I own twelve books by Bernard Lewis and they are all stacked horizontally on the left corner of one of my bookshelves in the office. I first heard about Lewis…
Editorials
Tales of a Morisco
Hassan Aourid’s novel, Le Morisque, or, The Morisco, a lyrically written account of the unsettling life of a Morisco who lives in the tumultuous period of the late 16th and…
Looking for an Arab Herzl
As Arabs continue to agitate for freedom in their nations, no leading Arab or Muslim intellectual has been able to articulate a well thought-out program for the future of his…
Greek Lessons for the Arab Spring
As the Arab Spring enters its second year and the whiff of democratic possibilities hovers in the air of many an Arab nation, a question that continues to be left…
Why America Matters to Muslims
One thing that is striking about the recent revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain is the absence of any anti-American slogans or denunciations of the Great Satan,…
Freedom and Salvation in Morocco
For about two centuries now, Moroccans, like the vast majority of Arabs and Muslims, have been searching for a magical formula that would allow them to stay true to their…
A Doctor for the People
At a time when the future of health care in the United States is, at best, uncertain, it helps to recall the many men and women who have dedicated their…
Gum Arabic
We tend to think that the only natural resource that matters for the industrial world and for the economy of the United States is oil, but the global economy can’t…
Regime Change That Works?
Does the United States have a hand in the uprisings sweeping across the Arab world? And if so, what are we to make of it? Would we call it a…
The Art of Peace
The past few days have been truly amazing. While I was on a trip in the city of New York taking pictures of buildings inspired by Moorish design, a series…