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  Nowadays, a very interesting question about the relationship between Islam and democracy arises: Is Islam compatible with democracy and democratic values or any form of government that empowers the people and limits the power of leaders to hold merely … Continue reading →

The book tells us that we shall know them by their fruits. It is rather ironic that many mainstream media publish so many opinion articles about Donald Trump’s being the world’s most dangerous man, a racist, a bigot, and a … Continue reading →

  Muslims around the world have been deceived by the idea that the West and America are the enemies of Islam, and that they are modern day Crusaders who want to destroy Islam and to subjugate them. But what Muslims … Continue reading →

  Russia’s military action in Syria has no exit plan. Pundits and experts have argued about whether Russia is trying to rescue Assad or whether it is fighting ISIS. What is Russia‘s Putin really trying to do in the Middle … Continue reading →

  Turkey is shelling Kurdish forces across the border in northern Syria. As Kurdish forces move forward, village after village is falling under the control of these Kurdish forces as they are trying to gain access to Azaz, Syria and … Continue reading →

The twenty-first century carries a lot of baggage from the past. The Cold War may be over, but just as the two global struggles of the first half of the twentieth century left a legacy of trouble, not peace, the … Continue reading →

  Respect is a good cornerstone on which to build human relationships. In the United States today, as in all Western countries, there is a growing Muslim population. Increasingly many of us have Muslim neighbors, co-workers, teachers, and doctors. Moreover, … Continue reading →

The international community has been battling an ever-elusive enemy: terrorism. It is a force with many names, masks, agendas and yet with no clear definitions. Perhaps this problem is more severe in the Muslim world. Many Muslim countries are presently … Continue reading →

  The Middle East will never be the same. The Kurds are the greatest beneficiary of the current upheaval in the Middle East especially in Iraq and Syria in addition to the political momentum in and the crisis between Iran … Continue reading →

The Middle East is on the verge of an explosion. Rising tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran are not new; this has been going on for centuries dating back to the death of Prophet Mohammed. A tenuous relationship between Shia … Continue reading →