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Alex Stein: Advertising peace in the MIddle East

"Fifty-seven Arab and Islamic countries will establish diplomat connections and normal relations with Israeli in exchange for a full peace agreement and an end to the occupation." With these words, printed in Hebrew, the tenacious story of the Arab ...

From ALEX STEIN, Comment Is Free,  21 Nov 2008
Related Topics: United Nations,  Ehud Olmert,  Tzipi Livni,  Barack Obama

Where ignorance isn't bliss

In 1991 Billy Bragg sang: "Safe sex doesn't mean no sex, it just means use your imagination." Nearly 20 years later, it seems that the bulk of the population doesn't agree. In an Observer poll, 12% of those questioned admitted to having had a sexually ...

From ALEX STEIN, Comment Is Free,  30 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Billy Bragg

Alex Stein: A new mayor for Jerusalem

Jerusalem is shaping up for one of the most significant events in its contemporary history. On November 11, the Israeli capital will go to the polls to choose the successor to Uri Lupolianski. The future of the city is once again a subject for ...

From ALEX STEIN, Comment Is Free,  5 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Sari Nusseibeh (politician),  Meir Porush,  Uri Lupolianski,  Arcadi Gaydamak

Alex Stein:

Contemporary Kolkata's image has been defined by three key themes. First, it is the "second city of the empire", the place where the Raj began, which today amounts to hundreds of crumbling, ghostly remains; a city of melancholy, a city of what once was. ...

From ALEX STEIN, Comment Is Free,  20 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Mother Teresa,  Satyajit Ray,  Christopher Hitchens,  United Nations,  Shashi Tharoor

Free Kashmir?

My visit to Kashmir last week was overshadowed by that of a rather more illustrious visitor, the Indian president. During what was supposed to be a routine trip, President Pratibha Patil was greeted with a general strike, as well as clashes with troops ...

From ALEX STEIN, Comment Is Free,  2 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Arundhati Roy

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