August 2008
|
|
UnPrezidented
If Barack
Obama were a pop star, he would be a jazz musician or
a rapper, not a Britney Spears. And to prove it, he should release an election
rap. Read on
Hawks, doves and lame
ducks
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
the standoff between hawks and doves has long rendered the quest for peace a
lame duck. Read on
Weapons of mass distrust
Will the conciliatory tones coming
out of Washington and Tehran be enough to bring the Iran nuclear standoff to an
end or do we need more to defuse the region’s toxic weapons of mass distrust? Read on
Fixing Olympia
Finding an uncontroversial host for
the Olympics is a tricky business. The games need a permanent site on neutral
territory. Read on
Seeing through the
climate change hot air
The climate change debate has become
shrouded in hot air. We need to step back and look at the larger picture. Read on
Imagine... if the kids took over
The future would look very different
if we put the peace process in the hands of Palestinian and Israeli children. Read on
And in other Muslim news
A recent survey found that two-thirds
of media coverage of British Muslims was negative. The time is ripe for other
news. Read on
Mo-town record
Twenty thousand Muhammads
in one place is not a world record, it is an everyday reality. Read on
Readers’ comments
A selection of readers’ comments
on miracles, the food crisis, the spirit of Moroccan law, a clash of
civilisations in Manhattan, the importance of reading between the signs, and
more. 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 |
Focus Conflict in the Conflict has
become an increasingly common feature of the contemporary This section
explores a variety of unorthodox ideas for mitigating conflict and building
bridges in the region. Read on |
Focus Homosexuality in the 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 Democratic reform in |
Focus Multiculturalism in |
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. |
ã2007 K. Diab. Unless otherwise stated, all the
content on this website is the copyright of Khaled Diab.
