Top 5 Crazy things Ben Carson said about Middle East and Islam
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Ben Carson is withdrawing from the GOP…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Ben Carson is withdrawing from the GOP…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - At yet another GOP debate, there was…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US corporate press is letting the…
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Nine Takeaways From Iran’s Elections
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | - - Iran's moderates and reformists have had nearly a week to celebrate their return from a decade of political marginalization in elections that recast…Has Western intervention prolonged the Syrian Civil War? & has our Press Covered it up?
By Ian Sinclair | ( Open Democracy ) | - - The media keeps saying that the West isn't involved in Syria. This isn't true. “The sinister fact about literary censorship in…No, Mr. Netanyahu, Hamas is not exactly like ISIL
By: Belal Shobaki | Ma'an News Agency | al-Shabaka | - - While Israel's efforts to link Palestinian resistance to its military occupation to global terrorism are not new, it has expanded…Islam: Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?
AJ+ | (Video Report) | - - AJ+: "What's The Difference Between Shia And Sunni Islam?"Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK
David Peduto | (Informed Comment) | - - The Syrian war has resurrected uncomfortable colonial legacies for France and the United Kingdom. For the French and the British, whose policies in post-World…Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)
AJ+| Video Report|-- Refugees located in Calais' camp sew their lips shut in protest over treatment at their refugee camp in Calais, France Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)Why did Nigerian Military attack Muslim Protest Movement when violent Boko Haram is Still at Large?
By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | - - On December 12-13, 2015 Nigerian security forces carried out an attack against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in the city of Zaria.…US Ally Saudi Arabia Sentences Atheist Tweep to 10 Years & 2,000 Lashes
By Amira Al Hussaini | ( Global Voices ) | - - Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Twitter user to 10 years in prison in addition to 2,000 lashes for publishing 600…To combat Extremism on both Sides, Europe Needs its own Islam
By Massimo D'Alema and Tariq Ramadan | ( EurActiv.com ) | - - To escape from extremism and xenophobia, Europe needs to carve a European Islam, not an Islam composed of communities…Machiavelli: To combat Muslim Extremism, see Prophet Muhammad as bringer of a Constitution
Miguel Vatter | (The Conversation) | - - Everyone wants to die for Allah. We all want to live the best life in the hereafter and we want to make it to…Mr. Netanyahu, We don’t have to Apologize for being Israelis of Palestinian Heritage; We’re the 20%
By Rita Khoury | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv last month after a fatal shooting during which two…Russia open to “Federal” Syria, but opposition worries about Partition
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday that Russia supports whatever arrangements the Syrians in the current negotiations reach about the future,…US Says Mosul Dam faces serious risk of Collapse; Could Kill 1.4 Million
TeleSur | - - The U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned its citizens to be ready to leave the country as the Mosul Dam faces a "serious and unprecedented" risk of bursting. The…Is US Syria Policy to back new Saudi-Turkish Moves against Iran?
By Fernando Betancor | ( OpenDemocracy)| - - The pattern of strikes by the disjointed US-led coalition of Operation Inherent Resolve remains the best and most reliable public indicator of intentions and future operations…“Tehran is liberated territory” as Pragmatists & Centrists win Iranian Capital & Expert Assembly
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The era of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also a former mayor of Tehran, is completely over. Ahmadinejad's so-called spiritual mentor, Mohammad-Taqi Misbah-Yazdi…How Much will Iran Change after Ayatollah Khamenei?
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL ) | - - The succession question in Iran has come to the fore recently with the election of a new Assembly of Experts, the 88-member…US-Backed Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill 40 People in Yemen, Mostly Civilians
TeleSur Saudi Arabia has been accused of bombing weddings and carrying out other war crimes against Yemeni militants it claims are aligned with Iran. Airstrikes carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition…Obama Signs Trade Law protecting Israeli Squatters from Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
By IMEMC | - - US President Barack Obama, this week, signed into law a sweeping trade agreement which protects Israel from boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) by countries who oppose the…Syrian Ceasefire: A Signal that Russia is winning the War?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Whether or not the cessation of hostilities in Syria holds, it is a major turning point in the revolution and civil war that…Iran Election Results Show that when US rewards Pragmatists, they Win
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Early results in Iran's parliamentary elections suggest that the centrists, pragmatists and independents will have more seats than the Khomeinist far right. For…