal Jassat >

• Democrats Only Show Conscience at Election-Time < by Stan Moore >

• Newsweek is spreading hate < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Islam & Terrorism: The Myth & Reality < by Hasan Abdullah >

• Bush and Neo-cons :: Do they dominate or... < by Daniel E. Teodoru >

• Mighty Morphin' Power Brokers < by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh >

• Hawkish Lieberman Getting Wings Clipped < by William Hughes >

• The United States: A Model Fascist State < by Girard Newkirk >

• Ayatollah Khomeini's tormentors < by Abbas Zaidi >

• American Like Me < by Kathleen M. Abourezk >

• Washington is being toothless on Israel < by Ali Abunimah >

• Mr. Sharon - Tear Down This Wall! < by Stan Moore >

• The Painful Horrors of Political Autism < by John Chuckman >

• Israel and the Gates of Mah'sa < by Eric Monse >

• Echoes from the past < by Azmi Bishara >

• A call to violence < by Ali Abunimah >

• Same Sex Marriage as an entitlement < by Anisa Abd el Fattah >

• "Hudna" has Israel over a barrel < by Iqbal Jassat >

• No existence of Nile Treaties < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Winning over public opinion < by David Kimche >

• Palestinians still suffering as politicians talk about... < by Ahmad Musa >

• U.S. Client States Beware < by Girard Newkirk >

• Partial Pictures < by Hanan Mondo >

• Declining to Intervene: Israel's Supreme Court and... < by Jonathan Cook >

• The hypocrisy of Western debates on the Iraq war < by Iqbal Siddiqui >

• Defending champions in football loses as volleyball... < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Is The United States "A Terrorist Magnet"? < by M. Shahid Alam >

• Islam Bashing - A Popular Sport < by Hasan Abdullah >

• The War of Error :: The Whole Picture :: < by J. F. Baksh >

• The Kids Are Not All Right < by W. David Jenkins III >

• Iran-Canada relations affected by reaction to death... < by Waseem Shehzad >

• Bin Laden Disappears from U.S. Terrorism Radar Screen < by Stan Moore >

• The Prisoner of Zion and the Secret of Bassam Abu Sharif < by Mary La Rosa >

• Road Map to What: Apartheid or Peace? < by Alden C. Mayfield >

• Warmongers Bush and Blair caught in their own web... < by Zafar Bangash >

• Behind the Baker Plan for Western Sahara < by Toby Shelley >

• Palestinian discourse < by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh >

• The fine line between Guantanamo and Canada < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Divide and rule? < by Azmi Bishara >

• The Days of Wonder in Iraq <by Mahbubul Karim (Sohel) >

• The War on Terrorism is an Excuse for Utter Lawlessness < by Stan Moore >

• America: The End? < by J. F. Baksh >

• Sharon's Palestinian 'state' < by Azmi Bishara >

• Essential lessons from the Camp David summit < by Gilead Sher >

• American preparation to utilize nuclear weapons is... < by Abdullah Vawda >

• Things have changed < by Yossi Alpher >

• Answerable to No One < by John Chuckman >

• Set aside the myths, and what remains? < by Ghassan Khatib >

July 2003

• Grabbing a Wolf by the Ears < by Mark Glenn >

• Indict the war criminals < by Abdullah Vawda >

• Bush vs. Goering < by Tom Mysiewicz >

• Bush's Only Hope In Iraq: Get Saddam < by Mark Gery >

• Liberia to Israel: Fixing US Settler States < by Suzette Gardner >

• Is Pakistan on America's terrorist hit list? < by Abbas Zaidi >

• Hate and Tolerance < by Yamin Zakaria >

• Just how evil was Saddam Hussein? < by William James Martin >

• Yacht Club Memories: An open letter to American Jews < by Deb Reich >

• Setting the stage < by Mark Perry >

• Syrian leader under pressure to reform the system... < by M S Ahmed >

• A Short History of the Global Economy Since 1800 < by M. Shahid Alam >

• The façade of Israel's reality < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• If Saddam Hussein Himself Were to Die or Be Killed... < by Stan Moore >

