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Islam

All the Ayatollah's Men

Some Westerners are puzzled that Iran’s foreign policy remains as bellicose today as it was in the time of Ayatollah Khomeini. But history shows that the regime’s foreign policy is designed to maintain its ideological identity.

The Salafi Awakening

In the wake of Egypt’s revolution and subsequent elections, Westerners have focused on the Muslim Brotherhood. But the Egyptian Salafis, more fundamentalist than the Brotherhood, bear watching as well.

The Arab Wave

Contrary to so much conventional wisdom, the struggle for democracy in the Middle East is not new. The events of 2011 have deep roots in the nineteenth century. Islamic culture and self-governance are not mutually exclusive.

Muslims in America

The threat of domestic Islamic terrorism grows. But the origin of the problem is neither mosques nor the Muslim community writ large—it is jihad cool.

Ghosts of Fascists Past

Engulfed by bank failures and street protests not seen since the Great Depression, Europe appears ripe for a fascist renaissance. This century's scapegoat: Muslim immigrants. Is the Continent ripe for a fascist renaissance?

How to Succeed in Politics

The Tea Party movement is blazing its agenda across America. But this is a movement without a cause. If the Whigs, Populists and Feminists can be co-opted by the Democrats and Republicans, this newest third party will suffer the same fate.

Commentary

Losing Tunisia to Salafis

The Mediterranean state is traditionally tolerant and stable. That might be changing.

Behind the Success of Political Islam

It's all about brand recognition.

The Radicalization of African Islam

The Wahhabis that took over northern Mali and are ascendant elsewhere represent a brand of religion that is foreign to the continent.

Blogs

Dick Cheney and the Never-ending, Extravagant al-Qaeda Alarmism

How al-Qaeda became the new Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Death of bin Laden and U.S.-Pakistan Relations

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The friend of my enemy is my...friend?

Leveraging Our Preoccupation with Bin Ladin

The huge reaction to the killing of Bin Ladin gives him in death what he sought in life: the status of America's arch foe.

Books & Reviews

Al Qaeda Rises in Yemen's Chaos

How the deadly offshoot of the infamous terror group got its start.

Lest Ye Be Judged

Enraged bloggers and grandstanding politicians alike denounce the Koran as a glorified terrorist manifesto. Philip Jenkins’s new tome challenges this simplistic logic, analyzing the Bible’s equally—and often shockingly—bloodthirsty passages.

Qutb and the Jews

The conventional wisdom says Sayyid Qutb is the forefather of modern-day Islamic fundamentalism. What is less known is how the thinker's intense anti-Semitism and contempt for female sexuality contributed to this vulgar worldview.

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May 19, 2013