Trabzon, Turkey (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The U.S. presidential elections are among the most consequential for the Middle East, second only to elections […]
Main Content
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Have
Iranian Revolutionary Guards have stopped training Hizbullah fighters, according to Asharq al-Awsat. Correspondent Ali Nourizadeh suggests that this is a clear signal that Iran is […]
It Is Wrong To Attempt To Force Women
*It is wrong to attempt to force women to veil and to force men to wear long beards and “Islamic” dress in Iraqi public places […]
One Gi Was Killed Monday And Another
*One GI was killed Monday and another was wounded when armed men fired on their convoy near the town of Hadithah, which is about 120 […]
Huge March Was Staged Yesterday In
*A huge march was staged yesterday in Casablanca, with tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of participants. Morocco’s Jewish community was among the marchers. But the […]
Us Has Been Pressing Supreme Council
*The US has been pressing the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq to disarm its Badr Brigade fighters, according to Charlotte Edwardes of the […]
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Husain
*Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah of Lebanon has complained about Muslims engaging in violence, saying that they are aping Marxists in so doing rather than […]
Belgium Has Begun Trial Of 23 Suspects
*Belgium has begun the trial of 23 suspects it alleges have links to al-Qaeda. They belong to an obscure group that may have been involved […]
Daniel Pipes Who Has Thrown Around
*Daniel Pipes, who has thrown around accusations that academics critical of American nationalism or Likud aggression are “pro-terrorist,” has now openly come out in favor […]
Us Appears To Be Softening Its Stance
*The US appears to be softening its stance toward UN participation in the rebuilding of Iraq, in return for a UN Security Council resolution that […]