CNN Middle East News- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-AssadAs violence raged in Syria, U.S. officials made clear Tuesday that the United States has lost patience with President Bashar al-Assad. […]
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- State media: Iran is ready to ban oil exports to EuropeIranian lawmakers appeared ready to impose a ban on oil exports to Europe in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January, state media reported Tuesday. […]
- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-Assad
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A Second Egyptian revolution…or its just the continuity of the first one?
The Egyptians are back to the street and they are angry…the reason is that they realized that nothing changed. Mubarak is gone but his way of ruling Egypt is still employed. The army higher council is still in charge and the pre-elections document states that it will stay in charge of the most important authorities in Egypt.
The demonstrations are still taking place through all of Egypt. Tahrir Square is filled again with common people who want to see a real change in their life and achievements that bring them back their pride such as the nationalization of the Suez Canal. They want to live, eat and express their opinion
A Tale of Two Brothers: Israel and Palestine
Over a thousand years ago two brothers were born: Ishmael the eldest, and Isaac. Their father Ibrahim was a Prophet of God and the vessel of God’s message [singlepic id=491 w=320 h=240 float=right]to humanity. Those brothers were to be Prophets for their respective communities…..
But although their message was the same in essence, divisions and quarrels were to be their inheritance.
Many will have you believe that the evil Muslims and followers of Mohamed had the Jews slaughtered and forced out of Arabia…… Or is it really?
Was it not true that as leader of his nation, Mohamed signed many treaties with his Jewish neighbors? Was it not them, that time and time again betrayed the oath given and declared war on Islam? History is so easily re-written by politicians, to fit their needs….
‘Engaging the Muslim World’ – A Book Review
In the following article Gitanjali Bakshi attempts to dissect popular blogger Juan Cole’s most recent book, ‘Engaging the Muslim World’ and suggests [singlepic id=167 w=320 h=240 float=right] potential future scenarios – geo-political, national and demographic – based on his analysis of the Middle East and South Asia.
‘Engaging the Muslim World’ – A Book Review
One of the pivotal factors driving global politics in the post 9/11 world has been the growing rift between the West and Islamic countries. This new wave of
