Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 09:52 am CET
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The Many Vices of Richard Boyd-Barrett

Richard Boyd-Barrett: Populist disingenuous hard leftism, support for Islamicist terror and advocacy for the destruction of Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Communism • Eurabia • Ireland • Multiculturalism • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 06:24 am CET
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Egypt Gets Its Khomeini: Qaradawi Returns in Triumph

Friday, February 18 may be a turning point in Egyptian history. On this day Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the best-known Muslim Brotherhood cleric in the world and… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 05:56 am CET
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Kerry Plays With Fire by Backing an Uprising in Bahrain

U.S. senator John Kerry, who when I worked in the Senate was regarded as…let’s just say as not a great genius, is now chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Islamism • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
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Iranian Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protests

In Tehran Debkafile’s Iranian sources report that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad early Thursday conferred with Revolutionary Guards and Basij leaders on… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Human Rights • Iran • Iranian Protests • Shi'ism 
Posted on Thu, February 17, 2011 at 17:54 pm CET
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Ex-Muslim Brotherhood Moderate Warns About…the Muslim Brotherhood

This is really interesting. All along we have been told that there is a moderate faction in the Muslim Brotherhood. And there… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 22:08 pm CET
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Egypt: Supreme Council of Armed Forces hopes to Transfer Power to Elected President

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it hopes to end its mission and transfer power in the next six months to a civilian authority and a president… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 19:53 pm CET
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Palestinians Celebrate Mubarak’s Resignation

The Egyptian’s president’s resignation was jubilantly received in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Demonstrators marched in Ramallah holding placards… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Gaza and Westbank • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Tue, February 15, 2011 at 21:40 pm CET
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What Next in Egypt? A Detailed Assessment

The Egyptian political situation has now entered a new phase. The first order of business is to write a new constitution, a process that should take months… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, February 15, 2011 at 00:28 am CET
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Egypt: 6th Statement of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Egypt’s Military released a statement Monday to persuade Egyptians to end the demonstrations and strikes that culminated last… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Mon, February 14, 2011 at 19:58 pm CET
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Address by PM Netanyahu to the European Friends of Israel Conference in Jerusalem 2011

It’s very good to see all of you, to welcome you in Jerusalem. It is a great city that has great significance for each of your countries and for Europe… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • China • Egypt • Europe • Global Islam • Greece • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan • Peace Process • The Middle East 
Posted on Mon, February 14, 2011 at 16:48 pm CET
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Muslim Brotherhood: “Egypt Should Develop in All Spheres Like Iran and have a President Like Ahmadinejad”

Since the start of the Egyptian Januari 25 revolution leaders of Egypt’s primary opposition party, the Muslim Brotherhood, are being questioned about how… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Shia Islam • Taqiyya 
Posted on Mon, February 14, 2011 at 02:56 am CET
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Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

In the late summer 2007, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood released its long-awaited platform for its ‘political party’ and distributed the first draft to a group of… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 16:45 pm CET
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Egypt Army Council Communiqué No.5

The army council has released its 5th communiqué. Here are the new decisions of the army council… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 14:30 pm CET
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Turkish Regime Sees Egypt Revolution as Opportunity for Repression and Islamism

While all eyes are on Egypt, Turkish regime policy during this time is worth mentioning. The Turkish government has pressed for more Islamization in Turkey and… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Human Rights • Islamism • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 13:29 pm CET
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Erekat Resigns as Head Negotiation Unit, Says Arab World Needs Democracy

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has resigned as head of the PA’s negotiation unit, saying he did so because he felt responsible that documents were stolen… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestine Papers • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 03:31 am CET
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Nicolas Sarkozy: Multiculturalism ‘Clearly’ a Failure

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday in a panel discussion that multiculturalism had failed. He is joining a growing number of world leaders… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • Eurabia • Europe • France • Germany • Global Islam • Human Rights • Multiculturalism 
Posted on Sat, February 12, 2011 at 21:03 pm CET
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Egypt’s Military Announces Policy, Economic Factors Emerge

The Egyptian military’s Armed Forces Supreme Council has released its fourth communiqué. The group includes the heads of the army, navy, and air force… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Sat, February 12, 2011 at 19:12 pm CET
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Fourth Egyptian Military Statement: Committed to Democracy, Foreign Treaties will be Honoured

The Egyptian military said they were committed to a democratic process that would result in civilian rule. They also asked the Egyptian people… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Sat, February 12, 2011 at 13:09 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Egypt’s Military Will Ensure Transfer of Power

NDP insider and former minister Dr. Ali El Deen Hilal Dessouki said Egyptian military and security services would ensure a smooth transfer of power, even to a civilian… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 22:47 pm CET
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The Coming Challenge to Democracy in the Middle East

Today, the Friends of Israel Initiative released its 3rd dispatch. In the dispatch they featured a nice piece about the challenges to democracy the Middle East will… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Jordan • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • Yemen 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 16:51 pm CET
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How Do We Know What Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Wants? Because It Tells Us!

In the scores of articles that have appeared about the Muslim Brotherhood, I have not seen scarcely a single one in a newspaper that suggests the group might cause some alarm… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 15:31 pm CET
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Mubarak’s Not the One Who Should Resign

This is not a game. This is the fate of the globe. This involves the lives of tens of millions of people. Partisanship and scoring political points is irrelevant… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 17:44 pm CET
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Turkey and the Middle Eastern Revolts: Democracy or Islamism?

Turkey’s leaders have embraced the popular revolts in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül publicly urging Egyptian… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Neo-Ottomanism • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 10:51 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Imprisoned Egyptian Opposition Leader: Defend Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights

Ayman Nour, one of the senior leaders of the Egyptian opposition who is currently organizing a coalition to create an interim government, wrote an eloquent letter from prison… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Human Rights • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, February 9, 2011 at 21:11 pm CET
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With Ludicrous Lies the Muslim Brotherhood Shows Its Contempt for the West

I’m fascinated by the op-ed in the New York Times by Tariq Ramadan. It is so amazingly false and puts forward such ludicrous claims that the whole thing seems to shout out… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • United States of America