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How One Arab Swallow Does Not Make a Spring

What was the main factor leading to failure or success of the Arab revolts… Read more

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Crethi Plethi • Culture • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Iranian Protests • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • Obamaism • Politics • Syrian Revolution • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, October 2, 2013 at 11:22 am CEST
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The “Arab Spring” is now officially over

Al-Qaeda linked terrorism threatens Tunisia’s economy and security… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamic Terrorism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia 
Posted on Sat, February 9, 2013 at 00:36 am CET
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Arab Moderation Is Murdered: An Assassination in Tunisia

People who believe the Arabic-speaking world is heading toward democracy don’t understand that Islamist forces are unleashed quite willing to engage in violence until total triumph… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia 
Posted on Wed, January 4, 2012 at 21:47 pm CET
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Sunni versus Shia: The Middle East’s New Strategic Conflict

Conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims are not at all new, but… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Iran • Iraq • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Lebanon • Libya War • Politics • Religion • Security and Defense • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, December 27, 2011 at 18:41 pm CET
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Tunisia: There’s Still Hope for Democracy Because The Majority Doesn’t Want Islamism

Is Tunisia, the Arab world’s historically most moderate country in social and intellectual terms, headed for Islamism… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia 
Posted on Sat, December 3, 2011 at 20:46 pm CET
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French minister of Arab origin: “There is no such thing as moderate Islam”

A French junior minister said in an interview published Saturday there was no such thing as moderate Islam… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Arab Spring • Crethi Plethi • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • France • Human Rights • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Multiculturalism • Religion • Sharia Law 
Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 19:23 pm CET
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A Saudi Writer Explains the “Muslim Brotherhood Spring”

What we are seeing is a political Islamist tsunami… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • Syrian Revolution • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, October 5, 2011 at 18:35 pm CEST
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Erdogan’s North African Tour: Turkey’s Regional Aspirations and Western Interests

The September 12-16 tour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya has occasioned the question what role… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Jasmine Revolution • Libya • Libya War • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, June 29, 2011 at 18:48 pm CEST
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Tunisia’s Morning After

Where does Tunisia, the unlikely igniter of the Middle Eastern upheavals, stand on the democratic transition scale… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia 
Posted on Mon, May 30, 2011 at 01:51 am CEST
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Here In One Sentence is What Obama Doesn’t Understand About the Middle East

The changes in the region are producing more extremism, not more moderation… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab Spring • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:41 am CEST
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Will the Arab Uprisings Result in the Emergence of a Sunni Bloc Dominated by Turkey?

Against the background of the fall of the autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, the massive demonstrations in Yemen, Syria and Bahrain… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Iranian Protests • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Neo-Ottomanism • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • Yemen 
Posted on Thu, April 14, 2011 at 15:16 pm CEST
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Clinton: The Situation is Unsustainable Because I Say So

Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. Thou art weighed in the balances… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • Wahhabism 
Posted on Sun, March 27, 2011 at 01:12 am CET
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Turkey’s Regional Leadership in the Middle East: Principle or Realpolitik?

In stark contrast to its support for the protest movements in Egypt and Tunisia, Turkey has abstained from taking a principled, democratic stand… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, March 9, 2011 at 20:40 pm CET
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Egypt and the Middle East: Romanticism Meets Reality

The projected million-women march turned out just 400 and they were harassed and in some cases attacked. Meanwhile, thousands of Muslims and Christians… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • The Middle East 
Posted on Fri, February 25, 2011 at 01:57 am CET
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Egypt’s Revolution: The More They Reassure Us, The More We Worry

I think I was the first person to warn that the Egyptian revolution wasn’t all roses but also had a dangerous amount of thorns… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Hamas • Islamism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, February 17, 2011 at 19:30 pm CET
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Revolution in Tunisia, Reform in Jordan Unleashes Anti-Jewish Forces

Recently, when I spoke on developments in Egypt, a serious and respected Middle East expert claimed that there was no sign of anti-American or anti-Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Jasmine Revolution • Jew-Hatred • Jordan • Palestine Papers • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 22:47 pm CET
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The Coming Challenge to Democracy in the Middle East

Today, the Friends of Israel Initiative released its 3rd dispatch. In the dispatch they featured a nice piece about the challenges to democracy the Middle East will… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Jordan • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • Yemen 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 17:44 pm CET
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Turkey and the Middle Eastern Revolts: Democracy or Islamism?

Turkey’s leaders have embraced the popular revolts in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül publicly urging Egyptian… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Neo-Ottomanism • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, February 7, 2011 at 18:27 pm CET
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Iranian Students Urge Muslims to Chant ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ in Solidarity with Egyptians, Tunisians

The Association of Unity among Muslim Students called on Muslims around the world to chant ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ (God is Great) slogan on Thursday night in a unified move to voice their solidarity… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Iran • Jasmine Revolution • Jordan • Shi'ism • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, February 7, 2011 at 17:04 pm CET
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Tunisia and “Moderate Islamists”: Rachid Ghanouchi Says it All

It’s true that Tunisia’s Islamist movement is less radical than that in other Arab countries. But it really says a lot that Rachid Ghanouchi, the most… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Human Rights • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Tunisia 
Posted on Sun, February 6, 2011 at 16:24 pm CET
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Iranian Regime Expresses Satisfaction over Egypt Revolt; Reformists Express Support, Frustration

The violent riots in Egypt drew considerable public attention in many countries this week, and Iran was no exception. Similarly to the fall of Tunisia’s President… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Jasmine Revolution 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 15:07 pm CET
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Assad: anti-US and anti-Israel Stance will Save Him from an Uprising

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad believes he has more time for reforms, because of his anti-US and anti-Israel policy. He believes Egypt is suffering for its connection with the U.S. and Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Anti-Israelism • Egyptian Revolution • Jasmine Revolution • Jordan • Syria • The Middle East • Tunisia • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 00:25 am CET
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Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi on Egypt and Tunisia Rebellions

It is interesting to point out that there are two Iranian models for what’s happening now. I am not saying that anyone is consciously thinking in these terms… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Human Rights • Iran • Jasmine Revolution • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 21:04 pm CET
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Hamas, PA Expressing Support for ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in Tunisia

The revolution in Tunisia produced a wave of reactions: While the Palestinian Authority made do with expressing support for the Tunisian people, Hamas exploited the events to attack the… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Jasmine Revolution • Palestinian Authority • Tunisia 
Posted on Sun, January 16, 2011 at 00:50 am CET
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Tunisia: Revolution?

A popular uprising fueled by unemployment, economic suffering, and long-term discontent has overthrown the dictator–but not necessarily the dictatorship–in Tunisia. In 55 years of independence… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Jasmine Revolution • The Media • Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks