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Can Obama woo the Muslim world?

Mehdi Hasan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:48:55 GMT

Obama went to Cairo to woo the Muslim world. But one lofty speech won�t stop America from being loathed

Tutu: the true spirit of South Africa

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:43:01 GMT

The archbishop's words about Gaza were all the more powerful because they were spoken by one of the leaders of the anti-apartheid struggle

The illusory success of the surge

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Perhaps the greatest success of the surge has been the way it was unquestioningly accepted as a panacea for the violence in Iraq

What football means to Africans

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The premiership boasts some of the best African footballing talent

Sudan's gift to the Islamophobes

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The treatment of British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons in the teddy row was a PR disaster, writes Rageh Omaar

Pakistan rebels against the new viceroys

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

How heroin creates terrorists

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Rageh Omaar reveals how "Sergeant Heroin" has become an important recruiting officer for militant groups

Iran will be the test

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

The spectacular end to Brown's honeymoon has prompted speculation over his foreign policy - how critical and independent he will be

Unpopular wars undermine the army

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Many British soldiers feel unease at what they were asked to do by the Blair government - it's not easy to fight and die for something many of your countrymen do not believe in

Pakistan: the ex-PMs' roadshow

Rageh Omaar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Rageh Omaar reports on the political upheavals or otherwise that took place when Nawaz Sharif attempted his return from exile