My Articles in The National

1. There is no honor in cheapening tolerance in Islam, Feb 2, 2012
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/there-is-no-honour-in-cheapening-tolerance-in-islam
http://europenews.dk/en/node/51791
2. Puma wrong-footed in National Day misunderstanding
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/puma-wrong-footed-in-national-day-misunderstanding#
3. Puma wrong-footed in National Day misunderstanding
http://www.glennmarla.com/news/today/nv2glIyUPc.html
4. Women are their own knights in shining armour in new media
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/women-are-their-own-knights-in-shining-armour-in-new-media#
5. Not just new media, but new mindsets, that we embrace
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/not-just-new-media-but-new-mindsets-that-we-embrace#
6. New media: synchronising beliefs, co-ordinating actions
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/new-media-synchronising-beliefs-co-ordinating-actions#
7. To empower Arab women online, protection comes first
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/to-empower-arab-women-online-protection-comes-first#
8. Cyberspace opens a new frontier for the future of Arabic
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/culture-comment/cyberspace-opens-a-new-frontier-for-the-future-of-arabic#
9. Looking at the past gives us a glimpse of the UAE's future
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/looking-at-the-past-gives-us-a-glimpse-of-the-uaes-future#
10. Arabs need to turn the page on poor reading habits
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/arabs-need-to-turn-the-page-on-poor-reading-habits#
11. Strong Arab women in vanguard of battle against sexism
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/strong-arab-women-in-vanguard-of-battle-against-sexism#
12. Improved marks for universities after decades of failings
http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/news/uae-news/education/middle-conversation-columnists-articles-list/improved-marks-for-universities-after-decades-of-failings
13. The Freedom Flotilla has shown the media's value
http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/news/worldwide/middle-east/middle-conversation-columnists-articles-list/the-freedom-flotilla-has-shown-the-medias-value#
14. Local media that's not globally relevant won't do
http://www.thenational.ae/news/local-media-thats-not-globally-relevant-wont-do#
15. Universal internet access is the new human rights issue
http://www.thenational.ae/news/universal-internet-access-is-the-new-human-rights-issue
16. Knowledge can't be developed if it isn't protected
http://www.thenational.ae/news/knowledge-cant-be-developed-if-it-isnt-protected
17. Faith and science in harmony and on display in London
http://www.thenational.ae/news/faith-and-science-in-harmony-and-on-display-in-london
18. Attempts to control regional media will fuel radicalisation
http://www.thenational.ae/news/attempts-to-control-regional-media-will-fuel-radicalisation
19. In this war, we must all be on the same side
http://www.thenational.ae/news/in-this-war-we-must-all-be-on-the-same-side#
20. Intellectuals of the West have our world all wrong
http://keeptonyblairforpm.wordpress.com/tag/muhammad-ayish/
21. Middle East TV fare with 'strategic depth'
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=this-is-one-new-foreign-tv-channel-to-watch-2010-04-09
22. This is One New Foreign TV Channel to Watch
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=38292
23. UAE - Camel milk, dates and coffee … a taste of tradition
http://www.watan.com/en/Culture/muhammad-ayish.html
24. A glimmer of hope amid the university gloom
http://cnpublications.net/2008/10/27/arab-universities-need-collaboration/
25. For emiratisation to succeed, education must suit the market
http://www.emiratisationnow.com/2010/02/for-emiratisation-to-succeed-education.html
26. Reality TV still good for Arab democracy
http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=25008&lan=en&sp=0
27. Media spotlight on Abu Dhabi
http://www.cgnews.org/article.php?id=26779&lan=en&sid=1&sp=0&isNew=
28. Let’s keep those independent film cameras rolling
http://www.dreamprodeg.com/en/press/english/61-press-english-the-national
29. It’s time western media looked beyond the veil
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/06/it%e2%80%99s-time-western-media-looked-beyond-the-veil/
30. It’s not just who you know, it’s what you know
http://www.qatar-conferences.org/usislamic2009/viewlastnews.php?id=41
31. Real media growth will have to occur in the virtual world
http://www.alarabiya.net/save_pdf.php?cont_id=110315
32. The rhyme and reason behind an Arab tradition http://maktabahsharq.blogspot.com/2009/03/rhyme-and-reason-behind-arab-tradition.html
33. Mariam Wants to be an Astronaut: How Can we Help?
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34. Remove the barriers to science for Arab women
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35. Arab women need to have a larger role in the media
http://arabicminds.blogspot.com/2008/05/arab-women-need-to-have-larger-role-in.html
36. This is the way to beat to pirates
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37. Where are the morals on the world wide web?
