ANAHEIM, California—What were anti-Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic, British MP George Galloway, Palestinian activist Reem Salahi, and anti-Iraq War mother Cindy Sheehan doing together on… more »

Four South Koreans were killed in Yemen in what authorities are saying was an al-Qaida related suicide bombing.

“Where did the blast come from?” I ask a man at a kiosk. He tells me he doesn’t know. He is clearly disinterested.

I walk down the street outside the Green Zone. Kebabs sizzle on grills and suited Iraqis move around the National Police, who tell everyone exactly… more »

Watching former president George W. Bush speak was, for many, an almost painful experience.

On Iraq’s first provincial elections since 2005, Baghdad is nearly car free. The government enforced a vehicle curfew for the entire day to prevent car… more »

“In America there are only two parties, why do we have so many (in Iraq)? It’s backwards.”

Shane Bauer – As we descend into Baghdad, the stewardess of the Iraqi airways flight reminds us to turn off all electronic devices and return… more »

When I looked at the women in head to toe black abayas (robes), I thought that they looked oppressed. But I was wrong, they had… more »

I am a true believer in the cultural bridges between the US and the Arab world via language, music and the Internet. I gave this… more »

I am a Soviet Jew who left the USSR to the US via an Israeli visa.Having been to Gaza and seen the hell it was… more »

A falafel shop in Thailand opens a window onto Israeli-Arab tensions.

Snapshots from Christmas in Lebanon and Syria.

The size 10 shoes didn’t hit him but for the man’s sake, in dreams, where convictions often drop away and conscience plays itself out in… more »

There’s really no way to prepare you for this song. Just sit back and let your brain explode. Yes, that is Busta Rhymes rapping over… more »