Herman Cain says Republicans should nominate him for president in part because "my candidacy would take race off the table." Cain, a former CEO and president of the National Restaurant Association, is black. Therefore, he argues, he can't be accused of prejudice when he criticizes President Obama.

One aspect of the so called Arab Spring that has found little favour in the British press is the slight improvement it has brought to the lives of women in countries that have managed to oust their tyrants. Repressive regimes seem to be hardest on the most vulnerable.

Hijab wearing television presenters are back on Egyptian television screens after years of exclusion

In what was described as one of the fruits of the revolution of January 25, the Federation of Egyptian Radio and TV broadcasters has announced the return of Hijab or head scarf wearing women broadcasters onto television screens, after years of enforced absence.