Middle East
We have scarcely skimmed the surface of violence and intolerance to Christians in Muslims worlds. If it should continue at its present rate, Christianity will very soon be completely eradicated in its homeland.
Gaza is not a particularly hard story to cover; it's happening all around you. The biggest problem for journalists is in fact that it is so obviously an unbalanced conflict.
Where does "Biblical Israel" come from? It results from a series of decisions made by the British when they asserted their power and later controlled the Middle East.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
As a human rights lawyer who defended scores of women unjustly condemned to death in Iran, I am accustomed to hearing unpleasant news. However some stories still shake me. Ashraf Adelzadeh's ordeal is one of them.
Ghanaian economist George Ayittey attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in May. There, he sat down with me to talk about defeating dictators.
While it's certainly important to know and even try to understand, public opinion should be but one very small consideration when thinking about our role in, and relationship with, the world.
Next time you are having dinner with a Bahraini dignitary, don't embarrass yourself by confusing the Queen's abaya with a burqa.
Is Erik Prince, Blackwater's sole owner, now taking his profits, trying to sell his company and running away to the Emirates, a country that has no extradition treaty with the United States?
