Can al-Qaeda be destroyed if we kill Usama?
It is a tragic mistake to believe that al-Qaeda refers to a solid and uniform group whose very existence can be undone by the death of one man. As the execution of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein proved, the demise of a criminal does not necessarily remove the crime. In fact, Iraqis believe that [...]
Japan sorry for offending Muslims
Japan says Muslim offense at cartoon “regrettable”
The government said in a statement Friday that it is “regrettable” that a section of a Japanese cartoon has sparked an outcry in the Muslim world and stressed the need to foster understanding to prevent similar incidents in the future. “While it resulted from carelessness, the Japanese government considers [...]
The Catastrophe- sixty years and counting
Daoud Kuttab: Sixty Years of the Palestinian “Catastrophe”
As the state of Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinians remember the Nakbeh, or “catastrophe”- their story of dispossession, occupation, and statelessness. But, for both sides, as well as external powers, the events of 1948 and what has followed- the occupation since 1967 of the remaining lands [...]
Theodor Herzl and the Israel of today
Benny Morris: A prophet perplexed
Beholding Israel today, Theodor Herzl – Zionism’s fin-de-siecle prophet and founding organiser – would have alternatively beamed and frowned. … Perhaps the deeply secular, anti-theocratic Herzl would have been most flummoxed and incensed by the (burgeoning) numbers, and correlated political power of the orthodox and ultra-orthodox (some 20-25% of the country’s Jews). He [...]
Neo-Salafists win Kuwaiti poll
Sunni Islamists gain in Kuwait poll
Sunni Islamists have made a strong showing in Kuwait’s legislative election, while minority Shia gained one more seat, according to results released on Sunday.
Official results from four districts and unofficial returns from the fifth showed that the Islamic Salafi Alliance and its allies won at least 10 seats in Saturday’s [...]
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