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Barring the occasional Royal Wedding, spectacles that garner global media coverage are almost exclusively unforeseen and rarely non-violent. Over the past few months, developments in the Middle East and North Africa have underscored this truism time and again. This week, one of the region’s most notorious son’s once more proved the rule. It’s not often [...]

Continue reading about Osama and the Egyptian Street

In similar yet oh-so-different ways, politics in both Egypt and Sweden has, over the past few decades, been fairly predictable. These days, however, both nations seem destined for some seismic shifts.

Continue reading about Et tu, Sweden? The Continuing Creep of the Far Right in Europe

It’s been a few days now since the Juan Williams fiasco broke and I’ve had a chance to read some additional commentary and watch the full clip of his appearance (below). Admittedly, I only saw the snippet embedded in my previous post before publishing my thoughts – definitely short of due diligence. Mea Culpa. So, have I [...]

Continue reading about Why Muslim Orgs Were Wrong to Take a Position on Juan Williams

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