Posted on Fri, December 30, 2011 at 00:17 am CET
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After the “Arab Spring”: Will Freedom Take Hold in the Arab World?

At the end of 2011 is anyone in the Arabic-speaking world better off as a result of the upheavals of the Arab Spring… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Barry Rubin • Democracy • Egypt • Human Rights • Libya • The Middle East • Tunisia • Yemen 
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 Fri, December 23, 2011 at 08:37 am CET
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The “Arab Spring” and Its Impact on Israel

The “Arab Spring” is the name given to the tumultuous political events of 2011… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Barry Rubin • Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Israel • Libya • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Wed, December 14, 2011 at 19:18 pm CET
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My Critique of Two “Neo-Conservative” Presidents: Obama and Bush

A Huffington Post writer with no known expertise on the Middle East, has accused me of being not only an alarmist about revolutionary Islamism but also as a “neo-con… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Iran • Iraq • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 21:33 pm CET
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Democracy strikes back

Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch launched an unhinged attack on the Knesset and the government… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Democracy • Israel • Politics • The Media 
Posted on Wed, December 7, 2011 at 20:38 pm CET
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Egypt: Forget Denial, The Totalitarians Won, Get Used to It

The Brotherhood will laugh last… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Politics • The Media 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:26 pm CET
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Egypt: We’ve Heard What the Majority Thinks

Let’s figure out what the voting in Egypt means in concrete terms… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Salafism 
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 Thu, December 1, 2011 at 00:11 am CET
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Egyptian Election Outcome is Worse Than Expected

Since last February I have predicted that the Muslim Brotherhood would win elections in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Salafism 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 22:48 pm CET
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Is Morocco Immune to Upheaval?

The uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa during 2011 have largely bypassed Morocco… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Morocco 
Posted on Sun, November 27, 2011 at 01:52 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Outreach to Egyptian Democracy and Human Rights Activists

The US embassy in Cairo continues to actively support and promote democracy and human rights… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Human Rights • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, November 20, 2011 at 15:38 pm CET
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Aliaa ElMahdy is not afraid of being a woman despite harassment in Egypt

Aliaa Magda ElMahdy, a blogger and female activist, sparked controversy and attracted both criticism and admiration in Egypt after… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Culture • Democracy • Egypt • Global Islam • Human Rights • Religion • Salafism • Sharia Law 
Posted on Sat, November 19, 2011 at 01:21 am CET
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Syria: No Longer Revolution, It is A Civil War, A Guide to the Battle

The only honest answer to the question of what will happen in Syria is… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Christianity • Democracy • Kurdish People • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, November 15, 2011 at 20:59 pm CET
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Defending Israeli Democracy

U.S. Embassy cables leaked by Wikileaks in September exposed the ugly truth that self-described champions of Israeli democracy would… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Democracy • Goldstone Report • Human Rights • Israel • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, November 13, 2011 at 20:21 pm CET
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Will Turkey Get a New Constitution that is a Societal Compact, and not a Dictate of the State?

The new constitution of Turkey needs to be societal compact that reflects the pluralism of society… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Politics • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, November 10, 2011 at 00:42 am CET
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How the Obama Administration Helps Kill the Chances for Arab, Turkish, and Iranian Democracy

Does this sound too extreme and alarmist?… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Democracy • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Religion • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, November 9, 2011 at 01:49 am CET
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Obama Administration Promotes Islamist Regimes; Insists They are Moderate

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech justifying Obama Administration Middle East policy changes everything… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Religion • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, November 5, 2011 at 14:24 pm CET
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The Battle for Egypt: The Army Strikes Back

They claim to be protecting the country from Islamic fundamentalists, who appear likely to capture a plurality of seats in parliament… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, October 30, 2011 at 23:03 pm CET
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Iran: Green Movement’s media on verge of bankruptcy

According to the announcement, the Jaras website is on the verge of a severe budget deficit… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Iran • The Media 
Posted on Wed, October 26, 2011 at 01:26 am CEST
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Welcome to the Islamist Middle East and It’s Not Going to be Moderate

The New York Times and BBC headlines on the Tunisian elections tell us it is a victory for “moderate Islamists”… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, October 26, 2011 at 01:25 am CEST
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Will Libya Be A Radical Islamist State?

The shadowy, scattered and underground Islamist forces have become powerful… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Libya • Libya War 
Posted on Tue, October 25, 2011 at 00:11 am CEST
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Gaddafi Dead – So What?

What a myopic view the Western media and its array of “experts” have concerning the so-called “Arab Spring”… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Europe • Libya • Libya War • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, October 16, 2011 at 23:47 pm CEST
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Turkey’s Foreign Policy “Revolution”: Assuming a “NeoConservative” Mission in the Middle East?

The Arab spring has catapulted democracy and human rights to the top of Turkey’s stated foreign policy priorities… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Iran • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, October 8, 2011 at 00:15 am CEST
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The Arab Spring and the Jews

Throughout the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Global Islam • Iraq • Jew-Hatred • Libya • Libya War • Morocco • Religion 
Posted on Tue, October 4, 2011 at 20:13 pm CEST
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Here Come the Arab Elections!

Imagine when parties are negotiating over the Constitution and the election rules… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Syria • Tunisia