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- Ras el Khaima - What Is the United Arab Emirates' Ras el Khaima…Created: 2009-12-14 @ 18:02:02 EST
Brief portrait of Ras el Khaima, one of the United Arab Emirates' … - Rahim AlHaj - Profile of Grammy Award Nominee Rahim AlHaj by Rick de…Created: 2009-12-10 @ 20:25:21 EST Updated: 2009-12-10 @ 21:00:44 EST
A profile of Profile of two-time Grammy Award Nominee Rahim AlHaj, oud performer, by Rick de Yampert… - Oud or Ud - What is the oud, or Ud, the musical instrument ancestor …Created: 2009-12-10 @ 19:39:34 EST Updated: 2009-12-10 @ 19:52:02 EST
Brief definition and history of the oud, or ud, the principal instrument of the Arab world and East Africa, and the lute's ancestor. … - Sovereign Wealth Fund - What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund?…Created: 2009-11-28 @ 17:26:36 EST Updated: 2009-11-28 @ 17:58:59 EST
What are sovereign wealth funds, who owns them, what are they for? An explanation of government investing of surplus wealth. … - Dubai, UAE - What Is Dubai of the United Arab Emirates…Created: 2009-11-27 @ 15:54:37 EST
Brief portrait of Dubai, the most populous of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf. … - Of Arab and Muslim Stereotype - Orientalism and Stereotype of Arabs,…Created: 2009-11-25 @ 14:28:46 EST Updated: 2009-11-25 @ 14:42:20 EST
If people and the media weren't so quick to confuse Arabs, Muslims and Middle Easterners as one and the same, fewer atrocities would find their source in assumptions, argues Jillian C. York… - Should the Burqa Be Banned? - Burqa Bans and Western Society…Created: 2009-11-25 @ 13:12:41 EST Updated: 2009-11-25 @ 13:26:11 EST
From France to Egypt to Turkey, Islamic face-coverings (call them burqas, niqabs, chadors or whatever else) are under assault. Should they be banned?… - Burqa or Burqah - What is the Burqa in Islamic Dress?…Created: 2009-11-25 @ 13:12:11 EST Updated: 2009-11-25 @ 13:15:01 EST
Brief definition and description of the burqa, the … - Allahu Akbar - Are the Terms Allahu Akbar Fighting Words?…Created: 2009-11-24 @ 20:29:45 EST
Are the Terms Allahu Akbar Fighting Words? Isn't it offensive to equate the words, as some do, with terrorism and jihadism?… - Allahu Akbar - What Is Allahu Akbar Created: 2009-11-24 @ 20:21:28 EST Updated: 2009-11-24 @ 20:38:14 EST
Translation and explanation of Allahu Akbar, the Islamic chant and call to prayer often used in political rallies and stereotyped in the West. … - Michael Waltzer on Terrorism and Soldiers - A Definition of Terroris…Created: 2009-11-24 @ 20:06:57 EST
Is it terrorism when soldiers are the victims? Michael Waltzer says mostly no. … - Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Dome of the Rock - What Is Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa M…Created: 2009-11-20 @ 20:25:14 EST
Description and brief history of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, also known as the Dome of the Rock, Islam's third-holiest site. … - White Phosphorus - What Are White Phosphorus Munitions and Bombs…Created: 2009-11-20 @ 15:23:33 EST
Explanation and description of white phosphorus, the munitions and bombs designed to give soldiers cover but that Israel used in Gaza as offensive, incendiary weapons… - Noam Shalit Testimony to Goldstone Commission - Noam Shalit Testimon…Created: 2009-11-20 @ 14:34:32 EST
Full text of testimony by Noam Shalit, father of Gilad Shalit, to the Goldstone Commission regarding Gilad's abduction by Hamas militants… - Middle East Books of 2009 - Best or Most Notable Middle East Books o…Created: 2009-11-19 @ 20:06:59 EST Updated: 2009-11-19 @ 20:06:59 EST
Quick gallery of the best, most notable or worst books on the Middle East in 2009. … - Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali - Profile of Tunisia's Zine el-Abidine Ben A…Created: 2009-11-18 @ 08:26:22 EST Updated: 2009-11-18 @ 08:32:57 EST
Profile of Tunisia's president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, one of North Africa's "soft dictators."… - Was the Fort Hood Massacre Terrorism? - Nidal Malik Hasan Fort Hood …Created: 2009-11-15 @ 11:07:19 EST
Your turn to answer the question: Was the Fort Hood Massacre an act of terrorism? If convicted of the charges against him, would suspect Nidal Malik Hasanbe a terrorist?… - Barack Obama on the Fort Hood Massacre - Obama, Terrorism and the Fo…Created: 2009-11-15 @ 10:16:47 EST
Full text of Barack Obama's radio address on the investigation into the Fort Hood massacre and its alleged implications of terrorism. … - Energy Independence - Is There Such a Thing as Energy Independence?…Created: 2009-11-15 @ 09:57:26 EST
