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Saudi Mufti on Democracy and Twitter
November 13, 2012
By Benjamin Wurtzel
Try to imagine an Italy where the Pope and his Vatican state are not merely tenants of Rome, but are the spiritual guidance of the entire Italian nation. The pope issues decrees and makes…
Gulf Weekly Review, August 4-11
Gulf Weekly Review, August 4-11
Persian Gulf, Oil
After producing record oil outputs at close to 10 million barrels a day, Saudi Arabia, along with OPEC announced plans to decrease the amount of oil they’re outputting. However, it…
From Harvard to Homs
By Maren EnghThe United States recently pulled all their remaining diplomats from the embassy in Syria after violence continued throughout the country. While safety is, and should remain, the number one concern for the United States…
World’s Power Power-Plays over People
By Jessica Koontz
More than 600 people have died in Syrian uprisings in the past weeks as the international community steps forth to try to end massacres within the country. More died in Homs, just after Russian Foreign Minister…
SHAKOURI: Still no Arab Spring for Saudi women
By Shireen Shakouri - The Washington Times
Friday, September 30, 2011
The traditional Western views of Arab women as docile, submissive, black-draped figures hidden from the public eye have been challenged this past spring during the mass…
Yemen’s Chaos Strengthens International Terror
By Lev Yuriditsky
As the situation in Yemen deteriorates to a potentially full-blown collapse, the threat of a terrorist-run state in the Arabian Peninsula is growing significantly. The country is a hot spot for terrorist groups and the…
Yemen; Sinking from All Sides
July 18, 2011
By Lev Yuriditsky
While the majority of the U.S. and Western world focuses on the Libyan Revolution and occasionally glances at Syria, a grave situation is developing in Yemen - A civil war, revolution, humanitarian crisis,…
CNS News: Int’l Olympic Committee Talking to Saudis About Ban on Female Athletes, But No Ultimatum
"The International Olympic Committee is not supporting calls for a ban on the three Islamic countries that have never included women in their national teams, but it is talking with them and hopes to see progress as the London 2012 games…
Let Them Drive
June 16, 2011
By Matthew Mainen
In his speech on the Arab Awakening, President Obama not only referenced U.S. revolutionary defiance against the despotic King George III but also Rosa Parks’ catalyzing defiance of U.S. segregation.…
WAMU Covers Women To Drive Rally
June 15, 2011.
Patrick Madden reports. Listen Here.
"Dressed in a pink shirt and armed with a bullhorn, Tigh Barry, a protester from San Francisco, easily attracts the attention of one motorist driving by when he shouts for them to pull…