Posted on Fri, February 22, 2013 at 17:21 pm CET
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Why the CIA Director is Wrong: Rethinking al-Qaida

It’s time, a dozen years after September 11 and following Islamist coups in the Middle East, to rethink completely our view of al-Qaida… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Muslim Brotherhood • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, November 4, 2012 at 15:06 pm CET
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The Sunni-Shia Conflict Will Be the Major Feature of Middle East Politics for Decades

We are not just talking here about theological differences but a battle between individual leaders, organizations, and states for power and primacy… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Sunni-Shia Conflict 
Posted on Sat, December 10, 2011 at 13:14 pm CET
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The ‘Angry Arab’ Goes Mad

As’ad AbuKahlil spoke last month at a day-long “teach-in” at the University of California… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Anti-Zionism • Global Islam • Islamism • Jihadism • Multiculturalism • Religion 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 22:43 pm CET
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The Majdalani Effect, the Zawahiri Strategy and the Middle East Curse

In a rare glimpse behind the curtain, a Palestinian scandal sheds a lot of light on the Palestinian Authority, Arab politics, and Western illusions… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Arab Spring • Culture • Islamism • Jihadism • Palestinian Authority • Politics • Taqiyya • The Middle East 
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 Sun, October 9, 2011 at 15:21 pm CEST
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What’s happening in the Middle East: Fleeing Christians, “Moderate” Imam, Mad Turkish Leader, Syrian Revolution

Christians are fleeing the Middle East and Western Christians are indifferent… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Copts • Egypt • Jew-Hatred • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, August 21, 2011 at 00:55 am CEST
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Jesus Christ: The – politically correct – Way

A widely syndicated article by Reuters raises a number of important ethical questions about the media today… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Feminism • History • Multiculturalism • Religion • Rob Harris • The Media 
Posted on Thu, August 11, 2011 at 23:01 pm CEST
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Terrorism Returns to Egypt, Will Sanity about Islamism Arrive in the West?

We see the beginnings of terrorist Islamist groups in Egypt again, with a government unable or unwilling to stop them… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Copts • Egypt • Islamism • Salafism 
Posted on Sun, July 24, 2011 at 02:32 am CEST
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Profile of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s Heir as Leader of Al-Qaeda

On June 16 Al-Qaeda announced that after a period of consultations, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri had been appointed as Osama bin Laden’s heir… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Taliban • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, July 22, 2011 at 20:08 pm CEST
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Casual Hate: The Subtle Side of Christian Persecution

Earlier this month I participated in Coptic Solidarity’s Second Annual Conference in Washington D.C… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Copts • Egypt • Global Islam • Iraq • Jihadism 
Posted on Wed, July 6, 2011 at 20:11 pm CEST
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Pakistan’s Christian ‘Sex-Slaves’

Earlier we saw Egyptian preacher Huwaini and Kuwaiti political activist Mutairi call for the reinstitution of sex-slavery… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Global Islam • Pakistan 
Posted on Thu, June 30, 2011 at 22:14 pm CEST
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A Major U.S. Policy Shift Toward the Muslim Brotherhood Disguised

And what are we told about the Brotherhood’s goals… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Egypt • Islamism • Islamofascism • Muslim Brotherhood • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, June 28, 2011 at 21:10 pm CEST
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The Social Networking Revolution Meets Islamists with No Sense of Humor

Naguib Sawiris is an Egyptian business tycoon. He’s also the founder of the new, liberal Free Egyptians Party. He also tweets and… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Wed, June 8, 2011 at 20:25 pm CEST
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Shari’a and Violence in American Mosques

How great is the danger of extremist violence in the name of Islam in the United States… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Jihadism • Multiculturalism • Salafism • Sharia Law • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 16:56 pm CEST
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Egypt: Christian Exodus

After the Egyptian Revolution, this is what the Copts in Egypt get… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Satire 
Posted on Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:59 am CEST
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Egypt: Situation Deteriorating Badly and Rapidly, More Muslim Attacks on Egyptian Christians

In the wake of bloody Muslim attacks on Egyptian Christians the New York Times informs us… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Christianism • Copts • Egypt • Sunni Islam 
Posted on Sun, May 1, 2011 at 23:14 pm CEST
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Muslim Brotherhood Makes Bid for Power

Remember when we were told that the Muslim Brotherhood was moderate and weak? Why it was so benign that the Brotherhood… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Muslim Brotherhood 
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 
Posted on Sat, February 26, 2011 at 19:15 pm CET
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Persecution of Christians Begins in “Democratic” Egypt

Once the revolution began, Egypt’s Christians knew precisely what to expect. It isn’t that the regime of Husni Mubarak protected them so well from… Continue reading

Topics: Christianity • Copts • Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Global Jihad • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law 
Posted on Thu, December 2, 2010 at 23:56 pm CET
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Why Did U.S. Government Honor Mosque Associated With The Number-One Anti-American Terrorist?

Almost a decade after the September 11 attacks, the U.S. government seem unable to tell the differences between moderate and radical Muslims, much less understand that it should support the former against the latter group. So when the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom visits a mosque… Continue reading

Topics: Bangladesh • Britain • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • United States of America • War on Terrorism