America vs. Americans – how the rest of the world sees us

What would a Democratic victory mean in 2008? It’s worth considering one additional point (as if you needed more), that isn’t often made, at least not explicitly.

The Muslim Brotherhood Marks New Islamic Year and Coptic Christmas

Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Akef, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood and the entire Executive Council, extend their warmest greetings to the Orthodox Christians in Egypt and throughout the world during their

A Christian jihad?

Many in the west fear the threat posed by political Islam. But there is a more ominous menace closer to home. After every terror attack by Islamists, fears are raised

Islam’s Forsaken Renaissance

Children often play a game where they sit in a circle. One whispers something to his neighbor, who then whispers that information to the next child, and so on, around

Bush’s visit to the Middle East: triumph of form over substance

The President’s visit to the Middle East this week will show once and for all that status quo lives on under the attempt to validate the old saying that an

Hamas Gov’t Orders Christmas Days a Public Holiday

The ousted Hamas- controlled government declared in Gaza Strip the Christmas days will be a public and official holiday in the Strip. Both the government and the Hamas movement sent

Dependency politics

“I can’t see what more the international community can do to help,” the exasperated official in Brussels complained as she contemplated the likelihood of a further postponement of Lebanon’s presidential

Remember him? Bush begins Middle East tour

Voters in the United States may have switched their attention to the contest to find his successor, but George Bush will embark on an ambitious nine-day tour of the Middle

Emerging Egypt 2008

Known for its famous landmarks and ancient civilisations, Egypt, with a population of around 80m, stands between the Asian and African continents on the river Nile. The country has a

Muslim Brotherhood Demands Gaza Blockade Lifted

Mohamed Mahdi Akef, the chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, demanded in a statement issued by the MB Executive Office on Sunday morning, Jan, 6th, 2007, Islamic and Arab