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Turkey’s Imperial Fantasy

Back then, I was a graduate student in International Relations at Marmara University. Among the professors in my department, there was only one who opposed Turkey’s integration with the West. He [...]

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Obama Hints at Legal Rationale for Airstrikes in Syria

Under the United Nations Charter, the United States could, in theory, attack Islamic State fighters in Syria if the president determines they pose a threat to U.S. interests and the Syrian [...]

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U.S. Seeks Coalition Against Islamic State, but Military Partners No Sure Bet

“We are working with our partners and asking how they might be able to contribute. There are a range of ways to contribute: humanitarian, military, intelligence, diplomatic,” State [...]

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Egypt Loses Human Rights Pioneer ‘Seif’

Seif lived and breathed a deep commitment to human rights and peaceful political activism, though he did not hesitate to represent in court persons accused of political violence. Human rights was [...]

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Islamic State Targets Egypt

During the Egyptian language program, 90 Minutes, which airs on Al-Mihwar satellite station, a video containing confessions from affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria—popularly known [...]

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Calling ISIS What It Is – Evil

Michael J. Boyle for example, an associate professor of political science at La Salle University, contributed an op-ed to the New York Times Saturday on “the moral hazard” of using terms [...]

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Rights Group Complains to Al-Sisi Regarding Civil Society Bill

In a surprise move, however, the new minister of social solidarity disregarded the effort of the former minister and civil society and unveiled another proposed law on June 26, which flagrantly [...]

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Patriarch Sako: While Politicians Argue, Iraqi Christians Continue to Die

The president of Iraq’s bishops’ conference has been very vocal since the Islamic State, establishing a modern-day caliphate across parts of Syria and Iraq, have forced members of [...]

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One Year Later, Egypt Yet to Rebuild Scorched Churches

When it was over, Thabet, a well-known Coptic human rights activist, went to survey the damage. He said it was a life-changing experience. “I visited Minya — it was awful,” he [...]