Publications

By Katelyn McMahon President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have made the decision to give the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) andfour others -Waleed bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi and Ali…

By ADAM ROZELL & JOSHUA HABER "The Jews worship the devil," the teachers tell 8th-graders. Later, in 10th-grade history class, students will learn that the Jews were responsible for the French Revolution and, of course, the…

By Ali Al-Ahmed At a recent Iftar dinner in the White House, President Obama reaffirmed America's commitment to religious freedom and protection for all citizens, regardless of their faith, when he defended the right of American…

By Ali Al-Ahmed The prince is guilty of murder. That was the verdict rendered against the Saudi prince, Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud, regarding the death of his servant, Bandar Abdulaziz. It is a victory for the people of…

By KATHERINE ZOEPF After the 18-year-old Saudi equestrian Dalma Malhas won a bronze medal in show jumping at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August, she was singled out for praise by Jacques Rogge, chairman of the…

By Ali Al-Ahmed This week, BBC1's Panorama reported on the Saudi school textbooks used in over 40 Saudi schools in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The investigation found that the books contained messages of hatred, incitement of…

By Matthew Mainen February 28, 2011 In his June 2009 Cairo speech on US-Islamic reconciliation, President Obama dedicated 1,020 words to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, only 375 to promoting democratic ideals. That reflected…

Abstract: This paper deals with the probability of establishing a democracy in Iraq, a country whose citizens never experienced a democratic government and lived under a tyrannical regime for centuries. Iraqi people practice the…

By Logan Barclift The Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, 77, was hospitalized recently, just three months after taking reign following the death of the late Emir Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. In January the late Emir died after a long…

By Logan Barclift In a move to take away the Sunni Arab minority's ability to block the new constitution by suppressing turnout, the Iraqi parliament has passed a law that two-thirds of registered voters must vote to reject the…