Religion And Politics In Arab Transitions
Islamist parties, excluded from the political sphere for much of the last decade, are now coming to the forefront of Arab politics.
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MEDIA ALERT: Afghans protest NATO Quran burning
KABUL - Protesters demonstrated in front of an American air base after discovering that copies of the Quran had been burned at another air base. NATO commander John Allen says the…
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, is a bi-juridically trained (LL.B., LL.L.) attorney specialized in international law, and the Head of the Counsel Assistance Unit of the International Crimin…
Weighing the options for what's next in Syria
Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University. He talks about Syria's future after the UN Security Council failed to pass a resolution to end…
MEDIA ALERT: Iranian man involved in Bangkok blast, a day after attacks on two Israeli embassies
An Iranian national injured five people, including himself, after throwing a grenade at Thai police. The attack comes one day after a bomb exploded at an Israeli embassy in India…
MEDIA ALERT: Bombs placed at two Israeli embassies
NEW DELHI - A bomb exploded at the Israeli embassy here, injuring four people, including the wife of the Israeli Defense attache. A second bomb found at the embassy  in Tbilisi,…
Why Turkey is increasing pressure on Assad
Syria is heading to an "intolerable situation" according to Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, whose country is at the forefront of global efforts to engineer the downfall…
MEDIA ALERT: Israel and Iran terror group behind Iran nuclear scientist attacks, say U.S. officials
An NBC News report says that Israel has partnered with dissident group People’s Mujahedin of Iran to plan attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists. Experts available for comment no…
MEDIA ALERT: Aftermath of Egypt soccer riots
PORT SAID, EGYPT -Riots left more than 70 people dead after a soccer match between local teams Al-Ahly and Al-Masry. The police and Egyptian military are being blamed for not prev…
MEDIA ALERT: Leaked NATO report on Taliban-Pakistan relations
The BBC has published excerpts from a secret NATO report which describe the Pakistan government's support of the Taliban. Pakistan has dismissed the report.
Myanmar's Outcasts
The image of a smiling Daw Aung San Suu Kyi receiving flowers from her supporters is a powerful message of freedom and optimism in Myanmar, the symbol of democracy in a country wh…
Show of faith to shake prejudices about Islam
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting wars against Muslims in the Near East, Western people have often perceived Islam as...