by Elias Aoun*
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“Would food be considered an instrument of national power?” This statement is attributed to a report issued on Dec. 10, 1974 by the U.S. National Security Council under Henry Kissinger: “National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests.”

by Dr. Ahmed Saad*
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As an Arab who lived during the 1956, 1967, 1973 wars and all Intifadas, I experience the very deep pain, anger and frustration that most Arabs feel. I strongly believe that most of Palestine within the 1948 borders not just 1967 borders belong rightly to the Palestinian people. Unfortunately  our strong feelings of pain and resentment have not returned a single meter of land to their rightful owner. That is the reason for the following article.

By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed

Seven years ago, many writers and journalists in our region defended and condoned the destructive attacks launched by Al-Qaeda, and in the process considered any criticism of the terrorist network to be in support of US foreign policy, without distinguishing between rational defense and political exploitation.

 Press Release

The Al Waref Institute for Humanitarian Studies, headquartered in Washington D.C., and the Human Rights First Society in Saudi Arabia have entered into partnership and cooperation under the leadership of Al Waref founder Marah Bukai and the Human Rights First Society president Ibrahim Al Mugaiteeb.