Forward's January Issue is out

Dear Forward Readers, we dedicate our January 2009 issue to the souls of those who were slaughtered in Gaza, where children, women and youth are still falling victim to the atrocities committed by the Israeli war machine. Our editor-in-chief, Sami Moubayed, opens this issue with an editorial titled, “Justice for Gaza,” and goes on to shed more light on future Syrian-U.S relations in the first interview to be ever conducted by a Syrian media outlet with an American president. In the interview, former U.S president Jimmy Carter tells Forward Magazine he “will be carrying some good greetings to the leaders of the new administration, through my meeting with President Assad.” In our new corner, “Abdul Asks,” Forward Magazine’s CEO and publisher Abdulsalam Haykal poses the question of whether Syria was more Asian or European, igniting thoughts we received from our interactive readers on our blog (fwmagazine.wordpress.com), LinkedIn and Facebook. Last but not least, we invite you to take a moment to protest the atrocities committed against Gaza by communicating your thoughts to U.S elected representatives on www.fw-magazine.com/gaza