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Obama Strengthening Ties with The Muslim World

During his first visit to a predominately Muslim country, President Barack Obama said that Turkey is a critical ally that the U.S. should work with to overcome the challenges of

Libya’s MB Chief: We don’t rely on US Admin. In political reform

The Libyan regime is one of the most autocratic and oppressive regimes in the world. Under this regime, the Libyan people have borne the brunt of crimes and oppression in

University Professors Gave the Government One Week to Fulfill Their Demands

Members of the Faculty of Teaching in Egyptian universities gave the government one week to implement and fulfill their demands regarding their income, before escalating, as they also demanded the

Democracy’s time: a reply to Tarek Osman

The readiness of Islamist movements in the middle east to engage with democratic ideas is evidence that the region is ready for substantive democratic change. The United States should renew

Jimmy Carter’s New Book Is Must Reading for Freeman’s Successor

While keeping up with L’Affaire Freeman, which has been consuming this blog of late, I have been rereading Jimmy Carter’s We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan

Anniversary of the April 6 Protests

On the one-year anniversary of the April 6 protests “Egyptian police were out in force to deal with a nationwide protest called by pro-democracy groups, arresting Islamists and containing small

Talking with Hamas and the Taliban

In the New York Times, Roger Cohen discusses a recent interview with Recep Tayyip Erdogan where the Turkish PM called for a new balance in U.S. policy toward the Middle

In Turkey, Obama Addresses the Muslim World

Helene Cooper at the NY Times reports, “[i]n a wide-ranging speech before the Turkish Parliament in the capital, Ankara, Mr. Obama extended his campaign of outreach to the Muslim world,

Security Arrest Ain Shams Students, Prevent Press Coverage

The security apparatus arrested a number of student leaders in Ain Shams University including commerce student Ahmed Abdel-Mon’em Abul-Futuh, Ahmed Samir, an activist in the Student’s Rights Defense Committee, and

BBC: Egyptian police stifle protests

Police in Egypt have been deployed in large numbers to prevent a national strike by pro-democracy activists