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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

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Why Freedom Flotilla 2 Didn’t Float

Since its inception the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla 2 have encountered a broad range of largely unrelated… Continue reading

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Investigation Accuses Four Hizballah Officials of Killing Lebanon’s Leading Political Figure

Years of waiting have just about ended with the word from the international tribunal that four Hizballah officials… Continue reading

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Egypt’s Religious Establishment Takes On The Muslim Brotherhood

In a major new development an Islamic force has arisen to challenge the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and support a more… Continue reading

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Al-Azhar’s declaration: A new leap into politics?

Al-Azhar’s recently declaration backing a democratic civil state has triggered questions over the political role that… Continue reading

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Israel, Greece, Turkey join hands to stall Gaza flotilla

The 350 activists left of the 1,500 activists originally planning to sail nine boats against Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza… Continue reading

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Unmasking A False Friend of the West: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

My continued investigation of the self-styled ‘Muslim Zionist,’ false friend of the West, shows that he has lied completely about his past… Continue reading

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With pro-Palestinianism you’re with us or against us

An unremarkable event in the Dail (Irish parliament) two days ago reminded me of a distinctive trait commonly found amongst advocates of Palestinianism… Continue reading

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Tough Times Ahead in Search of Turkey’s New Soul

Polarizing the society over religious and cultural identities has been the power tactic of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) almost all along… Continue reading

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Afghanistan: Deal With the Taliban The Basis for U.S. Withdrawal?

Ahmad Rashid is widely considered to be the best journalist on Afghan and related Pakistani issues… Continue reading

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Another ticking bomb under Assad: Hariri “Special Tribunal for Lebanon” heads for Damascus

The Lebanese capital was not the only first stop for a delegation of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon… Continue reading

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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

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Fading Hopes, Rising Demands: Kurdish Problem Moves Closer To the Point of No Return

In the general election of June 12, 2011, candidates backed by the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) won 36 seats in Turkey… Continue reading

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Israel’s Strategic Standpoint: Mid-2011 and Mid-“Arab Spring”

There are two types of strategic perspectives in Israel today. They aren’t contradictory but they have different priorities… Continue reading

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Tunisia’s Morning After

Where does Tunisia, the unlikely igniter of the Middle Eastern upheavals, stand on the democratic transition scale… Continue reading

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The invisible Palestinians

Sunday was the first day of Sgt. Gilad Schalit’s sixth year in captivity… Continue reading

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Canadian and American Flotilla Activists Participated in a Workshop Centering on “Passive Resistance”

The Canadians and Americans about to set sail with the flotilla from Greece participated in… Continue reading

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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

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NY Times “Scoop”: Israel Claims Media Coverage is Unfair

Sometimes when one of the better reporters around tries to be fair the result shows up the low quality of Middle East coverage generally… Continue reading

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Poisoning the Well of Animal Welfare

For the first time in Western history, the physical as well as emotional pain felt by animals became a human concern three millennia ago in the Jewish Scriptures… Continue reading

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Seinfeld’s Advice for Obama Administration Policy: Do the Opposite

Just your normal Middle East policy day in which every instinct the Obama administration has is wrong… Continue reading

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Organizers of Freedom Flotilla 2 Face Difficulties

IHH head Bülent Yildirim recently announced that due to technical difficulties, the Mavi Marmara would not sail… Continue reading

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Israel’s Unilateral Withdrawals from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip

In the last decade, Israel unilaterally withdrew from two areas: the security zone in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip… Continue reading

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Turkey renews strategic ties with Israel ahead of showdown with Syria

After more than a year of strained relations, Turkey has decided to restore military and intelligence collaboration in the eastern Mediterranean with Israel… Continue reading

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What Obama Didn’t-And What We Should-Learn From The War In Afghanistan

I am in favor of a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, but I was fascinated with how President Barack Obama handled the issue… Continue reading