As a daily exercise, I glance at the various postings that appear on some Arabic-language websites. I look especially for signs of genuine moderation and objectivity in the writings of Arab commentators dealing with current issues. On 1 October 2006, I noticed on the www.kwtanweer.com site, an essay with the title of “Dialogue of Civilizations, or Clash of Cultures?” (Hiwar Hadarat, am Sira’a Thaqafat?)
