Opinion | Columnists
Meet our writers
Here are some of the regular writers and commentators of Gulf News Opinion. Click on the links to browse through a list of the author's work.
- Gulf News
- Published: 11:25 March 21, 2011
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Abdel Bari Atwan
Abdel Bari Atwan is the editor of the pan-Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi. He is the author of The Secret History of Al Qaida, and A Country of Words, his memoir, and is currently writing a new book, Al Qaida, the Next Generation.
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Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdullah
Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdullah is professor of political science at Emirates University. He holds a PhD in Political science from Georgetown University and MA from American University in Washington D.C.
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Abdullah Al Shayji
Professor Abdullah Al Shayji is the Chairman of the Political Science Department - Kuwait University. He is a specialist in Gulf and US Politics.
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Adel Safty
Adel Safty is author of From Camp David to the Gulf (Montreal); Democracy and Governance (Istanbul); Leadership and Democracy (New York); Might Over Right: How the Zionists Took Over Palestine (England); and the Cyprus Question: Diplomacy and International Law (USA).
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Aijaz Zaka Syed
Aijaz Zaka Syed is a widely published commentator. You can follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aijazzakasyed.
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Professor As'ad Abdul Rahman
Professor As'ad Abdul Rahman is the Chairman of the Palestinian Encyclopaedia.
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Faisal J. Abbas
Faisal J. Abbas is a London-based journalist, blogger and social commentator.
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Faisal Al Qasim
Faisal Al Qasim is a Syrian journalist based in Doha. He was the anchor of Opposite Direction on Al Jazeera, which ended in early 2011. Before joining Al Jazeera, he worked for the BBC Arabic Radio.
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Farhan Bokhari
Farhan Bokhari is a Pakistan-based commentator who writes on political, security and economic affairs. He has written extensively from Pakistan on topical issues since 1990.
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Fawaz Turki
Fawaz Turki is a journalist, lecturer and author based in Washington. He is the author of The Disinherited: Journal of a Palestinian Exile.
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Francis Matthew
Francis Matthew is the Editor at Large of Gulf News, where he was also editor from 1995 to 2005. He has been a reporter and commentator in the Gulf since the 1980's.
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George S. Hishmeh
George S. Hishmeh is a Washington-based columnist. He is a former editor in chief of The Daily Star.
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Ghada Alatrash Janbey
Ghada Alatrash Janbey holds her Master of English from the University of Oklahoma, USA, with an emphasis on post-colonial studies. She is currently working on her first publication of translated poems from Arabic to English. She taught English at Abu Dhabi Women's College.
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Gordon Robison
Gordon Robison teaches political science at the University of Vermont. He has served as Baghdad Bureau Chief for the Fox News Channel, worked as a correspondent and field producer reporting from Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq for CNN.
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Jamal Al Shehhi
Jamal Al Shehhi is an Emirati writer and publisher. He is the founder of Kuttab publishing and the host of the TV show Halaqat Wasel on Dubai TV. You can follow him at www.twitter.com/jamalalshehhi.
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Jaswant Singh
Jaswant Singh, a former Indian finance minister, former foreign minister, and former defense minister, is the author of Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence.
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Dr. Joseph A. Kechichian
Dr. Joseph A. Kechichian is an American scholar of Armenian descent. He is a commentator and author of several books on Gulf affairs.
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Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is a professor at Harvard and author of The Future of Power.
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Khalaf Al Habtoor
Khalaf Al Habtoor is a businessman and chairman of Al Habtoor Group. He is a former member of the Federal National Council and the Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Kuldip Nayar
Kuldip Nayar is a veteran Indian journalist who has authored 15 books. He is also a former Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and a former Rajya Sabha member.
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Linda S. Heard
Linda S. Heard is an award-winning British political columnist and guest television commentator with a focus on the Middle East. She has lived and worked in Cyprus, Greece, Algeria, Bahrain, Dubai and Lebanon and is currently based in Egypt.
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Luc Debieuvre
Luc Debieuvre is a French essayist and a lecturer at IRIS (Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques) and the "FACO" Law University of Paris.
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Manik Mehta
Manik Mehta is a New York-based journalist with extensive writing experience on foreign affairs, diplomacy global economics, international trade, etc. He has written extensively on the USA, Europe and Asia.
