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What Next for Palestinians?

As Hamas Seizes Full Control of Gaza and US Prepares Further Isolation, What Next for Palestinians?

The Democrats’ Democracy Problem

Democrats today have a problem with democracy. We have lost our voice on the issue of promoting democracy abroad -- which means that what was once a core Democratic foreign

Mideast surprise: Changes are astir

Observers report democracy coming -- dictators going Last March, an elderly woman walking down a Cairo street was taken aback by the hundreds of protesters shouting anti-government slogans and demanding

You Must Be in Egypt!

An alien could tell he landed in Paris when he sees the Eiffel Tower; in New York when he catches a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty or in London

Notes on Gaza

Some readers have written to ask why I am not writing about the recent events in Palestine. The main reason, aside from not having internet

Severe Sentences Against Democratic Youth Activists

On 17/6/2007, the exceptional State Security Court (SSSC) issued severe sentences on seven youths whom had been arrested over a year ago, simply due to practising their right to peaceful

Hamdan Warns of Copycatting of Hamas-Fatah Infighting in Lebanon

Worry and fear are overshadowing camps in Lebanon lest confrontations, that took place between Fatah and Hamas Movements supporters in the Palestinian territories, come to the camps. These fears increased

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO MEDIATE IN ANTI-COPT VIOLENCE

After three people were killed in anti-Christian demonstrations in Alexandria, the influential Muslim Brotherhood is seeking a mediating role in efforts to ease tension between the ....

“Easing into Islamic democracy:

Convinced by their experience in the US, American Muslims are helping form democratic coalitions in the Muslim world and are building their case on Islamic principles." By Jane Lampman The