A dilemma for Washington is that whenever the United States pushes for elections in the Middle East and Muslim countries, Islamist parties often perform well, even better than liberal, nationalist,

US government does ridiculous things 'for show' in an attempt to demonstrate to voters that something — anything — is being done about terrorism.

As Muslims around the world mark the passage of 1430 years since the noble Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) made his pivotal hijra (emigration) from Makka to Madina, we late-comers need to