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ISSUE Thirty-eight!

April 2008

Times Square ©K. Diab

Raising Olympia above politics

In a divided world, finding an uncontroversial host for the Olympics is a tricky business. The solution could be to create a permanent Olympic village on neutral international territory. Read on

Signs of the times

New York is plastered with notices – some of them carrying very obvious instructions. It’s a new kind of visual pollution. Read on

Free at last

With Belgium on the verge of collapse, the quaint city of Ghent has declared its independence from Flanders. Read on

The man behind the prophet

Muhammad was one of the most influential figures in human history. But who was the man behind the icon? Read on

In search of Arab authors

The Arab world is in desperate need of more novelists in the English language to bring home the realities of the region through fiction. Read on

Moroccan women in 3-D

My recent visit to Morocco helped to flesh out, in three dimensions, what it means to be a Moroccan and Arab woman today. Read on

Focus Salom Now! Fusing the Arabic and Hebrew words for ‘peace’, Salom Now! is the idea of creating an Arab-Israeli civil alliance to build understanding and strike out towards a people’s peace in the Middle East. Read on

Focus Conflict in the Middle East Conflict has become an increasingly common feature of the contemporary Middle East for a variety of geo-strategic, political and historical reasons. This section explores a variety of unorthodox ideas for mitigating conflict and building bridges in the region. Read on

Focus Homosexuality in the Middle East Homosexuality is one of the most controversial taboo topics in the Arab world today, and one that is rarely discussed in public. In this special focus on homosexuality, Diabolic Digest is doing its own modest bit in bringing the issue out of the closet. Read on

Focus Democracy in Egypt Democratic reform in Egypt is a one step forward, one step back, two to the side kind of experience. It is sometimes exciting and promising, often frustrating and depressing, and too often stagnant. This special focus section explores the issue of democracy in Egypt. Read on

Focus Multiculturalism in Europe Europe faces the tough challenge of forging a tolerant and representative multicultural society that reflects the chequered identities of the many people who call themselves European. Presently, this is particularly the case when it comes to its Muslim minority. Read on

Focus Women, feminism and Islam The position of Muslim women is a complex and varies greatly from country to country, from group to group and even from person to person. Many of the issues facing Muslim women are familiar to women everywhere – the difference is often a question of degree. What is clear is that debate, dialogue and reform are sorely needed if Muslim women are to attain the equality they deserve. Read on

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