Iran can cause a new Holocaust, warns Islam expert in Austrian Parliament
"If there is going to be a repeat of the Holocaust, it will not be in Europe - here people have matured - but in the Middle East."
Hassan al-Banna
Some ‘Modernizer’
Is Saudi Arabia’s crown prince joining a long line of absolutist rulers in the Middle East?
Op-eds
A bloody day in London town
“The Kafir’s Blood Is Halal For You, So Shed it.” That’s just one of the catchier headlines in a recent issue of ...
Op-eds
The Truth About Egypt’s Revolution
The usual account of Egypt’s revolution goes like this: In February 2011, Hosni Mubarak resigned after 18 days...
Op-eds
Erdogan and the Meaning of Hitler
It’s one of those questions political science majors debate over too many beers at the college pub: Which is better, a parliamentary system or a government headed by a powerful chief execut...
Op-eds
Boys in the Brotherhood
Among Western leaders these days, truth-telling is hardly habitual. So I feel compelled to give credit where credit is due: to British Prime Minister David Cameron for speaking frankly about the...
Op-eds
The Brotherhood Declares Jihad – in Arabic
Islamic State-linked jihadis struck the Sinai Penin...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s Supreme Censor
The Blind Man’s friend: Don’t suffer because of the past. You censored books for the sake of God. . . . What is...
Op-eds
Why They Fight
In his 6,000-word speech at the National Defense University last week, President Obama devoted only one paragraph to the ideology of those who proclaim themselves America’s enemies. But tho...
Op-eds
Beyond ‘Toxic Nationalism’
The Islamist threat is post-nationalist – and second to none.
Op-eds
Islamology 101
Few Americans would get a passing grade.
Op-eds
Seven Foreign Policy Priorities for Obama’s Second Term
In his second term, President Obama will inherit -- from his first term -- a long list of national security and foreign policy challenges. If he were asking my advice (unlikely so long as pigs ar...
Op-eds
Living with Islam
Begin with Western strength and confidence in our principles.
Op-eds
Misunderstanding 9/11
Learning the wrong lessons can be costly.
Op-eds
Oh, Brother
Why Egypt's new Islamist president is keeping the Saudis up at night.
Op-eds
What’s Next for Egypt?
The Muslim Brotherhood, which won the presidency Saturday, sees itself as a corrective to modern Egyptian life
Op-eds
Obama Funds the Egyptian Government
In October 2010, on the eve of the Islamic revolution that the media fancies as “the Arab Spring,” the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood called for jih...
Op-eds
How to Stop Putting Gas in the Islamist Tank
Because enriching your enemy may not be a brilliant strategy.
Op-eds
‘Islam Is Islam, And That’s It’
The Arab Spring was not hijacked
Op-eds
Democracy Project Triumph: Islamists Surge Ahead in Egyptian Elections
It would be hard to overstate what a catastrophe the Egyptian elections are shaping into. Reports abou...