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Lebanon's New War

By: Denis Bonneau | 2010-04-04 | Politics
Are you watching the news? It's easy to look at the fighting between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Fatah al-Islam in Lebanon and dismiss this as the usual hodgepodge of conflict associated with the Middle East. After all, we've been seeing this for years. Or have we? read more

Can Novels Be Topical? Gerald Seymour Says Yes

By: Prasoon Kumar | 2010-09-23 | Book Reviews
Gerald Seymour's is perhaps one of the most enduring names in realm of British writers who have enjoyed worldwide success. His first book Harry's Game appeared on the literary scene way back in 1975, which revolved around a British agent who infiltrated Provisional IRA, that too at a difficult time. The first book was almost like an explosion, which took the literary world by storm (cliché but true). read more

Richard Seymour fined $25K

By: Michael | 2010-11-23 | Football
A blowout loss to Pittsburgh to end a three-game winning streak was bad enough for the Oakland Raiders. read more

It Is Said That Al Queda Is Also In Lebanon

By: Lance Winslow | 2010-04-21 | Politics
Al Qaeda is said to be also in Lebanon. It's so interesting because it really is not news in the intelligence community and it has been known for a very long time. read more

Review of Islam in NYT Book Review

By: Gary Ashb | 2011-03-21 | News and society
The edition aims to highlight some of the most relevant historical, literary, political and theological issues informing contemporary discourse around the topic of Islam, as it is found in recent literature. read more

Nations And Nationalism - The Case Of Lebanon

By: Joe Baaklini | 2010-04-04 | Politics
What is Nationalism? What is its origin and how impacted society and people? Lebanon as a case study. read more

Lebanon's Prior and Post-Conflict: Still?

By: Don Sutherland | 2010-05-22 | Politics
An examination of the immediate aftermath of the combat in Lebanon suggests that a return to the status quo ante is likely. Hezbollah will not be disarmed and it will continue to receive assistance from its Iranian and Syrian patrons. Moreover, the risk of regional instability has now increased with Israels doctrine of deterrence having been significantly eroded by the inconclusive outcome. read more

Gaddafi's Son Saif Al-Islam Captured Alive in Libya (Pictures)

By: Mary Rose | 2011-11-21 | Politics
The playboy son of Colonel Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, was captured by Zintan fighters near the southern town of Obari and flown to the city of Zintan in the north. He would be facing a firing squad as the Libyan government yesterday refused to hand him over to the International Criminal Court. The latest Gaddafi son news gives a great cheer to Libyan people. A commander of the Zintan militia told the press that he had been captured along with several aides as they tried to smuggle him out to neighboring Niger. One of his captors said, “At the beginning he was very scared. He thought we would kill him”. Saif Al-Islam is the last key Gaddafi family member to be seized or killed and be wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity read more

Gerald Seymour: His Life And The Dealer And The Dead

By: Prasoon Kumar | 2010-09-27 | Writing
The latest book - The Dealer and the Dead - from Gerald Seymour is raw and hypnotic at the same time, though it does look more like reporting rather than fiction. You may also be disturbed by its brutality. This is the story of a British arms dealer Harvey Gillott who got payment for delivering arms to Croatian villagers anticipating a Serbian attack, but he never delivered. It resulted in the death of Croats against advancing Serbs, the men were murdered and the women were violated. read more

Gerald Seymour: His Life and The Dealer and The Dead

By: Prasoon Kumar | 2010-09-23 | Book Reviews
The latest book - The Dealer and the Dead - from Gerald Seymour is raw and hypnotic at the same time, though it does look more like reporting rather than fiction. You may also be disturbed by its brutality. This is the story of a British arms dealer Harvey Gillott who got payment for delivering arms to Croatian villagers anticipating a Serbian attack, but he never delivered. It resulted in the death of Croats against advancing Serbs, the men were murdered and the women were violated. read more

Lebanon We Fear!

By: Nicolas Hanhan | 2010-04-04 | Politics
Go back to the civil war my beloved country, for your leaders are unable to reach a pact that will make Lebanon triumph over a definite civil war. read more

The Understated Englishness Is Close To Gerald Seymour's Heart

By: Prasoon Kumar | 2010-09-23 | Book Reviews
The difficult world inhabited by his characters finds full echo in the writings of Gerald Seymour. Despite all the difficulties his characters go through, readers are surprised when no protagonist ever comes out and says he did things for his country. Instead, those characters are pinched and pushed, as there is no respect for them in the real world; everyone is living for himself or herself. read more

Islamic Clothing

By: clare | 2010-12-29 | Clothing
Being a way of life which gives guidelines to all aspects of lifestyle, Islam also provides for codes of public decency. While there is no hard and fast rule to Islamic clothing, there are particular types of clothing that Muslims have to wear as a minimum standard that they have to comply with. read more

Islam Decoded

By: Elyah Israel | 2010-03-29 | Spirituality
In Numerology (number science) "7" signifies "Holiness" and "closeness with God." The number 7 occurs in much of the symbolism of Christianity, and Judaism. read more

Radical Islam Threatened by Hollywood

By: Uday Gunjikar | 2010-03-31 | International studies
When Islamic extremists in Pakistan blow up cinema houses, claiming that they are un-Islamic, one has to wonder why radical Islam seems to feel so threatened by Hollywood. Religious extremists are invariably threatened by the arts because the arts represent freedom of expression and a representation of the truth. read more