Archive for 'Middle East'
Egypt: The True Face of Democracy
Adnan Khan In the land of Egypt, events have unravelled at breakneck speed over the last few days, catching most external observers off-guard. Anti-government protestors’ gathering in Cairo had led to a stand-off between the Muslim [...]
The Struggle Between Islam and Secularism in Egypt
Ian Nisbet Often sitting in the West we have a highly distorted view of what actually is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Amidst all of the unrest of the past two days, most media [...]
Syria, Saudi, Hezbollah and Cairo: the Politics of Sectarianism
Dr. Reza Pankhurst “…it is not Assad and his allies alone who are benefitting from framing the uprising as a sectarian one” However well intentioned, the gathering of a number of Islamic scholars and preachers at [...]
The End of Hezbollah in the New Middle East
Ali Harfouch The End of Hezbollah in the ‘New’ Middle East This is our stance and obligation: we have tried to be people of sincerity and fidelity; we believe in truth and enunciate it. We defend [...]
Egypt’s Constitution and the Façade of Change (part 2)
Ali Harfouch 3- Islamic Law and Sovereignty Establishing an Islamic political system is a means, and not an ends as ‘the State’ is a necessary entity by which the political and social based Islamic legislation is [...]
Egypt’s Constitution and the Façade of Change (part 1)
Ali Harfouch It is indeed difficult, amidst the heat of an intense and immediate battle or conflict to retain objectivity, remain principled, and orient ones thinking as to balance between long-term and supplementing short-term goals. The [...]
