Selected Opinion

By Clifford Smith – The Washington Examiner –  Politically, it is difficult to have an honest discussion about the difference between Islam, a religion with many interpretations, and [...]

By Lela Gilbert – Newsmax (via AINA) – What a stunning, intriguing travel destination Turkey used to be. And once upon a time, it was a uniquely safe and secular state remarkably free [...]

By Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The Wall Street Journal – There’s no ‘extreme vetting,’ no outreach to moderates, and too much coziness with Riyadh. Candidate Donald Trump vowed to take a fresh [...]

By Tom Wilson – The New York Times –  The spat between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which is accusing Qatar of supporting Islamist extremism and terrorism, remains perplexing. Perplexing not [...]

Book review by Stephen Herreid – Acton Institute  (via AINA) – ‘The Persecution and Genocide of Christians in the Middle East: Prevention, Prohibition, and Prosecution.’ [...]

By Will Inboden – Foreign Policy – Amid the many challenges bedeviling the State Department, President Donald Trump’s choice of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback as ambassador at large for [...]

By Youssef Sidhom – Watani – After a long day at work, a hard working Egyptian woman rushed to the underground metro station, her mind running through the numerous household chores [...]

Book review by Jason Goodwin – The New York Times  – In the closing months of the 18th century a young Egyptian, Hassan al-Attar, plucked up the courage to visit the Institute of Egypt, [...]

By Patrick Kingsley, The New York Times – For Magdy Shalash, an Egyptian exile living here in Istanbul, Turkey, there is a certain irony to a recent diplomatic spat that has divided the [...]

Par Pierre Vermeren – Le Figaro – En pleine déconfiture dans le monde arabe, les Frères musulmans concentrent leurs efforts sur l’Europe avec le soutien des pouvoirs publics turcs. Le [...]