Energy independence sounds good, especially from foreign oil, but is there such a thing in a world economy dominated by globalism? You decide. … - What Is Terrorism? - How to Define Terrorism - Nidal Malik Hasan, Fo…Created: 2009-11-15 @ 09:31:53 EST Updated: 2009-11-15 @ 09:38:15 EST
Toward a clear-eyed definition of terrorism--without prejudice… - Jewish Federations of North America - What is the Jewish Federation …Created: 2009-11-11 @ 20:41:30 EST
Brief description of the United Jewish Communities-Jewish Federations of North America, which represents hundreds of Jewish communities across the United States that raise money for Israel. … - Palestinian Authority FAQ (PA)- What Is the Palestinian Authority (P…Created: 2009-11-09 @ 20:50:02 EST
What is the Palestinian Authority (PA), how different is it from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and other frequently asked questions. … - Anti-Arab Prejudice and the Fort Hood Killings - How Speculation Unr…Created: 2009-11-08 @ 19:24:32 EST
Nidal Malik Hasan's suspected killings at Fort Hood unleashed a flood of speculation and prejudice against Arabs and Muslims… - Noor or Gumus - Arab World's Most Popular TV Soap Opera Noor or Gumu…Created: 2009-11-06 @ 20:17:02 EST Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 20:36:00 EST
Kivanc Tatlitug and Songül Öden turkish television soap opera noor nur nour mbc middle east broadcasting center saudi arabia turkey istanbul… - Mohammed VI of Morocco - Profile of M6 King Mohammed VI of Morocco…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 20:18:11 EST
Profile of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, known as M6… - Tintin, Herge, Arabs and Oil - Tintin in the Land of Black Gold - Ar…Created: 2009-11-01 @ 17:10:57 EST Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 17:41:52 EST
In 1950, Herge published "Tintin in the Land of Black Gold," a unique window into European popular perceptions of Arabs and oil at mid-century… - Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential Election - Results Turnout and Fraud…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 21:32:07 EDT
Results, fraud, ballot-stuffing and analysis of the 2009 Afghanistan elections for president and councilors… - Peres Center for Peace - Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Peres …Created: 2009-10-31 @ 07:34:31 EDT
Brief description and history of Israel's Peres Center for Peace, established in 1996 by former prime minister and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres… - Is Peak Oil Bunk? - You Decide: Peak Oil Theory and Reality …Created: 2009-10-26 @ 19:28:25 EDT
You decide: Is peak oil something to worry about, or is it bunk? … - What Is Peak Oil? - Matthew Simmons, M.King Hubbert, Daniel Yergin a…Created: 2009-10-26 @ 19:22:46 EDT Updated: 2009-10-26 @ 19:31:02 EDT
peak oil faq Matthew Simmons M.King Hubbert, Daniel Yergin and Peak Oil Theory petroleum supplies reserves saudi arabia ras tanura ghawar … - Morocco's Mohammed VI - Discuss Dictatorship of Morocco's Mohammed V…Created: 2009-10-25 @ 17:03:34 EDT
Morocco's Mohammed VI pretends to be a benevolent ruler. Isn't he just another tin-pot dictator?… - Censorship in Morocco - Mohammed VI and Censorship in Morocco…Created: 2009-10-25 @ 17:03:23 EDT Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 17:07:06 EDT
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has imposed a level of censorship and press intimidation in Morocco not seen since the 1960s… - Afpak - What Is Afpak - Conflation of Afghanistan and Pakistan …Created: 2009-10-23 @ 15:16:13 EDT
Definition of "Afpak," the conflation of Afghanistan and Pakistan as a strategic unit… - What and How to Win In Afghanistan - Rory Stewart Testimony on What …Created: 2009-10-23 @ 12:26:33 EDT
Rory Stewart's testimony on what and how to win in Afghanistan, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Sept. 2009)… - Who Is Rory Stewart? - Brief Biography of Rory Stewart, Afghanistan …Created: 2009-10-23 @ 11:31:32 EDT
Brief biography of Afghanistan and Iraq expert Rory Stewart. … - Law Banning Release of Abu Ghraib Torture Photographs - Text of Law …Created: 2009-10-21 @ 17:56:54 EDT
Text of the law banning the release, through a Freedom of Information exemption, of Abu Ghraib torture photos and other images… - Can Pakistan Be Trusted? - In the War on the Taliban, Can Pakistan B…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 21:07:42 EDT
Pakistan claims to be on the American side against the Taliban. But Can Pakistan actually be trusted?… - Pakistan's War for Waziristan - Pakistan, the Taliban and the War f…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 20:59:47 EDT Updated: 2009-10-17 @ 21:18:01 EDT