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Dr. Marwan Al Kabalan
Dr. Marwan Kabalan is the dean of the Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Kalamoon in Damascus, Syria. He is also a member of the board of directors at the Damascus University Center for Strategic Studies and Research and author of numerous articles on the Middle East.
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Mishaal Al Gergawi
Mishaal Al Gergawi is an Emirati current affairs commentator. You can follow him at www.twitter.com/algergawi
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Dr. Mohammad Abdel Raouf
Dr. Mohammad Abdel Raouf is an independent environmental researcher. He has been a lecturer of Environmental Accounting and Economics and a consultant for the World Bank and the Ministry of Industry in Egypt.
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Mohammad Akef Jamal
Mohammad Akef Jamal is holding a Ph.D degree in physics from the UK, retired associate university professor , researcher in different fields including: history and philosophy of science, environment, politics, water desalination.
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Dr Mohammad Al Asoomi
Dr Mohammad Al Asoomi is a UAE economic expert and specialist in economic and social development in the UAE and the GCC countries.
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Muna Al Gurg
Muna Al Gurg is a director at the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group and Chairwoman of the Young Arab Leaders. She is also an Aspen Institute Fellow. You can follow her at www.twitter.com/MunaAlGurg
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Nasim Zehra
Nasim Zehra is a writer on security issues.
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Nidhal Guessoum
Nidhal Guessoum is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the American University of Sharjah.
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Osama Al Sharif
Osama Al Sharif is a veteran journalist and political commentator based in Amman. His experience as publisher, editor and syndicated writer in Arabic and English spans over 25 years.
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Patrick Seale
Patrick Seale is a commentator and author of several books on Middle East affairs, including Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East and Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire.
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Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud is the editor of PalestineChronicle.com. He taught Mass Communication at Australia's Curtin University of Technology. His latest book is My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story.
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Rahimullah Yusufzai
Rahimullah Yusufzai is a senior journalist based in Peshawar.
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Sami Moubayed
Sami Moubayed is editor-in-chief of Forward Magazine in Damascus.
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Shakir Noori
Shakir Noori is a senior editor and writer who resides in Dubai and Paris.
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Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and UN Under-Secretary General, is a member of India’s parliament and the author of a dozen books.
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Sobhi Ghandour
Sobhi Ghandour is the head of Al Hewar Centre in Washington DC, which was founded in 1994, and aims to promote Arab Culture and dialogue.
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Stuart Reigeluth
Stuart Reigeluth is Managing Editor of Revolve Magazine and works at the Council for European Palestinian Relations in Brussels.
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Sulaiman Al Hattlan
Sulaiman Al Hattlan, a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, is the host of Gulf Talks on Al Hurra TV. He is the founder of the upcoming news project, www.hattlan.com. He lives in Dubai.
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Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a non-resident fellow at the Dubai School of Government. You can follow him at www.twitter.com/SultanAlQassemi.
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Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Tanvir Ahmad Khan is a former ambassador and foreign secretary of Pakistan. He was the chairman of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad.
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Tariq A. Al Maeena
Tariq A. Al Maeena is a Saudi socio-political commentator. He was educated at the University of Denver. He lives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Ambassador Tariq Osman Hyder
Ambassador Tariq Osman Hyder, a retired Pakistani diplomat, is engaged in public service, working on issues fundamental to Pakistan's progress. These include regional security, nuclear and foreign policy, energy security, regional pipelines, improving the state educational system and the public transportation network, enhancing law and order and tax revenues, promoting value added exports, meeting the environmental challenges, water shortage and strategic export controls.
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Tariq Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University (Oriental Institute, St Antony’s College ). He is also teaching at the Faculty of Theology at Oxford.
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Vimala Madon
Vimala Madon is a freelance journalist based in Secunderabad, India. She was previously a lecturer in English and a general manager at the State Bank group.
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Yasser Hareb
Yasser Hareb is an Emirati novelist and writer on political and social affairs. You can follow him at www.twitter.com/YasserHareb
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Yuriko Koike
Yuriko Koike, Japan's former defence minister and national security adviser, is Chairman of the Executive Council of the Liberal Democratic Party. She is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for Tokyo's 10th district.
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