In an Islamic country where 16 women are estimated to be killed for
shaming their family each month, some wonder whether the new law is
punishment enough
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Two steps back for women in the Middle East? Human rights groups blast move, while fears of rising Islamic law increase
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Author Roya Hakakian joins Lesley Stahl for a post-election discussion
about gender apartheid, an Iranian girlhood and the moves necessary for a
better Middle East
Are the situations in the Middle East and North Korea out of the hands of the United States?
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
As women speak out against the tyrannical government in Iran today, an
upcoming drama about the stoning of a young woman speaks volumes about
the fundamental injustices. The film debuts in theaters June 26
By Randi Bernfeld
CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour joins Lesley Stahl for a timely conversation from a unique, expert perspective
In this wOw interview with Lesley Stahl, CNN’s chief international
correspondent contemplates The New York Times’s deliberate lack of
coverage of David Rohde’s kidnapping in the wake of his escape from the
Taliban
Obama’s Middle East diplomacy effort was a great start, but serious
diplomatic progress may require Americans to bone up on the region. How
to begin? Here’s Liz Peek’s
proposal
By Liz Peek
Will the meat grinder of Middle Eastern politics keep President Obama
from following through on this welcome gesture of good will? Liz Peek
reports from Cairo
By Liz Peek
Liz Smith | 06/04/2009 11:00 pm
Greece, Italy, France, Turkey, Russia and Australia …
From the White House to the Middle East, Obama has a tough job of
convincing the Muslim world this week that America is not anti-Islam;
bin Laden resurfaces
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Allegations of rape from CIA officer overseas haven’t yet been proven,
but several ugly incidents have some wondering if the agency needs to
do more babysitting
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 03/04/2009 8:40 am
Clinton says Hamas must stop violence and recognize Israel, pressures Israelis to open Gaza border to provide relief to people
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 03/04/2009 7:55 am
Iran says Saberi’s going to be charged by revolutionary courts, and is being detained in a place no one wants to be; Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls on UN to help
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 03/02/2009 10:45 am
Secretary of state indirectly says Hamas shouldn’t expect to get any cash; shakes hands with Syrian official after years of no U.S.-Syria contact
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 03/02/2009 9:40 am
Saberi is just the latest American-Iranian to be arrested in the Islamic country; her dad hasn’t talked to her since Feb. 10, fears for her safety
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 02/24/2009 10:30 am
Reports say Obama administration will make sure money doesn’t go to Hamas, but others question whether such an event can be prevented
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 02/19/2009 10:30 am
Ameneh Bahrami asked a court to punish the man who doused her face with acid by doing the same to his eyes; she returns to the attack scene for the first time
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 02/18/2009 8:00 am
Protesters insist the secretary of state is part of a plan to ‘divide and rule’ Muslims around the globe
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 02/10/2009 9:55 am
Saudi women have been prohibited from driving since 1932, but the government is expected to lift that ban by the end of the year
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 02/10/2009 9:40 am
Right wingers from Fox News poke fun at 88-year-old veteran journalist Helen Thomas’s question at Obama’s press conference
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 01/14/2009 9:45 am
Although 15 of the Mirwais School’s 1,300 students were severely burned in an acid attack, they’re back at their desks and determined to learn
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 01/14/2009 8:30 am
Experts think voice on audiotape is, in fact, that of elusive Al-Qaeda leader
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 01/13/2009 8:15 am
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert claims his call to Bush forced Rice to abstain on a cease-fire resolution she herself drafted
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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