The United States talks to Islamists. So what?

I know we’re supposed to be frightened by Jay Solomon’s recent story in the Wall Street Journal about how the U.S. State Department has been reaching out to Syria’s Muslim

The lesson from Turkey

Is there a lesson in Turkey for the future of democracy in the wider Muslim world? Yes, but approach with care. There are many paths to democracy, and the right

Mixed Baghdad Bloggers on the White House’s Iraq progress report.

Bloggers measure the White House’s assessment of Iraq, mock the failure of Sara Taylor’s memory during her Senate testimony, and remember the life of Lady Bird Johnson.

Protests in the face of bestiality

The Land Center for human Rights issued report No. (56) of the economic and social rights series issued by the center, in view of the continuing worker’s strikes, that Egypt

What Makes a Starbucksist (or how to fight Islamo-fascists with the power of our ideas)?

This is wonderful, I thought to myself. Again, I had cosmic confirmation that Starbucks was more than just a store – or even a brand – but rather a way

Ramsey Clark: Brotherhood tribunal is an ‘attack on Islam’

Former US Attorney general and activist Ramsey Clark told The Daily Star Egypt that he regards the recent military tribunal of 40 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members as a direct “attack

Should the West dialogue with Islamists?

“…what Muslims hate is the West’s monopoly on the socio-economic implementation of values such as justice, freedom, good governance, which all Muslims share. Muslims don’t believe simply that the West

Hamas as a Revolutionary Movement

There is a perhaps apocryphal -- if symbolic story -- of the appearance of Hamas leader Abd Al-Aziz Al-Rantisi at the headquarters of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, who had just

IAF Suspends Gov’t Membership

Iraq Accordance Front (IAF) declared suspending its membership in Nouri Al-Maliki-led government.

How Turkish See Future After AKP Win

Islamists all over the world are so happy following the success of the Turkish experience through the Justice an Development Party’s (AKP) win in Sunday’s elections.