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The neocon alternative

Minority voters angry with Labour should be wary of Cameron. Look what happened in the US The Tories are bending over backwards to be seen as a modern, progressive, mainstream

The new trend in the Arabic world : papas and sons

After Syria and Egypt now we got the Happy Yemen in roll , the new trend of the Monarchy republics is spreading more and more In Syria we had Hafiz

Reframing the Arab Reform Agenda

A growing strain of opinion suggests the reform project in the Arab world is dead and consequently the United States should revive democracy promotion in the Middle East. Whether attributed

NUJ votes to boycott Israeli goods

The National Union of Journalists has voted at its annual meeting for a boycott of Israeli goods as part of a protest against last year’s war in Lebanon.Today’s vote was

Rights groups criticize the arrest of an Egyptian blogger

An AP report by Nadia Abou El-Magd… International and local rights groups on Tuesday demanded the release of an Egyptian blogger and member of the banned Muslim Brotherhood who was

Finding the moderates

While the idea of attempting to improve relations between counterterrorism experts and Muslims may sound like a fool’s errand, both communities have much to gain from such efforts.    I am

The Israel Lobby, Portrait of a Great Taboo, A Must watch video

The Power of the Israel Lobby in the United StatesThis is a must watch video Tegenlicht, a documentary program by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO, allows several interesting opinion

What if they arrested a blogger and nobody cared?

Another Egyptian blogger and journalist has been arrested for saying the wrong things. This time round, it is Abdel Moneim Mahmoud, a Muslim Brotherhood blogger who writes for the

The Islamic Reformation Required**

The opinions of writers and intellectuals have differed over how Islamic society should be reformed. Some have argued that priority should be given to political reform, since this needs to

From Racism to Islam

My journey to Islam was not the usual one. Most white converts I have met usually come from a liberal and very open-minded background. My upbringing was far from this.