Mahmood Mamdani, Professor of Government and Director of the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University, is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost analysts of the history and politics of
Politics
Cold War in Warm Waters
On two occasions in my life I found myself living close to the South China Sea. The sea became my escape from life’s pressing responsibilities. But there is no escape from the fact that the deceptiv
Syria: Who is Right, Who is Wrong?
For months now, Syria is haunted by tragedy. Civilians have been tortured and killed by the armed forces; government repression has reached unbearable levels and appears unstoppable. The world is watc
Dispelling the Hysteria around Sharia
Shariah or Islamic Law has become one of the heavily debated issues in the US for the past years where more than a dozen states have moved towards measures of banning Sharia, drawing a lot of reaction
Power of the People at Work
The issue is not about hummus, chocolate bars or Dead Sea vacations. It is about civil society taking full responsibility for its own action (or lack of). The issue is not exactly about Israeli produc
Hamas Seeks Palestinian Ascendancy
Political winds from the Arab Spring are filling the sails of the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas, as it seeks a course out of international isolation to the forefront of the Palestinian natio
Attacking Iran Will Not Repeat History
On April 10, 2002, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons, “Saddam Hussein's regime is…developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked.
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