Sometimes a secretary of state is asked tough questions. How they are answered shows the underlying philosophy of official and government… Continue reading
The Muslim Brotherhood branch in Tunisia is relatively new. It was established in the 1970s by… Continue reading
When Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip, visited Tunisia, he was met with an ecstatic welcome from both the Tunisian public and authorities alike… Continue reading
Conflicts between Sunni and Shia Muslims are not at all new, but… Continue reading
Is Tunisia, the Arab world’s historically most moderate country in social and intellectual terms, headed for Islamism… Continue reading
It’s time for the Fifth Internationale, that of the Muslim Brotherhoods… Continue reading
A French junior minister said in an interview published Saturday there was no such thing as moderate Islam… Continue reading
On November 28, Egyptians will vote for a parliament which will also write the country’s new constitution… Continue reading
Are Islamist parties portrayed as more moderate or pluralistic than they actually are… Continue reading
What we are seeing is a political Islamist tsunami… Continue reading
In the “good old days” of Stalinist Communism, the Left would have called the Islamists, “clerical fascists”… Continue reading
What is the current political situation in Tunisia? Simple… Continue reading
The September 12-16 tour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya has occasioned the question what role… Continue reading
Imagine when parties are negotiating over the Constitution and the election rules… Continue reading
Allow me to salute the martyrs and youths of Tunisia’s peaceful revolution, a revolution for freedom and dignity that offered to the world an Arab Spring… 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
Where does Tunisia, the unlikely igniter of the Middle Eastern upheavals, stand on the democratic transition scale… Continue reading
Pay close attention to this article by the analytical artist who calls himself “Spengler.” He has been arguing… Continue reading
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. Thou art weighed in the balances… Continue reading
The projected million-women march turned out just 400 and they were harassed and in some cases attacked. Meanwhile, thousands of Muslims and Christians… Continue reading
Newsweek explains how the “Turkish Model” works… Continue reading
Former Tunisian president Ben Ali’s son-in-law Sakher Matri had requested a residency permit for Geneva, apparently to… Continue reading
Today, the Friends of Israel Initiative released its 3rd dispatch. In the dispatch they featured a nice piece about the challenges to democracy the Middle East will… Continue reading
The Association of Unity among Muslim Students called on Muslims around the world to chant ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ (God is Great) slogan on Thursday night in a unified move to voice their solidarity… Continue reading
It’s true that Tunisia’s Islamist movement is less radical than that in other Arab countries. But it really says a lot that Rachid Ghanouchi, the most… Continue reading















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