This week, I was honored to participate in a conference organized by Ashraf Ramelah of the Voice of the Copts movement, celebrating International Human Rights Day, entitled, “Human Rights in the Middle East. What the West Needs to Know.” The snow that almost paralyzed most of Washington this Thursday did not prevent these courageous...
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- On The Crisis in Syria and Historical Inevitability February 16, 2012 Sarah Stern
- Wishful Thinking: Negotiating With the Taliban February 10, 2012 Kyle Shideler
Archive for December, 2010
Christmas in Bethlehem, the Plight of Religious Minorities in the Middle East and a Year Long Christmas Gift from Israel to the People of Haiti
Can’t Stuff that Wikileaks Cat Back into the Bag
With gratitude toward that person of dubious repute, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, many of us now know with one hundred per cent certitude what our instincts have been telling us for years: The Sunni Arab world, and in particular Saudi Arabia, despises and fears Iran, and their concerns for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is exceedingly...
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In Times of Crisis
Times of crisis bring out both the very worst and the very best in people. If one is intrinsically motivated by empathy, acts of kindness and benevolence emerge. If one is basically evil, then one revels in the misfortune of the other. A heartwarming, global humanity began emerging last week, when the fire in...
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