WSIS in Tunis
Thursday November 17 It only occurred to me while waiting for the fog to clear up in the plane on the Queen Alia Airport . Seated next to me in the Air France flight to Paris was Washington Post bureau chief in the French capital John Anderson. When he asked me why I was going […]
How do you tell a six year old
By Daoud Kuttab The problem in our household after the triple bombing in Amman was how to tell our six year old daughter, Dina. The urgency of the problem was because the Jordanian government had called for a day of mourning the following day and schools were expected to be closed. Because she is so […]
A vote for the future of Palestine
By: Daoud Kuttab* The biggest question in the upcoming elections for the Palestinian legislature is not how many seats Hamas will win. Nor are people questioning how the mixed elections (district and national) will play out. The real question on most Palestinian’s lips these days is who will represent the leading Palestinian party (movement).
Palestinian election fever
By Daoud Kuttab The mood is becoming upbeat in Palestine these days. Election fever is building up as December and January are expecting important polls. Major Palestinian cities, like Nablus, Ramallah, Hebron,Gaza , Jenin, Rafah, are due to elect mayors and city councils in December. The following month, the entire Palestinian public is due to […]
Article on Alouni
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Journalists and the plague of being identified with interviews By Daoud Kuttab It has always been a problem for journalists: how to carry on the profession of journalism without being accused of sympathizing with the person you are covering. Every journalist who covers a conflict can’t help but have some sympathies […]
Journalists and the Plague of Identification
By Daoud Kuttab It has always been a problem for journalists. How to carry on the profession of journalism without being accused of sympathizing with the person you are covering. Ever journalist who covers a conflict can’t help but have some sympathizes for his subject. Internationally famous columnists Tom Friedman once told me that a […]
Talking to the World
by Daoud Kuttab Some of the speakers and participants said a conference called for by the Palestinian Authority to discuss how to have an effective public relations campaign was tens of years overdue. Titled “Talking to the worldâ€, the invitation was issued by Information Minister Nabil Shaath and attended by the top public and private […]
Arab Media Scene:realities and challenges
by Daoud Kuttab The world community has suddenly become interested in the media scene in the Arab world. It is not clear whether this is a result of the success enjoyed by some Arab satellites or simply an attempt to find a way to win the hearts and minds of Arabs and Muslims, as part […]
The State of Gaza?
By Daoud Kuttab As was predicted, the Israeli government is moving quickly to absolve itself of any and all responsibility for the people of the Gaza Strip. The latest sign of this has been the order signed by the Minister of Interior Ophir Pines declaring Gaza foreign territories and, as a consequence, the four Israeli […]
Bridge blues again
I was a bit hesitant about traveling by the Allenby bridge but at the last minute I decide to go. A few friends from abroad were in town for the first time and it made sense that I would go with them back to Amman .