I found today the website of the guy who is one of the editors at _The Guardian_.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/language/learn2.htm
I'm fascinated by the manner in which he discusses Arab culture and even give a brief nod to the Jews of the area. He insists on the use of Israeli borders prior to 1967, which I also thought a bit intriguing. At first, it seemed that his use of such was out of respect for his readership... primarily Arabic-speaking and hence Arab Islamic, but on further assessment, it looks obvious again that there is a certain oddity I keep noticing. People are generally partial to either the Arab Muslims or the Jews in the Middle East. I'm curious to know why those who study the cultures respectively are not more balanced in their viewpoints. Plenty of good things to be found in Arab culture as you can see from the al-bab website and plenty of good things to be found in Jewish culture...