YORIKIRII
What a blast. What a carnage. Is this really Damascus? Or rather Baghdad? An intelligence headquarter was targeted. Innocent people died. Assad did this!
TOWARDS THE FULFILLMENT OF A DREAM: TURKEY OR KURDISTAN?
IDREES MOHAMMED
As Shiites-inspired politics go through an uncertain phase- amid the mounting pressure on Iran, and Syria’s standoff continues despite a significant investment in diplomacy, through the conflicting stance of Turkey and Iran – Iraq’s sectarian tension has hit a high point as the steady accumulation of disputes among political partners explodes, unleashing an even bigger risk to the country’s already challenged unity.
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “MODERATE” AND “RADICAL” ISLAMISM?
MICHAEL RUBIN
Labels are always dangerous things. In the context of the U.S. policy debate, pundits attach labels to opponents in order to avoid debating issues or in order to construct straw man arguments.
CHRIS CHRISTIE’S ISLAM PROBLEM
DANIEL PIPES
A Quinnipiac poll in April showed Chris Christie the most popular potential Republican vice-presidential candidate, thanks to his budget cuts and standing up to government employee unions.
MASS HUNGER STRIKE GROWS DESPITE ISRAEL’S BEST EFFORTS TO REPRESS IT
MAUREEN CLARE MURPHY
The Palestinian human rights and prisoner advocacy group Addameer announced today that the mass, open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons which began on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, has now grown to an estimated 2,000 participants. Addameer renews its calls for action in support of the hunger striking prisoners.