If the nearly uniform narrative offered in a spate of recent books about "Islamophobia" is to be believed, Western Muslims, who enjoy freedoms denied to their brethren in most places in the world, are being tyrannized by hateful... 
The Destiny of Mahfouz's Children of the AlleyIt is September 21, 1959, and the forecast in Cairo is for cool and cloudy weather. A wave of arrests of communists has occurred as well as a break-in at the home of the great poet... 
After a bloody war that saw hundreds of thousands killed and millions displaced over a decade, Syria has been effectively divided into spheres of influence and de facto protectorates controlled by regional and international... 
A major war has been underway for a decade in the Middle East though it infrequently makes headlines. Month after month, week after week, and night after night, the Israelis have operated across the region against the Islamic... 
In 1933, an exasperated British ambassador to Iraq dressed down the country's King Faisal. "Was I to report to my government," he asked rhetorically, that Iraq's public men, men who had held the highest positions in the State... 
The execution of a May 2022 agreement between Turkey and Palestine to train Palestinian law enforcement agencies in Turkey was entrusted to the hands of a police chief who was red flagged during a counterterrorism probe into the... 
JERUSALEM, Israel — Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel agreed to team up with Lockheed Martin of the U.S. to develop, test and manufacture a High Energy Laser Weapon System. Rafael is behind Israel's Iron Beam laser weapon... 
On December 4, Iran reportedly abolished its notorious morality police. Today, we're not so sure. From Seth J. Frantzman.
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