Some 800,000 Australians and many more overseas observe Ramadan. What is the purpose of this holy month?
You might think the controversy over Adelaide Writers’ Week is about one word or another. In truth,it is an awful distraction from the purpose of the Palestinian writers’ appearance at the event.
“The biggest lie at the moment is that we are doing ‘freedom of navigation operations’ in the South China Sea ... We’re not Dora the Explorer or Matthew Flinders.”
It was once a stop on the hippie trail and inspiration for the Lonely Planet guidebooks. So how did Afghanistan come to be defined by war and terrorism?
In a world where governments loudly proclaim their dedication to human rights and equality,some voices are still granted more credibility than others. Is Human Rights Watch one of them?
While Benjamin Netanyahu’s trials may run for months or even years,they seem as unlikely to shift the political dial as Donald Trump’s impeachment trials.
First he has to replace Trump in the Oval Office. Then Joe Biden must deal with Xi,Putin and the Middle East. Here are the problems the next president should tackle first.
The Gulf monarchies never supported the Palestinian cause in order to make money or gain friends.
It is the rebuilding of Beirut that will show if the country can turn over a new leaf.
From swish cafes and arty parties to assassinations and all-out war,Lebanon's capital has seen it all in the past 100 years. Now the nation is broke,its people desperate. How did this complex country become so stricken? And what will happen next?
McNeill admits her book on the Middle East features"lots of aerial bombardment",but"the people I profile aren't hapless victims,they are amazing heroes".