Bitter words and bloody clashes are again threatening the temporary Middle East peace process. Since Israeli opposition leader, Ariel Sharon's disputed September 28 visit to the Temple Mount, a place cherished by Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem, more than 465 people have been killed in violent ...

"Images are very important to a civilization, culture and religion because as humans people wish to have a good image. There is nothing essentially good or bad in images themselves, but only in what they portray, evoke, or justify (Siddiqi 1)." It comes as no surprise, then, that people to...

What should we do about the conflicts between the Jewish and Arab states? Too many people have died from the conflict and it still continues. Peace talks have been tried but have failed miserably. Today all the Palestinians want is the land back from the war of 1967. If they get this they...

In her article, author Nada Elia describes what she refers to as the privileging of Arab-American women, at the same time that their male relatives are being subjected to an increasingly hostile environment. She criticizes the governments of both the United States and Israel as oppressors of Arabs ...

If we research through our history books, we will find that war has been part of our lives since the beginning of our time. Sometimes our reasons for fighting are simple, other times they are not. Religion, soil, and prejudice are just a few reasons for why are world has seen bloodshed. In one ...

Discussing the historical significance of Jerusalem Jerusalem holds quite a significant portion of religious history. Not only for Christians but Muslims and Jews as well. Jerusalem (in Hebrew called Yerushalayim; in Arabic Al Quds), is a city lying at the intersection of Israel and the West Bank...

Israel represents the Jews who are no longer willing to let themselves be killed by totalitarian regimes, religious fundamentalism and RACISM. The state of Israel represents those Jews who have learned to defend themselves. Its governments, whatever their political inclination, are the democratic an...

For decades, the situation in Palestine has been promoted as an "Arab" issue, or a "Palestinian" issue, and Muslims have, by and large, gone along with this charade. Such a belief gas proven fatal as the Zionists have succeeded in further dividing the opposition to their occupation of Palesine, wi...

Throughout history, wars and bloodshed have occurred in many societies of the world. These wars were fought over religious, racial, or political discrimination! Such discrimination exists in many parts of the world even today, such as India and Palestine. Discrimination at such high levels can ha...

The role of women is crucial to any society's formation. Particularly in the Middle East, the correlation between gender and the nation is instrumental in the formation of the modern state. Essentially, the "Woman Question" attempts to understand the role of women within the modern state and thei...