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The Challenging Paradoxes Facing Mursi

The Challenging Paradoxes Facing Mursi

Ali Harfouch  It did not take long before the euphoria from our brother Muhammad Mursi’s “victory” was clouded by the paradoxes and inconsistencies packaged with the illusion of power. The real scope and parameters of Mursi’s [...]

Israel Calculates – No Intifada in 2012

Israel Calculates – No Intifada in 2012

Ramzy Baroud When will the Palestinians revolt? The answer, according to an Israeli official: not this year (as quoted by Agency France Press). An internal Israeli Foreign Ministry report last month also concluded that a third [...]

Abu Qatada and Britain’s Relationship with Dictators

Abu Qatada and Britain’s Relationship with Dictators

Moazzam Begg – The witchunt on Abu Qatada simply reiterates the British Government’s relationships with dictatorships – past and present Until the devastating 11 September attacks the name of Abu Qatada al-Falastini (the Palestinian) was relatively [...]

An open letter to Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi

An open letter to Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi

Idries de Vries Sheikh Yusuf, Your appearance at Tahrir Square on the 18th of February 2011 during the height of what has been named the “Arab Spring”, and the warm reception given to you at the [...]

The ‘Turkish Model’ – Erdogan’s Way and Our Existential Crisis

The ‘Turkish Model’ – Erdogan’s Way and Our Existential Crisis

The ‘Turkish Model’ has recently conjured much debate – and has become the centre of discussion amidst the revolutions. Western nations like the United States and France see the Turkish Model as the ultimate solution to [...]

The Waning of America’s Political Domination

The Waning of America’s Political Domination

The fall of America doesn’t have to be a complete collapse — it is, after all, a country that has managed to reinvent itself many times before. But today it’s no longer certain — or even [...]