Nasser Ali Khasawneh graduated in law from Oxford University, and holds a Masters in Law (LL.M) degree from University College at the University of London. He is a lawyer and writer.
We are really thrilled to have a new series on Global Comment, Book Bytes, where we will review books in a short video format. This first instalment has Nasser Ali Khasawneh talking about how...
“Abu OCÉANE!!” John would waltz into my office and call me out in that inimitable style of his that exuded energy, confidence and massive rays of sunshine. He called me Abu Océane in the Arab...
Every year, on my birthday, I would get a call from my father. Invariably, he would tell me something along these lines: "The day you were born was a bank holiday Monday. It was a wonderful summer...
In a year that saw the death of so many music stars, there was still something particularly painful about George Michael's death. This may be highly subjective but I think that for those of us in...
Khadijah Abdel Majid (aka Kaidy, wife of Ali Khasawneh), passed away at 11.30 am on June 13th, in her home in Amman. She was 77 years old. She was the mother of Lina, Lulu, Mahmoud, and the author...
There are moments to remember on social media. And this was one of them. The passion of Ben Affleck resonating with millions of Muslims and liberals the world over. The calm, calculated "logic" of...
Unfortunately, the Arab world these days is only in the news in the shadow of ISIS and their cut-throat shenanigans. The images from the region are those of an Arab spring turned on its head; of...
In 2010, I co-wrote an article in which we questioned whether we were on the verge of an Arab renaissance. We never imagined how time will prove us so right.... and so fast! In fact, at the time,...
Pan-Arabism, which crystallised during the 50's and 60's of the last century as a quasi secular socialist movement is, by all accounts, dead. The Arab Intelligentsia has grieved and mourned for the...
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in the Arab world have been growing hand in hand with the resurgence of various countries as members of the fast growing club of successful emerging...
