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A Tale of Two Religions: Worship on a Contested Site
The recent resolution voted on by UNESCO regarding two Israeli monuments caused quite a bit of controversy in the…
Turkish Election Results: Can Turkey Heal Its Sectarian…
In the wake of the October 10th suicide attacks on a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara,…
The Tragedy of Colonial Borders
Four years into the crisis, the international community continues to struggle in forming a coherent response to…
The Myth of Free Speech in North America
For ages, we in the democracies of the West have prided ourselves on our right to express our opinion on a variety…
How ISIS and Sunni Rage Remade the Middle East
The Bush White House’s decision to invade Iraq, overthrow Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist dictatorship and…
How Moscow Will Lose Ankara
On September 30, President Vladimir Putin stunned the international community with the deployment of Russian…
Some Weak Tea for the Third Intifada
Mahmood Abbas, President of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestine’s ruling party, did…
Appointment of Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Key Human…
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Powers says that the recent promotion of Saudi Arabian Ambassador…
The Garbage Crisis in Lebanon: Revealing the Political…
"Arrogance is colored and the Power is a rainbow”. “People are the source of power: leave, thieves and criminals”.…
Hajj Tragedy Highlights New Horizons for Iranian-Saudi…
In the wake of the tragic stampede that occurred on Sept. 24th during Hajj, an annual holy pilgrimage to Mecca,…
Is Assad Syria’s Best Hope for a Lasting Peace?
The arresting images and videos of refugees fleeing to Europe have brought the Syrian Civil War back into the…
Children of the Arab Spring
Last week the image of a four year- old Syrian girl, holding her hands up in surrender to a reporter’s camera,…