From Agence France-Presse
A Protestant church in Kenya is trying to convert U.S. President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother to Christianity against her will, a Muslim group said this week, condemning the move as provocation.
The Seventh Day Adventist …

By Mike Blanchfield
Canwest News Service
Barack Obama’s arrival in the White House won’t change one thing for at least one Canadian — Maher Arar remains banned from the United States.
“Mr. Arar is not welcome in the …

By JOHN IBBITSON
From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail
Barack Obama is trying to avoid a witch hunt of the previous administration, while still holding it accountable for authorizing the torture of suspected terrorists.
If something must be done, …

By Fawaz A. Gerges
ISPU Fellow
Although now we know the leading players on Barack Obama’s national security team, we still do not know his foreign policy priorities. He has opted for a team whose character is, …

Editeur : Agence France-Presse
Plus de la moitié des Américains admettent mal connaître l’Islam, tout en soutenant le projet de leur président Barack Obama de chercher …

By Tariq Ramadan

Thursday 2 April 2009
In a recent article I discussed the critical role the European Union must play now that Barack Obama has assumed power in the United States. In order to make international …

The start of the Iraq war in 2003 marked a crucial break between the US and almost all the states of the region. “None of Iraq’s neighbours, absolutely none, were pleased by the American occupation …