It's about time we take decisive action against ISIS and terrorism
Hopefully, history will reveal that the latest tactic by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), burning Jordanian fighter pilot-turned-hostage Moath al-Kasasbeh, was the tipping point in the...
View ArticleThe al-Sisi alternative
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made an aggressive gambit last month to win broad international support — most specifically American and European support — for military intervention to fight...
View ArticleWith Morsi's sentence, an end to second Egyptian revolution
Recently, an Egyptian court sentenced ousted President Mohamed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break in 2011 that helped topple then-President Hosni Muburak. The released prisoners were...
View ArticleUnderstanding places like Iraq and Syria: Crowds, belonging and victory over...
To make genuine sense of world politics, it is first necessary to look behind the news. Only once this particular responsibility has been identified can observers and policymakers finally progress...
View ArticleDissent likely to be muted on Egyptian revolution's fifth anniversary
Monday is the fifth anniversary of Egypt's Jan. 25 revolution, but you'd be forgiven for not noticing. The government is waging the heaviest security crackdown in Egyptian history, and has so...
View ArticleMuslim Brotherhood Day on Capitol Hill
On Monday, April 18, legislators' offices will be visited by individuals associated with a group unknown to most lawmakers: The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO). In the interest of...
View ArticleEgyptian court sentences two journalists to death
Six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, were sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on Saturday after being found guilty of leaking national security documents under ousted President Mohammed...
View ArticleHuma Abedin's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood
The Clinton campaign is attempting once again to sweep important questions under the rug about top aide Huma Abedin, her family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and to Saudi Arabia, and her role in the...
View ArticleWH considers labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terror group: report
President Trump’s advisers are considering an order that would list the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, The New York Times reported Tuesday.Current and former Trump...
View ArticleContinuing disorder in Yemen will bring new threats and a new field for...
The ongoing war in Yemen is the sixth that the country has faced since the unification of South and North Yemen in 1990. Many years of sectarian and tribal infighting has made the country a breeding...
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