MEDIA ALERT: Palestine bids for UN membership
PALESTINE – President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing to bid for full UN membership this Friday during the UN’s 66th General Assembly session in New York.
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MEDIA ALERT: Nigeria beset with sectarian violence
NIGERIA – Revenge killings motivated by religious differences or property ownerships continue to plague Nigeria.
MEDIA ALERT: Syria under pressure by international community
HOMS, SYRIA – Eyewitness reports filed with The Human Rights Watch state that the government's crackdown on protesters has led to home raids, abductions, and violent attack…
Ten Years On: Still Fighting Islamophobia
Ten years ago, I encountered a new strain of Islamophobia. Overnight, it mutated from an annoying virus to a bitter plague. September 11, 2001 brought on unimaginable death and de…
MEDIA ALERT: Gaddafi opposition captures Tripoli
TRIPOLI, LIBYA – Rebel forces took control of the capital, further challenging Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's four-decade hold on the country.
Multicultural crises, radicalisation and the enclave mindset
While, throughout the 2000s European policy makers were occupied, rather obsessively, with the threats of 'radicalisation', 'alienation', and lack of 'integration' of Muslim youth…
100 Questions About Islam
100 Questions About Islam consists of video interviews with scholars, journalists and policymakers from a diversity of geographical and professional backgrounds on major social, f…
MEDIA ALERT: UN peacekeepers injured in Lebanon
LEBANON – Five French soldiers working for the United Nations peacekeeping force were wounded after a roadside bomb exploded near the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon on Tuesda…
Expert Sara Silvestri comments on the Oslo Attacks
In response to the terrible terrorist attacks in Oslo, yesterday David Cameron called for a review of the Government's 'Prevent' counter-terrorism strategy. Dr Sara Silvestri, Sen…
July 22 Norway Bombing Audio Interview with Hans
Listen to the audio interview with Hans Henrik Torgersen (6:52). Hans Henrik Torgersen joins Global Experts to discuss the July 22 Oslo bombing. Torgersen is a journalist at the V…
MEDIA ALERT: Attacks in Norway cause havoc
OSLO, NORWAY – Buildings in the capital were heavily damaged after at least one bomb exploded. Shooting at a youth camp outside of the capital brings death toll to at least…
Unfolding the Syrian Paradox
Can Syria properly be understood as an example of a "pure" Arab popular revolution, an uprising of non-violent, liberal protest against tyranny that has been met only by repressio…