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Our leaders would have us believe it’s a simple matter of al-Qaeda extremism, but the West may be complicit.…

A photograph of a young Iraqi symbolizes so much in an Iraq which remains in turmoil.…

Anarchy, violence and nostalgia for a golden age mark Iraqi politics in the run-up to the elections.…

Recent changes in US foreign policy bode well for this week’s talks with Pakistan.…

A West Coast tale of togetherness.…

Islamic fundamentalist militants are the enemies of Israel and Western governments, right? Think again…

African bloggers arecreating new ways of presenting news.…

Medical personnel like Mohammed are still doggedlytrying to treat those with the worst injuries and digging out partly decomposedbodies from the rubble of Gaza.…

‘Wehave lost everything… But tell them, tell the world, we do not want food ormoney – we just want our life back, and we want our freedom.’…

Israel may have‘partially reopened’ the Erez border crossing, but 95 per cent of Palestiniansare still imprisoned inside the Strip.…