Posted on Sun, February 27, 2011 at 02:54 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Egyptian Society “Radicalized”, “Violence” between Muslims and Copts Regular Occurrence

Wael Aboul Magd told the delegation that “societal violence” between Muslims and Copts is a regular occurrence, but Naga Hamadi had forced Egyptian society to… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Global Islam • Muslim Brotherhood • Sunni Islam • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, February 27, 2011 at 01:27 am CET
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The NYT Promotes Muslim Brotherhood Lies, Covering Up for Nazi Collaborators

Recently, Tariq Ramadan, considered by the Western intelligentsia to be the very epitome of enlightened Islamism, wrote a New York Times op-ed in which… Continue reading

Topics: Islamofascism • Muslim Brotherhood • United States of America 
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 Fri, February 25, 2011 at 01:57 am CET
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Egypt’s Revolution: The More They Reassure Us, The More We Worry

I think I was the first person to warn that the Egyptian revolution wasn’t all roses but also had a dangerous amount of thorns… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Hamas • Islamism • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, February 24, 2011 at 19:34 pm CET
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Hamas Tries to Exploit the Egyptian Revolution

Hamas tries to take advantage of the events in Egypt and its ties with the Muslim Brotherhood to improve its standing with the Egyptian government and to… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, February 24, 2011 at 14:10 pm CET
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Turkey’s Polarized Climate Complicates Efforts to Deal with Past and Present Authoritarianism

In the deeply polarized climate that pervades Turkish society, it has become near-impossible to stake out an ideological terrain that… Continue reading

Topics: Ergenekon • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, February 23, 2011 at 00:59 am CET
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Egypt: The Most Moderate Democracy Advocate Speaks and Says a Lot

There is no more courageous, sincere, and moderate person in Egypt than the blogger who is known as Sandmonkey. He faced serious harassment… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Hamas • Islamism • Israel 
Posted on Mon, February 21, 2011 at 21:59 pm CET
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My Adventures with NPR: A Case Study of Media as Political Warfare Operation

Here’s an experience that I think is very revealing. I was asked by an NPR program to be interviewed on the situation in Egypt… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, February 20, 2011 at 21:13 pm CET
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Different Voices in Iran over Rapprochement with Turkey as Turkish President visits Tehran

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul held a two-day official visit to Iran with a delegation of ministers and businessmen. Iran’s media provided extensive coverage… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, February 20, 2011 at 17:18 pm CET
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Iran and the post-Mubarak “New Middle East”

Iran’s conservative media gave extensive coverage of President Mubarak’s resignation, claiming that the fall of the Egyptian president heralds the dawn of… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • The Middle East 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 17:20 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Kurdish Leader Discusses 2009 Turkish Local Elections

In an April 22 roundtable at Chatham House on Turkey’s recent elections, Kurdish political leader Ahmet Türk gave prepared remarks and took… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • Human Rights • Kurdish People • Turkey • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 01:09 am CET
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Israel on High Alert for Iranian Warships’ Suez Transit Carrying Missiles for Hizballah

Cairo’s approval Friday, Feb. 18 for two Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean has brought Israel and Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 00:16 am CET
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Egypt: Qaradawi Tries to Take Charge of the Revolution

Let history show that neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post reported on the return of the world’s single most important Islamic cleric to Cairo… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
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 Thu, February 17, 2011 at 19:30 pm CET
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Revolution in Tunisia, Reform in Jordan Unleashes Anti-Jewish Forces

Recently, when I spoke on developments in Egypt, a serious and respected Middle East expert claimed that there was no sign of anti-American or anti-Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Jasmine Revolution • Jew-Hatred • Jordan • Palestine Papers • The Middle East • Tunisia 
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 03:19 am CET
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WikiLeaks: No Evidence of Iran’s Hand in Bahrain Simmering Unrest

The United States has repeatedly dismissed claims by the Bahraini government that Shia Muslim unrest in the Gulf island state is backed by Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Hezbollah • Iran • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
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 Mon, February 14, 2011 at 18:28 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Egypt Not Cracking Down on Gaza Smuggling

ISA Director Diskin said the ISA had provided detailed information on smuggling networks, but the Egyptians had failed to take action… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
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 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 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 Sun, February 13, 2011 at 02:03 am CET
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Egypt: The Reality of the Muslim Brotherhood

This analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood, written by Tarek Heggy, is one of the best written recently. This analysis might also reflect what Egypt’s… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law • Taqiyya • The Middle East