The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) released a statement on Thursday dismissing a move by Palestinian Authority to seek UN recognition of an indepedent Palestinian state, which the party believes

Why the wailing? Why the mourning and wailing? Our past and the present are the same - And all of what we have are lies and deceit.

Writing in yesterday's New York Times, Nicholas Kristof called attention to a recent blog post by New Republic editor Martin Peretz.

Neve Gordon argues that the demand of a loyalty oath in Israel has ominous similarities to the demands made by Mussolini's Italy, and that the Israeli state must “be loyal

Iraq’s “Shi’a House” (Al-Bayt Al-Shi’i) is in a state of political turmoil. After enduring 1300 years of subjugation before their ascent to power in 2005, Iraq’s Shi’a are on the

Thousands of faithful assiduously listened as I outlined the challenges facing Palestine and its people. Cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’ – God is Great – occasionally resounded from a corner of

The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq condemned the assassination of two Muslim Scholars Sheikh Ihsan Abdellatf Eldawry, Imam and preacher of “Al-Rawi” mosque and spokesman of Iraq’s Scholar Council

By focusing on western demands for economic restructuring – and the personal enrichment that has accompanied it – Egypt’s ruling elites have become almost comically out of touch with their

To say that the proliferation of Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory is an impediment to peace is an understatement.

For many observers, the long-term implications of Israel's deadly May 31 assault against the MV Mavi Marmara, the Turkish flagship that was part of the Gaza Freedom flotilla, on Israeli-Turkish