Sharia Commentary

Speechless in Tehran

Hossein Askari | Jul 03, 2009
Obama can talk to Iran all he wants. The mullahs might listen, but they won’t do anything for us. So we shouldn’t concede anything in return.

George Bush, the Accidental Realist

Andrew Peek | May 15, 2007
By creating a Shi‘a Iraq, Bush has superseded the Arab-Israeli balance of power with the Sunni-Shi‘a balance of power, to America’s ultimate advantage.

A Concert of the Greater Middle East

W. Patrick Lang | Dec 28, 2006
With the states, factions and sects of the Islamic world trembling on the edge of a chasm of massive military conflict, a Concert of the Greater Middle East—in the spirit of the Concert of Europe—is needed.

Religion: The Missing Link

J. Peter Pham | May 05, 2004
The U.S. must be prepared to commit to a long-term strategy of engaging the Middle East on religious terms by helping anti-Islamists in the Muslim community who seek to reconcile their religious faith with modernity.

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May 26, 2012