Know “Justice”, Know “Peace”
An adviser to Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi let slip an interesting statement in the wake of an interview with the...
Egypt
Moral relativism and jihad
Two events happened on Wednesday which should send a shiver down the spine of everyone concerned about the future of...
U.S Now Leading Exporter of Islamist Heads of State
Well the Syrian rebel factions have settled down to decide on who should be their interim Prime Minister, and shockingly...
Which is more dangerous to Egypt, Israel or Iran?
An elderly playwright has the answer, and bravely says so live on Egyptian television: 'Neither. Poverty and the lack of...
Egyptian scholar: US pushing for Brotherhood victory
Middle East analyst Walid Phares sends along the translation of an Arabic aricle in el Watan, in which Egyptian scholar...
A Distinction Without a Difference: Muslim Brotherhood Use Taqiyya to Pass Sukuk Law in Egypt
Throughout the world, the terms “sukuk,” “Islamic bond,” and “Shariah-Compliant Bond” are used interchangeably to describe a derivative security created...
Understanding Egypt
Raymond Stock is the Shillman/ Ginsburg Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum. Having lived in Egypt for 20 years...
Religion is Thicker than Blood
With Clifford May, Robert Zarate, David North, and Fred Fleitz. Foundation for Defense of Democracies President CLIFFORD MAY critiques a...
No Christmas future for the Middle East?
Did you have a Merry Christmas? If so, chances are you are not a Christian in the Middle East or...
Raymond Stock: The Arab Spring & Egypt’s Nuclear Weapons Program
As the Middle East rages out of control, great emphasis is placed on the Islamic Republic of Iran as it...
The party of victory
Next to the American people themselves, Israel is no doubt the biggest immediate loser in the U.S. presidential election. President...
Obama and the politics of contempt
"Your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy." So begins the...
The Real Reason Behind Benghazigate?
President Obama's once-seemingly-unstoppable march towards reelection hit what he might call "bumps in the road" in Benghazi, Libya late on...
Romney Channels George W. Bush’s Middle East Policy
Mitt Romney gave a generally fine speech today on the Middle East. Sensibly, he criticized the Obama administration for its Benghazi shenanigans,...
Bill Clinton to Host Egypt President Morsi in NYC
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi, the recently elected president of Egypt, will be a featured participant at the eighth annual...
Who ‘Lost’ Egypt?
In 1949, the Communist takeover of China rattled the US foreign policy establishment to its core. China's fall to Communism...