New Book, Hamas- unwritten chapters by Azzam Tamimi

Hamas won an overwhelming electoral victory in January 2006, overturning many assumptions regionally and globally. Branded as terrorist by Israel and the West, it is the largest Palestinian militant Islamist

Fatima Najjar, angered by Israeli atrocities against her people, swore she will retaliate

A 57-year-old Palestinian grandmother blew herself up on Thursday amongst a group of Israel occupation soldiers in retaliation to recent atrocities committed by the IOF in the northern Gaza Strip.Before

Wishful thinking

What do I think of the New Generation Network manifesto published on Cif? It is intellectually flawed and politically unproductive. The document has generated a string of articles by its

Egypt’s Lion Scribe Goes On Trial

“Journalism is a profession of martyrdom on paper. If you’re not ready to die on the writing pad or go to prison, look for another job. The press’ job is

US to shore up support for Sunnis

The idea of a struggle between good and evil has become an even more inappropriate way to look at the Middle East: The visits highlight the administration’s longer-term strategy to

The War over the Veil in Tunisia

Introduction Ramadan 2006 may well be remembered as the Ramadan of the veil. In remarks widely reported in the Arab press, former U.K. foreign secretary Jack Straw described the veil

Jeffrey Blankfort: My years of Middle East Activism: An Interview

A few weeks before Israel’s latest assault on Lebanon, SF-IMC interviewed local journalist, historian, photographer, radio producer, and anti-Zionist activist, Jeffery Blankfort. For a variety of reasons, technical and other,

The rise and decline of the neo-cons

Shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, an influential, neo-conservative-led pressure group called the Project for the New American Century issued a letter to the

Torture videos to be investigated?

I received the following press release from ACIJLP… Public Prosecution Asks for Nasser Amin’s Testimony Concerning His Complaints against the Interior MinisterThe South Cairo Prosecution on 23 November 2006 reque

MB between Hammer of ’Ben’ Lappen, Anvil of ’Ben’ Laden

Comment on Washington Times article  Once again, the Muslim Brotherhood is facing a barrage of deliberate misquotations, misinterpretations and distortion of statements. The Muslim Brotherhood finds itself between the hammer of Mrs.&nb