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Black Islam in America: Renouncing Radicalism
March 10, 2016 “It is a religion that raises us up, makes us more loving and giving citizens of our country.” With these words, many Muslim African Americans have connected with their ancestors’ contributions to civil rights movements and the embedding of the principles of justice and equality in American
Mar 10, 2016
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Mohamed Abdelaziz
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Will the Referendum Lead to an Independent Kurdish State?
March 10, 2016 Since February 2016 the public sector in Kurdistan has protested corruption and unpaid wages. For the first time in 25 years, Kurdish protesters are publicly showing their disappointment in the government. Meanwhile, the KDP’s Massoud Barzani, whose term as president has technically come and gone, has begun
Mar 10, 2016
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Frzand Sherko
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Hezbollah Labeled Terrorist by GCC States – But What Do Their People Think?
March 8, 2016 In a remarkable if little-noticed development last week, all six GCC states – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain – formally designated the Lebanese movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called this step “important and even amazing,” but
Mar 8, 2016
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David Pollock
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The Future of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party
March 3, 2016 Could one of Iraq’s most notorious political parties make a comeback after thirteen years in exile? This may increasingly become a central question for Middle East analysts, as Ba’athists are claiming their sociopolitical platform of supporting pan-Arab causes defused sectarianism and united Iraqis around nationalistic themes. They
Mar 3, 2016
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Dani Tahrawi
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The Ideological Extremism of Al-Azhar
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Sheikh of the prestigious Al-Azhar institute, did not equivocate when responding to the 2015 Paris attacks: “We denounce this hateful incident. The time has come for the world to unite to confront this monster [ISIS].” Yet a sizable roster of Muslim reformers, scholars, researchers, and
Mar 3, 2016
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Maher Gabra
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Aleppo and the Geneva III Trap
Ostensibly convened to develop a political solution to the five-year old Syrian crisis, the Geneva III talks were based on deceit. While diplomatic teams from major world capitals wrangled over the minutiae of the negotiation process, Moscow was preparing a major air and special forces offensive against opposition-held territory in
Feb 11, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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The Purpose of Saudi Arabia's Islamic Military Coalition
In a statement delivered at the King Salman Air Base in Riyadh in mid-December, Saudi Arabian Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the formation of an Islamic coalition to fight terrorism. The coalition was supposed to be comprised of 35 countries out of a total of
Feb 4, 2016
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Ramy Aziz
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Russia and the United States: A Test of Wills at Geneva
The fifth anniversary of the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad's government will be commemorated in a few weeks with yet another round of diplomatic attempts at forging a political solution. The Syrian crisis has killed hundreds of thousands, injured and displaced millions, and destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. Facing
Feb 4, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Polling in ISIS-Controlled Territories: A Response
Public opinion polls are considered one of the most important means by which one can understand the people, their opinions, and any trends within them. Any flaws in methodology or lapses in professionalism will create potentially major flaws in understanding. Yet it is exceedingly difficult to conduct polling surveys in
Jan 21, 2016
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Haitham Numan
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Sectarianism, Riyadh’s Weapon Against International Demands
January 15, 2016 There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is now wary—as are the rest of the Arab countries—of something like the Arab spring breaking out in the region. As a result, Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen to distract attention
Jan 15, 2016
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The Execution of Sheikh al-Nimr: A Saudi Need for Reassessment
Undoubtedly, Saudi Arabia faces a delicate situation. The United States has effectively abdicated its historical leadership role in the Middle East. Egypt and Turkey are too preoccupied with internal strife to assume regional responsibilities. Meanwhile, Iran has interpreted the recently concluded P5+1 agreement as a license for an unrestrained offensive
Jan 14, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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U.S. Politicians as Radical Islamists
No, this is not the revelation of some hidden conspiracy through which Islamism has penetrated political life in the United States. It is instead a reflection on the unintended consequences of political positions that ought to be better thought out. A recurrent theme in the assessment expressed by a number
Dec 31, 2015
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Sweden and the Peace Process – A Strained Relationship
On October 30, the newly installed Swedish government recognized the state of Palestine, becoming the first major country within the European Union to do so. This makes Sweden the third EU-country to take such a step, following Iceland in 2011 and the Vatican, which signed a diplomatic treaty with Palestine
Dec 31, 2015
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Magnus Norell
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The Demise of Christianity in the Levant?
A real national commonwealth demands an authentic national narrative that recognizes the multiplicity of cultural, religious, and social foundations, but the courageous political leadership needed to embrace this inclusive approach has yet to emerge.
Dec 10, 2015
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Hassan Mneimneh
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The New Egyptian Parliament: No Voice Over Sisi
December 10, 2015 Political reform, in nearly every country on earth, relies on three principles. The first is that a powerful state can impose its influence on the country it rules and force the entirety of its people to submit to the laws it issues. Secondly, and in contrast to
Dec 10, 2015
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Muhammad Mansour
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Effects of Palestine's Recognition Under the Rome Statute
An old conflict through the prism of a new institution: an insider’s explanation of the effects of Palestine’s recognition as a “State” under the Rome Statute
Nov 25, 2015
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Florence Darques-Lane
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Arab Countries' Conflicting Views on Russian Intervention in Syria
November 4, 2015 The Egyptian pundit Ahmed Moussa, one of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s most prominent and passionate supporters, has recently become the target of a great deal of both local and international mockery. During a recent episode of his television program, Moussa displayed a video ostensibly showing Russian airstrikes
Nov 4, 2015
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Muhammad Mansour
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Support Gone Astray: The Responsibility of Arab Culture in the Continuation of the Palestinian Tragedy
Instead of parsing the contradictions faced by Palestinian militants, Arab culture has engaged in a decades-long project of crime normalization.
Oct 20, 2015
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Is Syria Russia's New Afghanistan?
October 16, 2015 A year after the American-led international coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) began its airstrikes in Syria and over 7,000 attacks later, U.S. President Barack Obama has come to realize that the air campaign in Syria will not achieve any of the coalition’s objectives. The new Russian
Oct 16, 2015
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Muhammad Mansour
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The Viability of a Second Sykes-Picot
Given the reluctance of Western powers to intervene in today's Middle East crises, hopes and fears regarding a new grand resolution may be overblown.
Oct 2, 2015
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Hassan Mneimneh
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