Posted on Sun, April 10, 2011 at 20:23 pm CEST
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Who Will Be Egypt’s Next President?

There are twenty candidates running for Egypt’s presidency. Most are not serious candidates but can split the vote… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, April 7, 2011 at 18:29 pm CEST
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How Many Points did Iran and Islamists Score So Far this Year?

Events in the Middle East have moved so quickly that one almost needs a daily scorecard to keep up. This article will try to give a basic picture… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Egypt • Hamas • Iran • Islamism • Lebanon • Libya • Muslim Brotherhood • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Tunisia • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, April 6, 2011 at 00:53 am CEST
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Turkey’s Opposition Turns Social Democratic: Will the Turks Follow?

While the Turkish Justice and Development Party’s (AKP’s) record on democracy and foreign policy is less than perfectly in… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • Islamism • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 12:51 pm CEST
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YouTube World View Interview With PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Transcription from the Channel2 and YouTube World View Interview with Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Gaza and Westbank • Iran • Islamism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Peace Process 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 11:12 am CEST
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Arab Spring: Male-on-Female Atrocity in Gaza

Last month, at least eight Muslim Palestinian female journalists were physically beaten with clubs, iron chairs, and fists, stabbed, and tortured… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Human Rights • Islamism • The Media 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 21:03 pm CEST
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Mass Media Now Admits It Was Also Wrong About Post-Mubarak Egypt’s Foreign Policy

Now that the New York Times tells us that the Muslim Brotherhood is really strong, organized, widely supported by the army, and capable of taking… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, March 30, 2011 at 18:59 pm CEST
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Who Really Made Egypt’s Revolution? The Story The Media Missed

The world’s eyes have been focused on Egypt’s dramatic revolution. Yet incredibly, the media, government intelligence agencies, and… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Mon, March 28, 2011 at 16:12 pm CEST
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Muslim Brotherhood Proves It Is Radical and Aggressive

In his New York Times op-ed back in February, Muslim Brotherhood agent — disguised as sophisticated academic — Tariq Ramadan wrote… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sun, March 27, 2011 at 14:50 pm CEST
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Turkey: Less Democracy But An Alternative

For several years I’ve been telling you that under its current Islamist regime, Turkey has become less and less of a democratic state… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Human Rights • Islamism • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, March 27, 2011 at 13:45 pm CEST
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: “We Need to Hinder the Despotic Ambitions of AKP”

In this exclusive interview for Turkish Policy Quarterly, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu outlines his views and his Party’s position on the pressing foreign policy choices Turkey faces… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Cyprus • Islamism • NATO • The Middle East • Turkey 
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 Sat, March 26, 2011 at 17:42 pm CET
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De Libische oorlog: Weet Nederland wel wie ze steunen?

Wat opvalt in de discussie rondom de Arabische opstanden is het gebrek aan kennis en visie bij zowel Midden-Oosten… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Crethi Plethi • Egypt • Islamism • Libya • Nederlands • Netherlands 
Posted on Fri, March 25, 2011 at 22:06 pm CET
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Arab revolts and Turkey’s new ‘old Kemalists’

The Arab revolts of 2011 awakened interest in the Turkish model, exemplifying an Islamist-rooted party building a liberal democracy… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Armenia • Democracy • Islamism • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, March 24, 2011 at 23:53 pm CET
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Muslim Brotherhood and Its Political Agenda: “Islam is the solution”

The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic mass movement whose worldview is based on the belief that “Islam is the solution” and… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, March 23, 2011 at 19:13 pm CET
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Hamas Seeks to Improve Relations with the New Egyptian Regime

The de facto Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip continues its efforts to improve relations with the new regime in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Global Jihad • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Wed, March 23, 2011 at 01:25 am CET
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Full Text of Anwar al-Sadat’s Statements About the Muslim Brotherhood

Transcript of a six-minute video of statements by the late President Anwar al-Sadat (Egypt) about… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 23:53 pm CET
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Watch What Anwar al-Sadat Said About the Muslim Brotherhood!

An Egyptian Christian (Coptic) group has put up a superb six-minute video of a speech by the late President Anwar al-Sadat about the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sun, March 20, 2011 at 13:07 pm CET
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ElBaradei Stoned and Shoed: The Truth in Egypt Starts Coming Out

I want to call your attention to the event, discussed in this article, in which hundreds of Brotherhood supporters attacked presidential candidate Muhammad ElBaradei… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Zionism • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sat, March 19, 2011 at 22:29 pm CET
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Islamists Don’t Want to be America’s “Buddies”

The thing I fear most is foreign intervention. Our people and societies must realize that their main enemy abroad is the U.S. and the Zionist gang… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Israelism • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, March 19, 2011 at 18:58 pm CET
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Hamas Backed Now by Egyptian Government Strikes Israel with Mortars

Israeli civilians living around the Gaza border woke up Saturday, March 19, to the most massive mortar attack in years… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hamas • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 21:52 pm CET
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Egyptian Politics Get Dangerously Messy

The issue now is a March 19 referendum on the constitutional changes proposed by a small army-appointed panel. The panel was… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 19:06 pm CET
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Hamas’ Violent Crackdown on Youth Protest

Hamas police, dressed in civilian clothes, broke into Al-Katiba yard in Gaza city and attacked protesters who had gathered there… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Islamism 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 22:56 pm CET
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Egyptian Revolutionaries Ungrateful to Obama Administration

Who’d possibly have thought it? Answer: Anybody who understands the Middle East. You see, the Obama Administration rushed… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 18:54 pm CET
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What Should U.S. Policy be Toward the Current Middle East Situation?

People ask me what the United States should be doing toward the upheavals in the Middle East. Here’s a short, quick list of themes… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy