The obituaries for political Islam have begun to be written. After years of seemingly unstoppable growth, Islamic parties have begun to stumble. In Morocco, the Justice and Development Party (or

When the Bush administration decided to make promoting democracy in the greater Middle East a major component of its post-Sept. 11 foreign policy, it soon discovered that it can be

Two years ago, on 14 October 2005, a major religious riot between Christians and Muslims broke out in the backstreets of Alexandria. An angry mob spilled out of a mosque

An in-depth poll of four major Muslim countries has found that in all of them large majorities believe that undermining Islam is a key goal of US foreign policy. Most

Avi Dichter, the Israeli internal security minister, on Tuesday toured the holy Aqsa Mosque in a provocative visit amidst tight security measures.

Ismail Haneyya, the premier of the PA caretaker government, confirmed that the Palestinian people will never give up their national cause despite the conspiracies woven against them and the massacres

Anticipating the arrival of US President George W. Bush on Wednesday, Egyptian Islamists, liberals and leftists found common ground on Tuesday in criticizing the controversial leader’s planned four-hour visit to

The American people need to realize that Israel is no longer vital for their interests as their leaders want them to believe. If anything, Israel became a major threat to

President Bush Meets with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

Robert Serri, the special UN coordinator for middle east peace process, has affirmed that the situation in the Gaza Strip was "tragic, serious and should come to an end".