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38. This virtual battle is as dangerous as the real thing
http://www.alarabiya.net/save_pdf.php?cont_id=64075
39. Our Universities Need More than Money to Succeed
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40. Play politics with Unesco and you defeat its mission
http://www.alarabiya.net/save_pdf.php?cont_id=87495
41. There is a hole in the goal of the development plan
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42. The UAE is opening a virtual public ‘square’
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43. A measure for how the media presents time-tested values
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44. Looking at the past gives us a glimpse of the UAE's future
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/looking-at-the-past-gives-us-a-glimpse-of-the-uaes-future
45. Pride in our national culture will help transform the UAE
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46. Gains in education and population make the UAE different
http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=58f076f94d868210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD
47. Enduring cultural principles drive charitable efforts
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48. The new media zone: an opportunity and a challenge
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49. Where to turn in a disaster: Twitter has the answer
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50. One Saudi man and the ethical case for better TV
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51. The best drama on television this year is off screen
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52. This is one new foreign TV channel to watch
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53. Tourism should be about culture not dollars
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54. They are media innovators, not just 'stars of science'
http://dp2tvgkazihno.cloudfront.net/app/media/1029
55. The battle against smoking should start on the screen
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56. The battle against smoking should start on the screen
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57. The city where culture is a true badge of honor
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58. Students have to pass tests, so why not schools?
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59. Stop being scared of satellite television and get involved
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60. Dodging the detail to keep the devil asleep
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61. Three religions, but a single message for mankind
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62. We deserve good television throughout the whole year
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63. The virtual virtue of Ramadan’s online offerings
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64. Don’t let Ramadan drown in a sea of commercialism
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65. when families break their fast, advertisers join them
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66. A ‘second life’ for public diplomacy in the Middle East
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67. The online future needs to be addressed now
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68. Advertisers should not want to neglect the net
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69. The online future needs to be addressed now
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70. After his passing a photographer's works still develops
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71. The scandal of the soap opera that empties the streets
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72. Teach our children to be in tune with their children
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73. Ms Armstrong shows us how compassion can be shared
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74. The media can bridge tradition and innovation
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75. In this war, we must all be on the same side
http://www.thenational.ae/news/in-this-war-we-must-all-be-on-the-same-side?pageCount=0
76. Tough times but Arab media can weather them
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77. Old concerns and new realities confront the Arab media
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78. Conflict and creativity in the Lure of the East
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79. Literacy and reading culture are not the same thing
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80. Islamophobia is best fought with unified approach
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81. There is no better way to talk than faith to faith
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82. There is more to the picture than simply offering HDTV
http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=economics&id=480694&lim=&lang=en&tblpost=2009_07&PHPSESSID=
83. Voices of truth from war zones must be heard
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84. A battle of old and new played out on animated 3D-TV
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85. The show must go on in the UAE: Here is how it can
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86. If we really want to be a star of the cinema
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87. Face to face still counts more than face to facebook
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88. Sadly, the media cannot solve all the world’s problems
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89. The diploma mills keep on churning to everyone's loss
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90. Celebrating our differences can bring us together
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91. Those were the days when Arabs were towering figures
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92. A development strategy must not neglect culture
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93. World must join Queen Noor in her ‘Countdown to Zero’
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94. Why there’s more to business than the bottom line
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95. Business has a job to do: Investing in public education
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96. How blogs can give our young people a new voice
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97. The question mark that hangs over BBC Arabic Television
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98. Why the BBC is wrong not to show that charity appeal
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99. Move over, Barbie, you’re not the only doll for Arab girls
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100. Arab women have a voice: it’s time we started listening to it
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101. What will 2010 hold for us? Don’t ask astrologers.
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102. Keep your rap and hip-hope, our music is here to stay
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103. Arabian horses can instruct as well as entertain
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104. A Western history illuminates where it once it was blind
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105. The show must go on: it’s a window on our world
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106. Knowledge must be more than about technology
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107. Knowledge cannot be developed if not protected
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108. The first Arab Emmy winner has a message for us
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109. Celebrity status is more than fame and fortune
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111. How Gaza war won al Jazeera passport to Canada
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112. Muslims and the West need to be more sensitive
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113. What the Arab (and non-Arab) world is missing
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