Date of source: Monday, June 21, 2004
The problem facing Arab creative writers is how to reach non-Arab readers. The real problem lies both ways: translations from and to Arabic. The Arab World as a whole translates less than one book a year for all its population. At the same time, we barely hear about more than one or two books being...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 1997
The
author discusses a
reprint of a book by S. Stanley about Kuwait and Bahrain in the period 1907-1947. The
introduction in the reprint
was written by Dr. El-Romeihy who claims that Stanley and other Westerners were
not in the Gulf to serve humanity,
but to convert Muslims to Christianity...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
After three decades of endeavors, the executive committee of the European Union has initially accepted to negotiate with Turkey. It is a start for Turkey to become an official member of the Union afterwards. The European Union has been closing the doors in Turkey’s face, as said, because it is a...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
It is a strange and alarming phenomenon to see the contemporary Arab thinkers advocating fiercely conspiracy theories.
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 1999
The struggle about obtaining voting rights for women in Kuwait. Muslim Brothers in Kuwait oppose women getting these rights.