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Egypt: How to Tell Who is a “Moderate Islamist”

The Muslim Brotherhood held a rally at Cairo’s most important mosque… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: frustration over the bread crisis, rising food prices and corruption leads to social unrest in Egypt

Rising global food prices are hitting Egypt’s poor hard and are the major contributor to… Continue reading

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What Do Totalitarians Do When They Gain Power Democratically?

These politicians know precisely what they want to do… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Next Steps for Advancing Democracy in Egypt

At the time of the Bush administration… Continue reading

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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Versus Army: Disastrous Elections or Bloody Civil War?

Only days before parliamentary elections, Egypt is in a huge crisis whose outcome will determine the future of almost… Continue reading

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Cairo Riots: Military Junta and Muslim Brothers Alliance?

The riots in Cairo and other Egyptian cities do not count as the country’s second revolution this year… Continue reading

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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

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U.S. Political Engineering in the Middle East: Its Already Created Disaster Once Before

Few realize how U.S. policy at the start of the radical Islamist era in Middle East history parallels that… Continue reading

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Fifty Libyan ‘Islamist’ Rebels Join the Jihad against Israel

Fifty Libyan Muslim Brotherhood mercenaries arrived in the Gaza Strip from Tripoli last month… Continue reading

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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

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The Arab Political Left and the Islamist Drive for Power

In the “good old days” of Stalinist Communism, the Left would have called the Islamists, “clerical fascists”… Continue reading

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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

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Middle East: Why Obama can’t tame the Islamists

Many people find it hard to comprehend what the Obama Administration thinks it’s doing in the Middle East… Continue reading

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King Abdallah of Jordan on How No One Trusts Obama’s Government

I think there is going to be less coordination with the West and therefore a chance of more misunderstandings… Continue reading

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“Moderate Islamism?” Does It Exist?

A new term is foisted on us without serious debate or proof and we are supposed to rejoice at the triumphs of those now called “moderate Islamists”… Continue reading

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Egypt: Top Muslim Declares All Christians ‘Infidels’

To what extent was Egypt’s Maspero massacre, wherein the military literally mowed down Christian Copts protesting the… Continue reading

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Economy: Are the Generals stealing Egypt?

After public warnings that it faces bankruptcy within a few months… Continue reading

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Out of Tune in Tunisia: What’s Really Going on There and Throughout the Arab World

What is the current political situation in Tunisia? Simple… Continue reading

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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

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What Gaddafi’s Death Teaches the Middle East…And Should Teach the West

What can we learn from the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Qadhafi… Continue reading

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Egypt: Destroying Churches, One at a Time

What clearer sign that Egypt is turning rabidly Islamist than the fact that hardly a few weeks go by without a church being destroyed… Continue reading

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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

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Here Come the Arab Elections!

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

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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The UAE has played a vital role in international efforts aiming at protecting the people of Libya… Continue reading