In light of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s ongoing trial, Western readers may be surprised to learn who some of… Continue reading
Fifteen “liberal” groups have formed The Egyptian Bloc to contest the parliament elections that might be held in November… Continue reading
Egyptian forces descended on the Sinai Peninsula Sunday, Aug. 14, for their first post-Mubarak operation to retake control of the territory… Continue reading
Asmaa Mahfouz, the April 6 Youth Movement leader who said she began the Egyptian revolution with a tweet… Continue reading
A development of huge importance is happening in the Middle East, equivalent perhaps to the… Continue reading
Few things in Islam are as liable to provoke passion and violence as the issue of conversion… Continue reading
We see the beginnings of terrorist Islamist groups in Egypt again, with a government unable or unwilling to stop them… Continue reading
It’s fascinating to see not only the Middle East going backward but Western analysts and officials cheering on a return to even more war and terrorism… Continue reading
Israel must rush to help create a Palestinian state as fast as possible in order to protect its own security… Continue reading
So consider the south Lebanese town of Hula… Continue reading
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has explained repeatedly over the years that Israel has no Palestinian partner to negotiate with… Continue reading
Rania Rifaat is the ultimate secular-oriented, social media-using, Egyptian “Arab Spring” activist… Continue reading
Iranian media have recently taken a critical stance on the change in Turkey’s policy towards Syria… Continue reading
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the policy shift?… Continue reading
Here’s how revolutions — at least ultimately undemocratic ones — work… Continue reading
Things are looking good for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the grandfather of all Islamist groups… Continue reading
As I predicted in early February, it is now clear that Egypt no longer tries seriously to stop weapons and terrorists and money from flowing into… Continue reading
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
Edward Said is treated like a guru and hero; Fouad Ajami isn’t… Continue reading
With demonstrators back on Tahrir Square in Cairo, Western media outlets once again are focused on the demands of urban protesters… Continue reading
Earlier this month I participated in Coptic Solidarity’s Second Annual Conference in Washington D.C… Continue reading
Good news from the Middle East is that rarest of all things… Continue reading
As I always say, the most important stories about the Middle East are right there on the surface but are nonetheless neglected… Continue reading
There’s a remarkable exchange from a May 2009 presidential press conference that is extraordinarily revealing… Continue reading
Wow, watch the less-than-four-minute video below and you get the flavor of the Middle East and the “Arab Spring” in every respect… Continue reading
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