Posted on Thu, July 19, 2012 at 20:06 pm CEST
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Islamists Are Generally Winning But Not Everywhere and Not Inevitably

Hussein Ibish is one of the more interesting Arab writers on regional affairs. Ibish critiques the idea that assumes the inexorable rise of Islamist parties… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Democracy • Islamism • Politics 
Posted on Fri, July 13, 2012 at 21:59 pm CEST
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Israel is in Good Shape Because So Many Others Decided Not to Be

The more I think about Israel’s security situation at this moment, the better it looks… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Israel • Politics • Security and Defense • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Sat, June 2, 2012 at 11:06 am CEST
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Are the Negev Bedouin an Indigenous People?

In the last two decades, there has been widespread application of the term “indigenous” in relation to various groups worldwide. In Israel, the indigenousness claim has been raised over the past few years by the country’s Bedouin citizens… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Culture • History • International Law • Israel • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, April 11, 2012 at 20:47 pm CEST
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The Iraqi Model: As Good As It Gets

Iraq is in a mess. Violence continues. Factionalism leads to endless bickering. Corruption is at high levels. Christians live in fear or flee altogether. Islamism is constantly creeping forward… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Democracy • Iraq • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 18:46 pm CEST
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After the Arab Spring, Salafists are Moving Closer to Changing the Face of the Maghreb

Now the initial euphoria about the Arab revolts has subsided, it’s clear the ‘Arab Spring’ will not bring a liberal, secular, Western (or Islamic) model of democracy to the Arab world… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Crethi Plethi • Democracy • Islamism • Maghreb • Mauritania • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Sat, March 31, 2012 at 13:45 pm CEST
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The Syrian Uprising: Syria’s Struggling Civil Society

Authoritarian regimes have traditionally been disinclined to accept any political or social opposition and have been hostile to the development of an independent civil society that could form a counterweight to state power… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Culture • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, March 20, 2012 at 20:58 pm CET
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In 2011, US primacy in the Middle East died; In 2012, The Funeral Will Be Held

In the Middle East, the vultures are coming home to roost… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Diplomacy • Islamism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, March 7, 2012 at 22:30 pm CET
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The Middle East’s real apartheid

Arab/Muslim apartheid comes in many forms, and some victims have been subjected to more than one… Continue reading

Topics: Academic Bias • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Zionism • Arab World • Culture • Global Islam • History • Islamic Countries • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Religion • Slavery in Islam 
Posted on Tue, March 6, 2012 at 23:39 pm CET
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How the U.S. Army Sees The Arabs, Islam, and Middle Eastern Societies

What do you tell soldiers who are risking their lives on Middle East battlefields about the people they are fighting for and against simultaneously?… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Culture • Global Islam • Islamic Countries • Maghreb • Political Correctness • Religion • Security and Defense • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, March 2, 2012 at 00:45 am CET
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Let Us Compare Al-Assad to Israel

Tariq Alhomayed wrote a column about the Arab hypocrisy in dealing with the ongoing slaughter in Syria by dictator Bashar al-Assad… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Crethi Plethi • Human Rights • Israel • Politics • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Mon, February 27, 2012 at 16:01 pm CET
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Debate in the Mainstream Arabic-Speaking Universe: Only One Flavor Available

Westerners tend to believe that the debate in the Arabic-speaking universe is sort of like debate in the West… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Zionism • Arab Spring • Arab World • Russian Federation • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, February 16, 2012 at 00:36 am CET
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Good-Bye, Middle East! Quietly, Liberals and Minorities are Fleeing

I wonder how much higher are the number of visa applications from Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey to North America, Europe, and Australia… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Democracy • Human Rights • Islamism • Salafism • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, February 6, 2012 at 14:28 pm CET
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Why Did the Arabs Suffer “Nakba” (Disaster) in 1948 and Every Day Since?

The Arabic-speaking people are themselves the victims of the self-inflicted nakba… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Arab World • Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • War of Independence 
Posted on Sat, January 21, 2012 at 16:25 pm CET
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Arabism Is Dead! Long Live…?

Many of the arguments and assumptions that governed the Arabic-speaking world for six decades have simply vanished… Continue reading

Topics: Arab League • Arab World • Democracy • Global Islam • Islamic Countries • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Syria