First they came for the Palestinians and I did not act – because I was not a Palestinian. Then they came for the Lebanese – and I did not act – because I was not a Lebanese.
Last week’s announcement of the creation of a Caliphate by the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, has sent shockwaves across the region.
As the ISIS / Sunni militia advance in Iraq continues, so do the accusations about who ought to be held responsible for the current state of affairs in the country.
Parents, how would you feel if your child’s teacher described himself as “an architect of minds”, encouraged those in his care to pray for the release of known terrorists, spouted jihadist doctrines, banned music and drama and taught young boys that men were entitled “to rape” their wives?
Sky News recently interviewed Middle East Policy Council executive director Dr. Thomas R. Mattair on how the Obama administration is responding to the advances of ISIS in Iraq. The interview, below, is conducted in Arabic
Middle East Policy Council President Ford Fraker recently participated in a SUSRIS webinar on U.S.-Saudi Trade and Investment. Ambassador Fraker was joined by Amer Kayani (Head of U.S. Commercial Service for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Embassy of the U.S.
The Atrocity
BOMBS ARE raining on Gaza and rockets on Southern Israel, people are dying and homes are being destroyed.
Again.
Again without any purpose. Again with the certainty that after it’s all over, everything will essentially be the same as it was before.
Gaza under Attack
This week saw the beginning of yet another Israeli military offensive against Palestinians in Gaza.
Why are we Spectators as Terrorists Threaten our Homes?
What to Make of the ISIS "Caliphate"?
Last week’s announcement of the creation of a Caliphate by the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, has sent shockwaves across the region.
The Al Jazeera Trial and the New Egypt
The passing of a seven-year prison sentence on three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt has sent the regional press reeling.
Is the United States to Blame in Iraq?
As the ISIS / Sunni militia advance in Iraq continues, so do the accusations about who ought to be held responsible for the current state of affairs in the country.
The Mental Block and the Broadside
Analysis of foreign affairs problems often ends in a mental block.
Fanaticism Flowers in Freedom's Soil
Parents, how would you feel if your child’s teacher described himself as “an architect of minds”, encouraged those in his care to pray for the release of known terrorists, spouted jihadist doctrines, banned music and drama and taught young boys that men were entitled “to rape” their wives?
Thomas Mattair on U.S. Response to ISIS Advances in Iraq (Arabic)
Sky News recently interviewed Middle East Policy Council executive director Dr. Thomas R. Mattair on how the Obama administration is responding to the advances of ISIS in Iraq. The interview, below, is conducted in Arabic
Video: Ford Fraker on U.S.-Saudi Trade and Investment
Middle East Policy Council President Ford Fraker recently participated in a SUSRIS webinar on U.S.-Saudi Trade and Investment. Ambassador Fraker was joined by Amer Kayani (Head of U.S. Commercial Service for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Embassy of the U.S.