The Daily Star >> Opinion >> Commentaryhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary.ashx1For an Iraqi filmmaker, creativity partly involves staying alivehttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-04/162104-for-an-iraqi-filmmaker-creativity-partly-involves-staying-alive.ashxOne of Iraq’s only working filmmakers, Oday Rasheed – whose brilliant film from 2005, Underexposure, followed a group of characters in Baghdad after the United States-led invasion in 2003.CommentaryNaomi Wolf2012-02-04T01:45:00.0000000Might Syria’s crisis revive Al-Qaeda?http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-03/162000-might-syrias-crisis-revive-al-qaeda.ashxFor 10 months, the world has watched in horror as President Bashar Assad’s regime has carried out regular massacres against unarmed civilians across Syria in a bid to quell the unrest gripping the country.CommentaryFahad Nazer2012-02-03T02:08:00.0000000For young Russians, it’s all about peeling, shopping and protestinghttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-03/161998-for-young-russians-its-all-about-peeling-shopping-and-protesting.ashxIn mid-December, while trying to understand what was happening in Russia, I checked Twitter and found a tweet that somehow signified everything.CommentaryEsther Dyson2012-02-03T02:07:00.0000000Indonesians aspire to better in their ties with the U.S.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-03/161999-indonesians-aspire-to-better-in-their-ties-with-the-us.ashxU.S. President Barack Obama’s November visit to Bali, Indonesia, in November 2011 to attend the 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations.CommentarySinggih Nugroho2012-02-03T02:07:00.0000000What do Egypt’s assertive generals really want down the road?http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-02/161861-what-do-egypts-assertive-generals-really-want-down-the-road.ashxWhatever the majority in the People’s Assembly, they are very welcome, because they won’t have the ability to impose anything that the people don’t want.CommentaryOmar Ashour2012-02-02T01:45:00.0000000Despite progress, Afghan women are still being terrorizedhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-01/161745-despite-progress-afghan-women-are-still-being-terrorized.ashxRecently, the (AIHRC) office in Kudoz province reported the rescue of a young woman who had been imprisoned in her in-laws’ dungeon for seven months.CommentaryMohammad Musa Mahmodi2012-02-01T02:33:00.0000000Assad’s ship is sinking, even if predicting the end is riskyhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Feb-01/161746-assads-ship-is-sinking-even-if-predicting-the-end-is-risky.ashxDomestically, the mutiny in the Syrian army is slowly accelerating. It is beginning to pose a tangible threat to the military establishment.CommentaryMichel Nehme2012-02-01T02:33:00.0000000George W. Bush, disliked but appreciatedhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Jan-31/161617-george-w-bush-disliked-but-appreciated.ashxThe foreign policy of the United States is not a top concern for most Americans, who are struggling to make ends meet and are afflicted with growing election fever.CommentaryMargaret Weiss2012-01-31T02:06:00.0000000Revolution means more Egyptians transcend tabooshttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Jan-31/161618-revolution-means-more-egyptians-transcend-taboos.ashxIn the year following the Jan. 25 revolution, a newfound freedom of expression is breaking the silence about crucial issues in Egypt that were previously considered taboo.CommentaryRasha Dewedar2012-01-31T02:06:00.0000000