• The Quality of Mercy :: The Palestinian Political... < by Mary La Rosa >

• The real culprits behind 9/11? < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Where did the anti-war movement go? < by Stan Moore >

• Family Reunion < by Mark Glenn >

• "To Hell with Our Enemies" < by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh >

• Who said Palestinians gave up the right of return? < by Ali Abunimah >

• The widening rift in APHC <by Ershad Mahmud >

• Refugee Poll Confusion <by Casey Patrick Reillyd >

• Recognizing Israel < by Abbas Zaidi >

• :: The Saga of Hamas in America :: Different... < by Ahmed Yousef >

• Relentless Miscalculation of Iraq by American Officials < by Stan Moore >

• Slight of hand < by Mohsen Al Attar >

• Musharraf demonstrates his subservience to US by... < by Zafar Bangash >

• Too little, too late <by Amos Harel >

• The Little People And The Cost of Empire :: Thoughts... < by Paul Revere >

• The heresy of Jewish Zionism < by Baha Abushaqra >

• Ending the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Requires Ending... < by Samar Assad >

• Images and Realities of Mauritania's... < by Alice Bullard & Bakary Tandia >

• Of Ghettos and Holocausts :: Some thoughts on Israel’s... < by Paul Markham >

• Weapons of Mass Destruction? < by William Gartland >

• Dangers of 'democratizing' Islam and Muslim... < by Iqbal Siddiqui >

• Rulers and the Ruled < by Yamin Zakaria >

• US evangelists' bid to convert Muslims worldwide:... < by M. A. Shaikh >

• The neo-con triumph < by Hassan Nafaa >

• How Will History View Bush / Blair Machinations and Deceit? < by Stan Moore >

• Governing council a tool for US control over Iraq < by Iqbal Siddiqui >

• Blair "Knighted" for his service < by Yamin Zakaria >

• President Bush and the roadmap < by William J. Burns >

• Treason and Bush < by Rosemarie Jackowski >

• The Quartet has no future < by Alon Liel >

• It's Not the Intelligence, Stupid! < by Stan Moore >

• Our Enemies They Are Not < by Mark Glenn >

• The State of Israel and the Psychology of Jewish... < by Richard Morrissey >

• Daggers drawn over Nile water < by Joseph Ojwang >

• ENRON-Style Management in A Dangerously... < by John Chuckman >

• Bush facing growing concerns about US economy < by Waseem Shehzad >

• Oil and terrorism brings Bush to Africa < by Suraya Dadoo >

• Military tribunals just the latest part of US' war on Islamic... < by Ahmad Musa >

• In Defense of Harry S. Truman < by William Hughes >

• Fish Export has killed Traditional Processing in Kenya < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Presidential politics by other means < by Shohdy Naguib >

• Lies that come home to roost: The Mask slips on real... < by Albert Doyle >

• Muslim, Zionist: Is There a Federal Double Standard? < by William Hughes >

• Arab diplomacy: myth and reality < by Eric Rouleau >

• The difference between freedom-fighters and terrorists... < by Sabia Hanif >

• Shia-Sunni divides in the new council of Iraq < by Yamin Zakaria >

• The last days of Malaysia's Mahathir < by Abd Rahman Koya >

• Backing is needed - and not just over the phone < by Yossi Beilin >

• Freedom for peace < by Salameh Nematt >

• Where is Iraq War Instigator, Richard Perle? < by William Hughes >

• Arab Masses: Voices of Reason to be heard < by Mahboob A. Khawaja >

• Why is the USA afraid? < by Yamin Zakaria >

• France Bashers Ignorant of American History < by William Hughes >

• Ariadne Thread :: From the eve of September 11... < by Hichem Karoui >

• The New United States Pledge of Allegiance < by Laurel Anderson >

• What is Happening in Iran < by J. F. Baksh >

• Causeway in Mbita < by Joseph Ojwang >

• What is American Interventionism really about? < by Brian McAfee >

• A Road Map That Will Work < by Patrick Johnston >

• Deciphering the Hodna < by Azmi Bishara >

• Dreaming of Changing the American Paradigm < by Stan Moore >

• Waiting for the stars to fall < by Baha Abushaqra >

• "Mission To Nowhere" < by Imraan Siddiqi >

• Palestinian Christians Ignored < by Sherri Muzher >

• Scholars under Siege < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• The multiplying factor < by Muneeb Nasir >

