Posted on Fri, July 5, 2013 at 21:05 pm CEST
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Egypt: A Teachable Moment in World History

What has just happened in Egypt is a teachable moment in world history… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Religion 
Posted on Fri, July 5, 2013 at 20:18 pm CEST
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Is Turkey in Europe?

Is Turkey part of Europe or not?… Continue reading

Topics: Culture • Diplomacy • Europe • Germany • Politics • SouthWest Asia • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, July 4, 2013 at 19:39 pm CEST
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Al-Qaeda’s Jihad on Anti-Morsi Egyptians

Will al-Qaeda wage a jihad to save Morsi and his Islamist agenda for Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Wed, July 3, 2013 at 00:22 am CEST
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Egyptian Armed Forces First Statement: “Call for Meeting the Demands of the People”

Tahrir Square erupts in joy after Egypt armed forces first statement… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Tue, July 2, 2013 at 23:07 pm CEST
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Kerry Shuttles as the Middle East Burns

Chaos in Middle East grows as the U.S. focuses on Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Obamaism • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, July 2, 2013 at 22:40 pm CEST
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Second Statement: Army Says It Won’t Take Power…Yet

The Egyptian army says it will not take power after all… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, July 2, 2013 at 22:21 pm CEST
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What Now in Egypt? Informed Speculations

These are speculations I’m thinking through but want to share them with you… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, July 2, 2013 at 21:57 pm CEST
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In Egypt, Army Threatens Coup while U.S. Policy has backed the Regime

Is the one-year-old experiment in Egyptian democracy going to end?… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 22:00 pm CEST
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As Slander and Hatred Mount: Where is the Rallying for Israel

Where is that solidarity displayed in 1933 today?… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Britain • Israel • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Nazi Germany • Politics • Zionism 
Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 20:59 pm CEST
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Fools Rush In Where Statesmen Fear to Tread

What the heck is the U.S. line on the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Obamaism • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, June 30, 2013 at 20:05 pm CEST
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The ‘Sex Jihad’

Muslim women offer sexual services to jihadi fighters… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Maghreb • Religion • Slavery in Islam • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, June 26, 2013 at 21:56 pm CEST
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Arab World War Two: Sunni versus Shia

The Arabic-speaking world is gearing up for a massive Sunni versus Shia bloodbath… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Culture • Global Islam • History • Religion • Sunni-Shia Conflict 
Posted on Wed, June 26, 2013 at 21:41 pm CEST
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The Sunni-Shi’ite Schism is One of the Most Influential Factors in Current Middle East Conflicts

The depth of the Sunni-Shi’ite schism can be seen in all the major arenas where regional conflicts are being waged… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Religion • Shi'ism • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Sunni-Shia Conflict • The Middle East • Wahhabism 
Posted on Wed, June 26, 2013 at 21:34 pm CEST
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi Calls on Muslims to Support the Rebels in Syria

Al-Qaradawi’s remarks reflect the deepening Sunni-Shi’ite schism in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Religion • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Sunni-Shia Conflict • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, June 25, 2013 at 20:31 pm CEST
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Hezbollah is preparing to support the Syrian army forces to take over Aleppo

Following the victory at Al-Qusayr Hezbollah is preparing to support the Syrian army forces to take over Aleppo… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Iran • Lebanon • Religion • Sunni-Shia Conflict • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Mon, June 24, 2013 at 21:22 pm CEST
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Unlike Madonna, the Middle East Isn’t a “Material Girl”

The problem is radical ideology in command on the sides of both leaders and the masses… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Culture • Islamism • Religion • The Middle East • Western Culture 
Posted on Mon, June 24, 2013 at 21:20 pm CEST
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How to Understand Islamism: Read What its Leaders Actually Say

It’s easy to see why al-Qaradawi is the leading Sunni Islamist thinker in the world today… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion 
Posted on Sun, June 23, 2013 at 23:37 pm CEST
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The Price Hezbollah Pays for Supporting the Syrian Regime

Being drawn into the Syrian civil war forced Hezbollah to pay both a political price and a price to its image in the Arab-Muslim world… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Lebanon • Religion • Shi'ism • Sunni-Shia Conflict • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sun, June 23, 2013 at 23:36 pm CEST
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Hezbollah Support for the Syrian Regime

Hezbollah supports the Syrian regime as the civil war drags on… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Lebanon • Religion • Shi'ism • Sunni-Shia Conflict • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sun, June 23, 2013 at 23:36 pm CEST
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Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War

For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad’s regime is of supreme strategic importance… Continue reading

Topics: Hezbollah • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Lebanon • Religion • Shi'ism • Sunni-Shia Conflict • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sat, June 22, 2013 at 13:31 pm CEST
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Obama Doctrine: Backing Middle East Radicals After 10 Previous Western Failures

History has shown that backing radical Arabic-speaking states or movements to redo the regional order have all ended badly… Continue reading

Topics: History • Islamofascism • Jew-Hatred • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Muslim Brotherhood • Nazi Germany • Obamaism • Politics • Religion 
Posted on Sat, June 22, 2013 at 00:09 am CEST
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Violence and Context in Islamic Texts

Knee-jerk proof-texting of the “Islam is peace” claim will benefit no one… Continue reading

Topics: Australia • Global Islam • Global Jihad • History • Islamic Countries • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Religion • Sharia Law 
Posted on Fri, June 21, 2013 at 17:03 pm CEST
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New Moderates! Syrian Rebels, Iranian President, and the Taliban!

To get a picture of current U.S. Middle East policy just imagine a “Cold War” in which the United States would side with the Communists… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, June 21, 2013 at 16:16 pm CEST
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Christendom’s Greatest Cathedral to Become a Mosque

The ongoing Islamification of Turkey… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Byzantine Empire • Christianity • Culture • Eastern Orthodox Church • Global Islam • History • Islamism • Neo-Ottomanism • Religion • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, June 11, 2013 at 23:16 pm CEST
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Can Assad’s Syria Survive Revolution?

How the Assad regime has managed to survive the revolution, for the time being and in contrast to other recent upheavals in the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Culture • Democracy • History • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution