28/01/2010 Article

Imposing Middle East Peace

Israel has crossed the threshold from the Middle East’s only democracy to the only “apartheid regime” in the Western world.

/ Henry Siegman

Tags: Europe, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Obama administration, Palestinians

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Report published by the Norwegian Peace-Building Centre The continued expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank seems to have finally locked in the permanence

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26/01/2010 Article

Giving ‘Engagement’ a Bad Name: Obama’s Iran Policy at One Year

What made Obama attractive was his commitment to “end the mindset” that led the US into war in Iraq.

/ Flynt Leverett & Hillary Mann Leverett

Tags: Diplomacy, Iran, Obama administration

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The first anniversary of Barack Obama’s inauguration as President of the United States came this week. The sharpest criticism of Obama’s first-year record on domestic

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18/01/2010 Article

The Experience of the Islamic Revolution in Iran – The Contemporary Debate

The Islamic Revolution in Iran has become defined for many by the concept of Wilayat al-Faqih (the Jurist’s Guardianship).

/ Sheikh Chafiq Jeradeh

Tags: Iran

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The Islamic Revolution in Iran has come to be defined for many by the concept of Wilayat al-Faqih (the Jurist’s Guardianship), instituted by Imam Khomeini

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11/01/2010 Publication

Cultures of Resistance, issue III

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Tags: Iran, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Political Islam, Sufism, War on terrorism

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Volume I, Issue III: The Building of a Docile Islam in Britain: How not to Prevent Violent Exremism Spoooked! How not to Prevent Violent Extremism

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