• The Bull in the China Closet < by Stan Moore >

• The Worst Kind of Lie < by John Chuckman >

• Resist the American juggernaut < by Firoz Osman >

• Why Bush is afraid to meet with Madiba < by Abdul Kader Suliman >

• Forsake religious parties < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Lessons from the American Revolution < by John Chuckman >

• Israel Gets Dole, While States Slash Services < by William Hughes >

• "Arabs Leaders are Winning" < by Mahboob A. Khawaja >

• Fear, Lies and Inequities - Bush Administration Hallmarks < by Stan Moore >

• Don't let Israel off the hook < by Ghassan Khatib >

• In Your Face < by W. David Jenkins III >

• More questions than answers < by Yossi Alpher >

• Hamas truce puts Sharon in a fix < by Iqbal Jassat >

• Sisal sector is Dying in Kenya < by Joseph Ojwang >

• The reign of a compulsive gambler < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Malaria Epidemic < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Opposition forces put US on the defensive in Afghanistan < by Zia Sarhadi >

• A peace of the exhausted < by Lily Galili >

June 2003

• Settlements and Israel's Quagmire < by Sherri Muzher >

• An understanding of the concept of treaty in Al-Islam < by Anisa Abd el Fattah >

• The Absolute Critical Importance of Palestinian Resistance < by Stan Moore >

• The Newest Jordan: Free Trade, Peace and an Ace in... < by Pete W. Moore >

• Nader Blasts Plutocrats, Bush & Iraq War: Calls for... < by William Hughes >

• Gwassi Hills in the Throes of Death < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch :: Cattle Wrangling With... < by Paul Revere >

• Who is indeed running US Foreign Policy in the... < by Abdul Kader Suliman >

• Hard realities behind the US' determination to assert its... < by Zafar Bangash >

• Water threatens life < by Joseph Ojwang >

• All eyes on Gaza < by Safwat Al Kahlout >

• Israel takes another leap towards institutionalized apartheid < by Ali Abunimah >

• Incarceration or Transfer: The Post-Incursion Plan < by Jeff Halper >

• What Bush can and should do < by Yossi Alpher >

• Villagers in Pain as The Health Center Stalled < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Without reciprocity, the whole world is blind < by Ghassan Khatib >

• Justifiable Homicide or Terrorism? < by Stan Moore >

• The Real Clash of Civilizations: Liberals versus The... < by John Chuckman >

• Only think of us as human < by Sharif Omar >

• Human Rights, Islam and the Charlatan Activists < by Habib Siddiqui >

• The Quartet's swan song < by Gerald M. Steinberg >

• The Beast and his Mark < by Mark Glenn >

• Water Hyacinth < by Joseph Ojwang >

• Seize the future in NWFP < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Brooklyn Plot: A snag to Musharraf's visit < by Syed Atiq ul Hassan >

• NWFP Shari'ah Bill causes consternation in Pakistan < by Zia Sarhadi >

• Who is really to blame for failures in US Foreign... < by Anisa Abd el Fattah >

• Mixed feelings in Saudi regime on US transfer of forces... < by Zafar Bangash >

• Day dreaming with the neo-cons < by Paul Markham >

• US government report highlights abuse of Muslims... < by Waseem Shehzad >

• The Zionist Maginot Line: Erection of the Apartheid Wall < by Brock L. Bevan >

• White Collar Terrorists :: Weapons of Mass Delusion :: < by Paul Revere >

• US economy in crisis, Courtesy of President Bush < by William Herziger >

• Dissecting the Bush Presidency < by Stan Moore >

• Sue for peace or lose it all < by Ghassan Khatib >

• Foreign Policy Strike-outs :: The United States' baseball... < by Ethan Hardy >

• A Palestinian civil war? Israel must be dreaming < by Rime Allaf >

• Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh: The Clear... <by Mahbubul Karim (Sohel) >

