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Islamist diversity is al-Qaeda’s enemy

Almost six years after the great terrorist attack of 9/11, al-Qaeda remains an active terrorist organization. With its Taliban allies, it dominates regions along the Afghan- Pakistani border. It is

The Theater of the Imperially Absurd

One night when I was in my teens, I found myself at a production of Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author. I had never heard of the playwright

Why Arabs Lost Past Glories

Why are the Arabs so low in so many measurements? Even before the dissolution of the Ottoman Caliphate in the beginning of the 20th century, we went down a slope

Report to Congress “Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record – 2006”

On April 5, 2007 the U.S. Department of State issued its Report to Congress “Supporting Human Rights and democracy: The U.S. Record – 2006.” This report highlights U.S. efforts to

Arab Perspective: Playing US Politics with Iraqi Blood for Oil

Bracing for 2008 presidential election, US Democrats in opposition and the ruling Republicans have embroiled the American public in a political crisis between the executive and legislative powers over deadlines

MB Is Not Opposed To Dialogue With US Despite Reservations

The Meeting between the head of the MB parliamentary bloc with the US Congress delegation raised many inquiries in both Egyptian and Western arenas around the nature of this dialogue

The Religion factor in the Palestine issue

The Religion factor in the Palestine issue First I would like to hint that I don’t attack the Jewish people or their religion here as I respect all religions and

Brotherhood trial run

The Muslim Brotherhood ought to be brought fully into politics, if only to find out what they truly intend The Egyptian parliament recently approved controversial amendments to the Egyptian constitution,

Democracy Declared, Not Practised

In a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak, amendments to 34 articles of the constitution were approved last week in a national referendum. While

Last chance for Mideast peace

George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are letting what could be the last, best opportunity to resolve the world’s most dangerous conflict slip through their fingers. Unless