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May 12, 2011 By Matthew Mainen On Friday, Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will hold a hearing on Bahrain’s deteriorating human rights conditions following its February crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Such…

May 20, 2011   By Matthew Mainen President Obama’s speech on the Arab Awakening presented a rare opportunity of catapulting American leadership in the Mideast. Unfortunately, little more than platitudes were offered. We heard…

May 11, 2011 By Matthew Mainen 05/10/11 11:28 AM ETOver the weekend it was revealed that Bahrain's government quietly destroyed at least 30 Shia mosques, setting many Qurans ablaze in the process. Bahrain’s Kristallnacht, a night…

May 21, 2011 The Saudi women’s driving rights campaign took on a new challenge as activist Manal Al-Sharif, accompanied by leading advocate for women’s rights Wajeha AlHuwaider, drove on the streets of Khober in the kingdom’s Eastern…

By Ali Al-Ahmed When President Barak Obama said in his inauguration speech that "Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred," he didn't expect that in the immediate future such a network would be…

By Amanda Gramley “The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the beatings and imprisonments of the last few days. I strongly condemn these unjust actions.” This is a…

As the protests in Iran continue, President Obama is wisely toughening his stance against the Iranian government. That he is gradually strengthening his rhetoric is a brilliant example of his ability to navigate politically…

By Nina Shea and Ali al-Ahmed For nearly 25 years, the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), the Virginia school founded by royal decree of Saudi King Fahd in 1984, immersed students of its Islamic-studies curriculum in the same Wahhabi…

By Kate McMahon Washington DC - I am perplexed by the level of excitement surrounding the opening of King Abdullah University this week. The silliness reminds me of the contestants in the TV program, "The Price is Right." Where…

By Logan Barclift, Analyst IGA Washington DC - In an ironic twist, two days before the fourth anniversary of the attacks of 9-11 the Bush administration signed a trade agreement with Saudi Arabia, home of the majority of the hijackers…