The story of Yemen’s Christians is a microcosm of the story of Islam’s Christians… Continue reading
Egypt’s population will be given two weeks to consider the Constitution, which has 236 articles, that will govern their lives for decades to come… Continue reading
Prior to Egypt’s presidential elections, Islamists made clear that the electoral process was an obligatory form of “holy war”… Continue reading
Although the overwhelming majority of honor killings worldwide occur within Muslim communities, one would not know this by reading the mainstream media… Continue reading
Although it isn’t official, the first two articles of Egypt’s new Constitution have been reportedly drafted by the committee of parliamentarians charged with that task… Continue reading
According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt’s Great Pyramids… Continue reading
What is being dubbed as Egypt’s “first sex-slave marriage” took place mere days after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Muhammad Morsi was made president… Continue reading
Egypt’s longtime banned Muslim Brotherhood has just won the nation’s presidency, in the name of its candidate, Muhammad Mursi… Continue reading
The future of Egypt’s indigenous Christians, the Copts, looks bleak… Continue reading
Many are the lessons to be learned between the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the current revolutions of the Arab world… Continue reading
What happens when political ideology meets real people… Continue reading
Traditionally, the Islamic states have had to reach out to Western capital markets to obtain funding for major projects. Islam’s prohibition on the collection of interest made it difficult to… Continue reading
Female workers should “breastfeed” their male co-workers in order to work in each other’s company… Continue reading
After his release from prison in March 2011, the Deputy Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat Al-Shater was reportedly tasked by the Brotherhood’s Guidance Council to perform a comprehensive review… Continue reading
Why Islamic religious law prohibits the development of nuclear weapons… Continue reading
Nageeb Kashgari is a young man in a lot of trouble… Continue reading
The controversy sparked by Aliaa Magda ElMahdy after posting a nude photo she took of herself on her blog is followed by another controversial posting of a nude photograph… Continue reading
Many in the West have so acted toward Egypt during the last year… Continue reading
The Washington Post has an article by Michael Gerson attacking Newt Gingrich’s warning that the imposition of Sharia law… Continue reading
A French junior minister said in an interview published Saturday there was no such thing as moderate Islam… Continue reading
Tehran police recently launched an operation to shut down illegal photography shops and internet cafés… Continue reading
Aliaa Magda ElMahdy, a blogger and female activist, sparked controversy and attracted both criticism and admiration in Egypt after… Continue reading
Islamism will be the dominant political force in Libya… Continue reading
Three months after the birth of South Sudan, how is the northern neighbor of the world’s newest nation faring… Continue reading
Libya’s transitional leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil was quite clear about his intentions for liberated Libya… Continue reading
How great is the danger of extremist violence in the name of Islam in the United States… Continue reading
This week, the morality police chief has announced tougher measures to enforce the Islamic dress code in Iran… Continue reading
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic mass movement whose worldview is based on the belief that “Islam is the solution” and… Continue reading
Keeping pet dogs, considered to be unclean (Najes) in Shi’ite law, is viewed as an expression of the corrupting influence of the West… Continue reading














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