By Marah Bukai
Translated By Sulaf Al-Shaikhly
Edited by Harley Jackson
Saudi Arabia - Al-Yaum - Original Article (Arabic)

Mike Huckabee, a strong supporter of the conservative American right and a Republican candidate in the recent American presidential election, called for the nomination of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney as a candidate for the next presidential election in 2012

Al Waref Exclusive
By May Kosba
The clock counts down till zero, the New Year creeps in, million wishes and prayers ascend to the skies, calling for love, peace and stability to prevail. The world bids the New Year welcome with sheer optimism in the hopes that this year is better than the last

Al Waref Exclusive
By Jennifer Young
Al Waref recognizes May Rihani as the Figure of the Month for January because ‎of her many contributions in the areas of educational and economic ‎development, women’s rights and equity, and community building. Her work on ‎the ground, research in the field, and written documentation and analysis of ‎policy have made Ms Rihani a leader in civil society, working for change and inspiring action in others.

By Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli*
Courtesy MEMRI.org
Under the Iraqi constitution, the next parliamentary elections should be held by the end of January 2010. However, the Elections Law which governed the 2005 elections needed to be revised and updated, and two issues in particular proved to be difficult and controversial.

On Thursday, December 3, 2009, the Al Waref Institute had the honor and privilege to present in person an award to Saudi human rights activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider.  

By Dr. N. Raphaeli*
Courtesy MEMRI.org
On August 13, 2009, the Iraqi daily Al-Zaman cited a statement by Yousef Al-Matlabi, political advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, accusing Saudi Arabia of inciting violence in Iraq. As evidence, he noted the arrest in Iraq of several Saudi nationals who had recently entered the country with clear instructions from the Saudi clerical establishment to carry out acts of violence against Shi'ite sites. [1]