The Real Enemies of Islam Are Muslims Themselves
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 have failed to understand all along is that the real enemies of Islam are within […]
Putin Doctrine versus Obama Doctrine
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 East? Another question is will Putin’s foreign policy in the Middle East succeed? These questions […]
Kurds Are New Middle East Power Broker: Why Turkey is Nervous about Kurds
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 to the surrounding areas, which are very important to Turkey. Turkey does not want the […]
Cold War Turned Hot
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 current conflict and violence in the post-Cold War world taps into and perpetuates that legacy. […]
Respect Should Be Two Ways, Not One Way
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, radicalism is on the move around the globe as well. Islam is currently the world’s […]
The World Powers’ Objective is NOT to Eliminate Terrorism but to Benefit from It
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 racked with violence unleashed by groups that claim to represent Islam. The need for Muslims […]
Kurds in Northern Iraq Soon Will Ask for Independence
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 and Saudi Arabia. The Kurds have been part of Middle Eastern history for a long […]
Iran has been executing Kurdish people for decades, and no one has raised any questions
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 Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, regional competitors who support opposing sides in the regional conflict […]
Gulen does not want to be labeled anti anything so he is for everything: It is a dead end for Gulen’s cult missionaries
I have been writing about Gulen’s cult in this journal and in other newspapers for some years. I have emphasized that Gulen’s cult is a threat to the national security of Turkey, to the United States, or to any country they are operating in, because their goal is to rule the world. I am glad […]