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A fragile alliance: how the crisis in Egypt caused a rift within the anti-Syrian regime block 26 Aug 2013 | 02:10 am
A fragile alliance: how the crisis in Egypt caused a rift within the anti-Syrian regime block by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirate (UAE), Turkey, and the West condemned in...
Egypt’s scorched earth: What is suggested here is that these assaults comprise an orchestrated plan to avenge by and for the Brothers 17 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
by Mariz Tadros* Thursday was a day of funerals in Egypt. Most international actors have rightly condemned the ruthless violence witnessed against the pro-Morsi protestors, but with the exception of....
A Media Microscope on Islam-Linked Violence: Selective reporting misrepresents Muslims as prone to killing 2 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
By Steve Rendall and Sara McCloskey The murder of British soldier Sgt. Lee Rigby on a London street in May received massive U.S. media attention. The brazenness of the attackers—who allegedly struck ...
A Practical and Timely Decision of US-Iran Relations 2 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
by Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr.* In a positive gesture to the recent Iranian presidential election that led to the victory of its moderate president, Hassan Rowhani, more than 130 members of the US Congr...
Why did the Salafi Party in Egypt support the removal of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood? 25 Jul 2013 | 07:44 pm
Balancing political interests and religious idealism in Islamic Societies by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Alarabiya channel cheered the ouster of Morsi and the Brotherhood Many analysts and observers of Midd...
Majority, including supporters of National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, want a negotiated solution to the Syrian crisis 19 Jul 2013 | 08:50 pm
The Coalition will either negotiate with the regime or it will become irrelevant by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Responding to a non-scientific poll posted on the website of the National Coalition of Syrian R...
The role of the military and the rulers of the Gulf States in stabalizing or de-stabalizing Egypt 18 Jul 2013 | 03:16 am
by Henelito A. Sevilla Jr* The ouster of the first democratically elected president of Egypt, Mohammad Morsi, puzzled many analysts and made it hard to predict the future of Egypt. People from the be...
Al-Qaidah affiliated groups’ preemptive plans: kill the FSA leaders, confiscate their arms, and declare an independent Islamic state in northern Syria 16 Jul 2013 | 07:56 pm
Nusra fighters transporting weapons in Syria, Monday. By Fawzi Najm* In a series of gruesome acts designed to be a show of force and to intimidate opponents, Islamist fighters affiliated with al-Qai...
Between the two camps, Egypt's media outlets have chosen to take sides in the ongoing tragic split 16 Jul 2013 | 06:57 pm
by Ahmed Magdy Youssef* Egypt's last two weeks’ incessant events not only gripped the minds and hearts of the Egyptians, but they captured the interest of the national and international media as we.....
International leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood meet in Turkey to strategize for the crisis in Egypt and to plan for the future 15 Jul 2013 | 09:35 pm
Middle East Politics Reshuffle: The Future of Islam in the public sphere by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Ghannouchi to take a major role in Muslim Brotherhood International The overthrow of the Muslim Brothe...