Israel’s Dirty Secrets in Gaza

Israel was last night confronting a major challenge over the conduct of its 22-day military offensive in Gaza after testimonies by its own soldiers revealed that troops were allowed and,

Our Shame

I remember sitting in my living room, six years ago, watching the "Leader of the Free World" announcing that the United States military had just embarked in "shock and awe"

Large Scale MB Members Arrests In Kafr El-Sheikh, Alexandria

In a continuance of the security escalation against the MB, security forces launched a large-scale campaign of house raids against MB figures in Alexandria Thursday eve, March 19, raiding 11

Interview with Ayman Nour

This morning, I interviewed recently liberated Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour over the phone

Urgent Statement against State Security Officers’ Torture of MB Student Activist

Member of MB Parliamentary Bloc MP Abdul-Hamid Zaghloul presented an urgent statement to the Minister of Interior about the torture of the student Ahmed Abdul-Fattah Abdul-‘Al at the hands of

Greek and Italian MPs meet with Mishaal, call for recognizing Hamas

Heads of Greek and Italian parliamentary delegations stated after meeting with Khaled Mishaal, the head of the Hamas political bureau, in Damascus that they recognize the legitimacy of Hamas and

Hamas: Israel will fail to blackmail us through kidnapping our leaders in WB

The Hamas Movement highlighted Thursday that the kidnapping campaign waged by Israel against its leaders in the West Bank and the threats to escalate violations against Palestinian prisoners would never

POMED Notes: Democracy and Conflict

Do transitions to democracy dampen violent, extremist forces or ignite them? Yesterday afternoon, POMED and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosted a panel discussion on the relationship between

Engaging the Muslim World

Juan Cole, internationally respected historian and blogger, he is a professor of history at the University of Michigan. His blog, Informed Comment, receives 250,000 unique hits every month. He is

Obama takes a cue from Clinton era

During her first Middle Eastern tour, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced from Ankara that President Barack Obama will be visiting Istanbul next month. Obama’s forthcoming visit to Turkey