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The Islamist Way

Islamists often do not hide it: They love head-count democracy in lands where they make a majority; and hate it in lands where they...

Syria is Rapidly Heading for De Facto Long Term Partition

There are clearer signs now that Syria is heading for a long term de facto partition. Several factors lead to that prediction: The emergence...

The Islam Reformers vs. the Muslim Zealots

That is why the most important conflict in the world today is between those who are hell-bent on preserving, and even increasing, these incompatibilities,...

Egypt’s Response to the Beheading of Copts by IS in Libya

Even as religious figures, community leaders, and national politicians have expressed their condolences to the victims’ families in the province of Minya, the attacks...

A Better Award for Egyptian Women

Abu Daooh’s story is a sad but uplifting one. At the age of twenty, her husband passed away, leaving behind a young pregnant woman....

Obama’s Mideast Realignment

  Let’s connect the dots. Data point No. 1: President Obama withdrew U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 and is preparing to leave Afghanistan by the...

Egypt’s Yemen Campaign

On March 26, Egypt announced that it would join the Saudi-led military campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthi takeover of Yemen. While the extent of...

Non-State Fighters May Combat ISIS and Win

Today, days after the Iraqi government admitted that its attack on Tikrit has ground to a halt, the death of the Templars offers lessons...

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