AmmanNet wins Gold Medal from Pan Arab Media Awards

AmmanNet, the Arab world’s first Internet radio station, won the gold medal at the 2006 Pan Arab Media Awards. The ceremony, in its[…]

Hamas’ predicament — partly political naiveté?

By Daoud Kuttab Two months before the Palestinian election, I met in Ramallah with Hassan Yousef, a senior West Bank leader of Hamas.[…]

Negotiation alternatives

By Daoud Kuttab Although it appears that the political stalemate continues on the Palestinian-Israeli front, a possible breakthrough seems closer than in the[…]

Meet the minister of Jerusalem

Daoud Kuttab   For the first time in Palestinian history, Jerusalem has a minister: Khaled Abu Arafeh, a businessman from East Jerusalem who[…]

The Hamas Priorities

Hamas has a government, so now what? By Daoud Kuttab Having just formed a Palestinian government, Hamas seems to be clutching to the[…]

Ramallah- Amman trip costs two Hundred dollars

By Daoud Kuttab March 9, 2006 I paid through my nose this week to get from Ramallah to Amman and the bridge wasn’t[…]

Women’s Day in Palestine

By Daoud Kuttab   While Palestinians have regularly celebrated the International Women’s Day on March 8, celebrations this year had a different taste.[…]

The wings of change

By Daoud Kuttab On the surface, the landslide victory of Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement, in Palestinian legislative elections in January has not[…]

Middle East democracy should focus on variations of Islamic parties

Daoud Kuttab I am an enthusiastic supporter of President George Bush’s (anybody else’s, for that matter) mission to spread democracy. I would argue,[…]

The Palestinian vote will test all involved

The following appeared in the American paper Newsday BY DAOUD KUTTAB February 6, 2006 The victory of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in[…]