Posted on Wed, April 11, 2012 at 20:47 pm CEST
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The Iraqi Model: As Good As It Gets

Iraq is in a mess. Violence continues. Factionalism leads to endless bickering. Corruption is at high levels. Christians live in fear or flee altogether. Islamism is constantly creeping forward… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Democracy • Iraq • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, April 9, 2012 at 20:53 pm CEST
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Morocco

The Movement for Unity and Reform (MUR), affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood in Morocco, was founded in 1996… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam • Islamism • Jihadism • Morocco • Muslim Brotherhood • Religion 
Posted on Sat, April 7, 2012 at 18:46 pm CEST
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After the Arab Spring, Salafists are Moving Closer to Changing the Face of the Maghreb

Now the initial euphoria about the Arab revolts has subsided, it’s clear the ‘Arab Spring’ will not bring a liberal, secular, Western (or Islamic) model of democracy to the Arab world… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab World • Crethi Plethi • Democracy • Islamism • Maghreb • Mauritania • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Sun, December 11, 2011 at 13:04 pm CET
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Morocco’s Berbers and Israel

In recent years, small groups of Moroccan Berber activists, particularly younger people, have challenged… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Semitism • Culture • History • Israel • Jewish Life • Maghreb • Morocco 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 22:48 pm CET
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Is Morocco Immune to Upheaval?

The uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa during 2011 have largely bypassed Morocco… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Morocco 
Posted on Sat, October 8, 2011 at 00:15 am CEST
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The Arab Spring and the Jews

Throughout the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Global Islam • Iraq • Jew-Hatred • Libya • Libya War • Morocco • Religion 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 00:01 am CEST
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FM Taïb Fassi Fihri Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The Arab world is witnessing profound events and transformations… Continue reading

Topics: Morocco • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, August 24, 2011 at 00:04 am CEST
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A Tale of Two Intellectuals: Treasuring or Despising Freedom

In a real sense, there was more intellectual freedom in the Arabic-speaking world in 1930 or 1940 then there is today… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • France • Global Islam • Islamism • Morocco • Multiculturalism • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, June 22, 2011 at 23:37 pm CEST
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Look Who Wants to lead the Middle East!

In the absence of U.S. leadership, others want to direct the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • GCC • Iran • Islamism • Israel • Jordan • Neo-Ottomanism • Saudi Arabia • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • The Middle East • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, June 17, 2011 at 17:39 pm CEST
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Holland: Professional “Moderate Muslim” Turns Out to be Radical, Pro-Terrorist Jihadist

Mohamed Azahaf, a 28-year-old immigrant from Morocco, was hired by the east Amsterdam district to build trust between… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Westernism • Islamism • Jihadism • Netherlands 
Posted on Fri, June 3, 2011 at 00:57 am CEST
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Economy: Humpty Obumpty and the Arab Spring

Pay close attention to this article by the analytical artist who calls himself “Spengler.” He has been arguing… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • G8 • Islamic Countries • Morocco • Syria • The Middle East • Tunisia • Yemen 
Posted on Wed, April 13, 2011 at 17:15 pm CEST
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Reading Ahmadinejad in Riga

There’s nothing like having to explain a complex subject to people to improve one’s own understanding of the issues… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Communism • Egypt • Europe • Iran • Islamism • Latvia • Russian Federation • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, March 26, 2011 at 20:37 pm CET
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Why Moderate Arabs Are Horrified at Obama Administration Policy

I’ve seen a lot in media expressing the views of the Gulf Arab states and officials’ statements… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Iran • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, March 15, 2011 at 18:54 pm CET
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What Should U.S. Policy be Toward the Current Middle East Situation?

People ask me what the United States should be doing toward the upheavals in the Middle East. Here’s a short, quick list of themes… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Islamism • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, March 3, 2011 at 08:23 am CET
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Turkish Camouflage Model: Arab Radicals Learn How to Hide Your Islamism

Newsweek explains how the “Turkish Model” works… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Islamic Countries • Islamism • Jordan • Morocco • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, February 8, 2011 at 11:12 am CET
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Islamic Jihadi Groups May Try to Exploit Egypt’s Turmoil

Exporting terrorism and subversion from the Gaza Strip: in our assessment terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip may exploit the recent events to increase… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Army of Islam • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Islamism • Morocco • Salafism 
Posted on Wed, February 2, 2011 at 22:38 pm CET
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What’s Really Wrong with Western Understanding of the Middle East?

Rarely has a mass media article shaken me up as this one does. It is a rare, intense, view of what the Middle East is really like nowadays, though it is about Pakistan, on the eastern end of the region… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Global Jihad • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Pakistan • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, January 12, 2011 at 02:02 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Switzerland and Counter-Terrorism

A released WikiLeaks cable reveals that Switzerland believes Islamist groups could use the country as a transit point, logistics center, or haven for terrorist finances… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Europe • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Morocco • Switzerland • Taliban • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 20:28 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Moroccan Royals Accused of Corruption

Morocco’s royal family is using the institutions of the state to “coerce and solicit bribes” in the country’s lucrative real estate sector, according to a leaked report from American diplomats… Continue reading

Topics: Morocco • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Thu, October 28, 2010 at 15:57 pm CEST
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Settlements Are Not An Obstacle To Peace

On a short visit to France, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin told his counterpart, President of the French Senate, Gérard Larcher, that the settlements are not an obstacle to peace and that the settlement construction is just “an excuse for the Palestinians to… Continue reading

Topics: France • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Morocco • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Fri, August 20, 2010 at 21:22 pm CEST
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The Gaza Strip as a Regional Exporter of Terrorism

In June 2010 the Moroccan security forces detained an 11-man terrorist squad headed by an operative from the Gaza Strip who had formerly belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and was influenced by Al-Qaeda’s ideology… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamic Fundamentalism • Morocco • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, August 9, 2010 at 12:05 pm CEST
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Poll Shows the Shocking Reality of Arab Public Opinion

As long as there is a huge gap between the actual Middle East and the fantasy Middle East so dear to many Western academics, journalists, and diplomats, the region will remain… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Iran • Islamic Countries • Jordan • Lebanon • Morocco • Saudi Arabia • The Middle East • United Arab Emirates 
Posted on Wed, November 25, 2009 at 05:10 am CET
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Islamism 2.0

To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), andKeith Ellison (a U.S. congressman) represent Islamism 2.0. The former kill more people but the latter pose a greater threat to Western civilization… Continue reading

Topics: Global Islam