Sometimes a secretary of state is asked tough questions. How they are answered shows the underlying philosophy of official and government… Continue reading
Muslims who kill in the name of their religion frequently evade punishment in Western courts by pleading insanity or mental incompetence… Continue reading
Westerners tend to believe that the debate in the Arabic-speaking universe is sort of like debate in the West… Continue reading
As’ad AbuKahlil spoke last month at a day-long “teach-in” at the University of California… Continue reading
In a rare glimpse behind the curtain, a Palestinian scandal sheds a lot of light on the Palestinian Authority, Arab politics, and Western illusions… Continue reading
The Islamists in Seidnaya responsible for the riots were part of a cadre of inmates sent to Iraq sometime after 2003 to fight with the insurgency… Continue reading
Is there any sponsor of anti-American terrorism in the Middle East that the Obama Administration hasn’t tried to sponsor… Continue reading
This year again Jerusalem Day events were exploited for strong incitement against Israel and the West… Continue reading
It would not matter much if a small fringe of extremists believed this, but the size of that group will be far larger… Continue reading
It’s fascinating to see not only the Middle East going backward but Western analysts and officials cheering on a return to even more war and terrorism… Continue reading
On June 16 Al-Qaeda announced that after a period of consultations, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri had been appointed as Osama bin Laden’s heir… Continue reading
The memory of centuries of foreign manipulation and interference is a constant factor in the foreign and domestic policy of modern Iran… Continue reading
There’s a remarkable exchange from a May 2009 presidential press conference that is extraordinarily revealing… Continue reading
And what are we told about the Brotherhood’s goals… Continue reading
Dit boek van Abigail R. Esman beweegt moeiteloos heen en weer tussen haar diepe persoonlijke ervaringen… Lees verder
By the end of 2011 more than 250 million people in the Middle East may well be living under what are in reality anti-American Islamist governments… Continue reading
Will 250 million people live under revolutionary Islamist regimes by the end of this year… Continue reading
Why is it that Anthony Shadid, the same New York Times reporter who has constantly whitewashed Syria and Hizballah now writing a glowing portrait… Continue reading
IHH, which plays a central role in organizing the upcoming flotilla to the Gaza Strip, joined Turkish Islamist organizations in… Continue reading
There’s an interesting point about pre-World War One Europe that applies very well to today’s international situation as well… Continue reading
De enorme hoeveelheid aan materialen die gevonden zijn op de computers, diskettes en in aantekeningen in de Abbottabad villa van… Lees verder
Why is U.S. and European policy toward the Middle East so off-base, and why do policymakers believe the strange things they think and… Continue reading
It was no surprise that the killing of Osama Bin Laden provoked a great deal of interest in Iran… Continue reading
As so often happens, a peripheral issue has taken over the Western debate regarding the killing of Usama bin Laden… Continue reading
Hamas’ condemnation of killing Osama bin Laden reflects the movement’s deep identification with extremist jihadist Islam and… Continue reading
This is the kind of serious development that everyone better pay close attention to if they want to understand what’s going on in the Middle East… Continue reading
A narrative has emerged to explain the varied responses of the Turkish government, led by the Justice and Development Party, or… Continue reading
This past week, most of Iran’s conservative media have continued to provide highly limited coverage of the riots in… Continue reading
Why do people in certain parts of the world hate America? Some think it’s because of U.S. support of Israel or other policies… Continue reading
In this exclusive interview for Turkish Policy Quarterly, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu outlines his views and his Party’s position on the pressing foreign policy choices Turkey faces… Continue reading
I want to call your attention to the event, discussed in this article, in which hundreds of Brotherhood supporters attacked presidential candidate Muhammad ElBaradei… Continue reading
The thing I fear most is foreign intervention. Our people and societies must realize that their main enemy abroad is the U.S. and the Zionist gang… Continue reading
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