• Ralph Nader on George Bush Invasion of Iraq - Unforgivable < by Stan Moore >

• Palestine: Do or Die! < by Iqbal Jassat >

• Impeach Bush <by Frank Scott >

• Let us offer our sympathy for the victims of the Pro-War... < by Yamin Zakaria >

• US evangelists' bid to convert Muslims worldwide: the... < by M. A. Shaikh >

• The clock is ticking < by Yossi Alpher >

• Douse That Killer Puff <by Mahbubul Karim (Sohel) >

• Tearing down the walls < by Samah Jabr >

• Illuminating Thomas Friedman < by M. Shahid Alam >

• Hall of Mirrors < by John Chuckman >

• July 4th: A Founding Fathers' Perspective < by William Hughes >

• Don't Be Surprised to See U.S. Forces Fighting Palestinians < by Stan Moore >

• Time for unconventional intelligence < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Hamas may not be only barrier to peace in... < by Anisa Abd el Fattah >

• Crushed between the two extremes < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Bush as Emergency Room Physician :: for Palestine... < by Stan Moore >

• Consolidating occupation < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• The Intra-Religion Conflicts Within Muslims < by Syed B. Soharwardy >

• A fistful of Dollars for OPEC < by Yamin Zakaria >

• Trade Protectionism and Poverty <by Mahbubul Karim (Sohel) >

• Dealing Occupation < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• The Infallibility <by Mahbubul Karim (Sohel) >

• The Road from Aqaba < by Mouin Rabbani >

• Why Baghdad was so quick to fall <by Galal Nassar >

• Israel's Feeding Frenzy at $3 Trillion < by William Hughes >

• Business As Usual In Israel < by Paul Revere >

• Israeli-Palestinian Asymmetry < by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh >

• Is America Moral, Amoral, or Anti-Moral? < by Stan Moore >

• Never on time, never enough < by Ghassan Khatib >

• The Man Who wasn't There < by John Chuckman >

• Bush's dedication to the cause < by Yossi Alpher >

• US media ignore Israeli violence after Aqaba summit < by Ali Abunimah >

• Decisions < by Jaffer Ali >

• Hard realities behind India's apparent volte face... < by Waseem Shehzad >

• Israeli authorities crack down on Islamic movement in... < by Nasser Salem >

• The journey to peace should start at freedom < by Anisa Abd el Fattah >

• Lebensraum of USA < by Yamin Zakaria >

• History's Lessons < by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh >

• What can we learn from this decision? < by Yossi Alpher >

• A brief but sunny window < by Ghassan Khatib >

• Wrestling the Alligator < by Mark Glenn >

• US rhetoric dangerously out of step with realities on the... < by Zia Sarhadi >

• Looking at Islam from Within < by Waseef Asghar >

• Corporate Democracy or Mass Representation? < by Yamin Zakaria >

• Aqaba Summit Raises Doubts rather than a Promising Future < by Samar Assad >

• Cautioning Against a Let Down < by Ivan Karakashian >

• Casualty of truth < by Azmi Bishara >

• Why They Fought < by Joseph Vecchio >

• George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan: Contrasts and Parallels < by Stan Moore >

• The blip in NWFP < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• The tidal wave and the dinghy < by Uri Elitzur >

• The Psychology of War < by Richard Morrissey >

• A train on a circular track < by Ghazi Hamad >

• Israel's guide to making a suicide bomber < by Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi >

• Save the relics, at least! < by Abid Ullah Jan >

• Pauperizing the Periphery: Two Decades of... < by M. Shahid Alam >

• Cracks in the Dam < by W. David Jenkins III >

• Pax Liberalis: One World, One Peace < by Joseph Vecchio >

• U. S. M. C. Major General Smedley Butler on War and... < by Stan Moore >

• Banality, Bombast, and Blood < by John Chuckman >

• Israel's tripartite moral dilemma < by Baha Abushaqra >

• What's Up With Pakistan and the War on Terror? < by Stan Moore >

• Mister Bush's Neighborhood < by Joseph Vecchio