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For the Middle East, water has always been a politically sensitive issue, linked as it is to production of food. Brian Whitaker looks at how the region allocates this precious commodity.
The Guardian, 25 July, 2001
THE RIVER Jordan, in the words of the old gospel song, is deep and wide with milk…
Towards the end of 2004, the Guardian newspaper published a series of articles imaginingthe world in 2020.In this extract, Brian Whitaker looks at the future of the Middle East. The original article ishere.
What's the worst that could happen?
The US will blame Iranian interference for the turmoil…
Ibn Rushd's criticisms of the theologians’ arguments for the existence of God
Dr. Ibrahim Y. Najjar,
University of Sharjah
May 2001
THIS PAPER deals with Ibn Rushd's criticisms of the theologians' arguments for the existence of God in his bookal-Kashf 'an Manahij al-Adilla. In this book, Ibn Rushd…
Haider Jaber thought life as a gay man was harsh under Saddam Hussein. Then came the invasion. And the aftermath. Brian Whitaker reports.
This article originally appeared inGT magazine, March 2007.
By the time he reached his teens, Haider Jaber knew he was different. Maybe it was the way he walked…
In the Beirut office of Helem there’s poster showing images of war with a message that says: “I don’t believe in a country where it’s more acceptable to see two men holding guns than two men holding hands.”
Lebanon has always had more than its share of men holding guns. Men holding hands are a…
The first in a series of interviews with young Arabs in the diaspora, talking about their sense of identity, their thoughts on life in the west and feelings towards their homeland.
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Originally published inSharq magazine, May/April 2006.
Zahira Dahdul…
The second in a series of interviews with young Arabs in the diaspora, talking about their sense of identity, their thoughts on life in the west and feelings towards their homeland.
First interview
Second interview
Third interview
Originally published inSharq magazine,
Ali Aneizi
Five o’clock on a…
Though things may seem peachy for gay people in the UK, what is the state of play in the rest of the world? Brian Whitaker presents a global review for GT
This article originally appeared inGT magazine, April 2009.
On the day that Barack Obama was elected president and spoke of his hopes for a more…
Sexuality in the Arab World
Edited by Samir Khalaf and John Gagnon
Saqi Books, 312pp, £35
ISBN 086356948X
Available fromamazon.comoramazon.co.uk
Reviewed by Brian Whitaker
New Statesman, 20 November 2006
Other people’s sex lives have always been a source of fascination, and nowhere more so than in…
A talk by Brian Whitaker at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York, 18 May 2011.
THE POPULAR UPRISING that began in Tunisia last December came as a surprise in one sense, but in another sense it was no surprise at all. Rather like an earthquake, we could be pretty sure it was going…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