Understanding the Pakistani military's assault on the Taliban heartland in South Waziristan… - Leila Abu Saba, Lebanese-American Blogger, 1962-2009 - Dove's Eye Vi…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 19:56:19 EDT
Dove's Eye View Author Leila Abu Saba died on … - Israel-Hezbollah Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) - Full Text…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 09:47:47 EDT Updated: 2009-10-17 @ 09:49:02 EDT
Full Text of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 Ending Israel-Hezbollah War (2006)… - Pat Tillman cover-up - Stanley McChrystal, the US Army and the cover…Created: 2009-10-15 @ 20:24:48 EDT
How the U.S. Army and Stanley6 McChrystal covered up the death of NFL star-to-be Pat Tillman by "friendly fire."… - What Is the Goldstone Report - Israel Palestine Gaza and the Goldsto…Created: 2009-10-14 @ 21:32:27 EDT
The UN Human Rights Council's Goldstone Report on abuses in Gaza and the Occcupied Territories: Origins and Consequences… - More Troops for Afghanistan - Pros and Cons of More U.S. Troops for …Created: 2009-10-11 @ 16:47:26 EDT
The debate over more troops for Afghanistan is dividing the Obama administration while the outcome may redefine America's role in Afghanistan and Pakistan… - Muezzin - What Is a Muezzin - Mosque Reciters…Created: 2009-10-11 @ 07:27:42 EDT
Brief definition of muezzin, the caller to prayer in Islam… - Abdul Rashid Dostum - Profile of Afghan Warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 10:44:11 EDT
Profile of Abdel Rashid Dostum, Uzbek warlord of Afghanistan and the brutal general responsible for the massacre of Dasht-e Leili… - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAV - Predator Drones and Unmanned Aerial V…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 09:38:40 EDT
Predator drones and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): History, uses, costs, advantages and disadvantages… - War in Afghanistan - A Chronological Guide to the War in Afghanistan…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 09:14:05 EDT Updated: 2009-10-10 @ 09:16:50 EDT
A collection of explanatory articles providing a chronological guide to the war in Afghanistan… - Human Rights Council - What Is the United Nations Human Rights Counc…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 08:34:22 EDT
Purpose, history and make-up of the United Nations' Human Rights Council in a few words. … - UN Human Rights Council Membership - List of Countries on the United…Created: 2009-10-10 @ 07:58:44 EDT Updated: 2009-10-10 @ 08:14:58 EDT
Updated list of the 47 countries serving on the UN's Human Rights Council… - What Obama Should Do to Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize - Obama's Nobe…Created: 2009-10-09 @ 11:14:12 EDT Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 11:15:30 EDT
Winning the Nobel Prize is one thing. Earning it is another. Barack Obama has yet to earn it. But how? You decide. … - Iraqi Withdrawal - When Will US Troops Withdraw from Iraq? …Created: 2009-10-08 @ 20:20:42 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 20:25:45 EDT
Options and costs of when and how fast U.S. troops will withdraw from Iraq. … - Does Iran Have Nuclear Weapons? Iran and the Bomb…Created: 2009-10-04 @ 17:11:52 EDT Updated: 2009-10-04 @ 17:19:41 EDT
Does Iran have nuclear weapons? No. Does it have the capability to build them? Speculation aside, nobody really knows. … - Gilad Shalit Timeline - Hamas Captive Gilad Shalit Timeline…Created: 2009-10-03 @ 08:22:45 EDT
Timeline of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit's capture, imprisonment and negotiations for release (2006-2009)… - What Is UNRWA - The United Nations Relief Works Agency? – UNRW…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 14:39:55 EDT Updated: 2009-09-27 @ 14:50:58 EDT
UNRWA - A definition and brief history of the United Nations Relief Works Agency, the Palestinians' principal refugee relief organization… - Child Marriage in the Middle East - Chart and Country Rankings of Ch…Created: 2009-09-20 @ 14:42:46 EDT Updated: 2009-09-20 @ 14:45:18 EDT
Chart and Country Rankings of Child Marriage in the Middle East… - Child Marriage - Facts Causes and Consequences of Child Marriage and…Created: 2009-09-20 @ 14:21:36 EDT Updated: 2009-09-20 @ 18:08:52 EDT
Facts, causes and consequences of child marriage and the sexual abuse of children… - George W. Bush Declares His "War on Terror" - Sept. 20, 2001 - Georg…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:48:08 EDT
President Bush Declares his "War on Terror" in an address to a joint session of Congress… - Burj Dubai, World's Tallest Skyscraper - Construction begins on Burj…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:45:56 EDT
September 2004: Construction begins on Burj Dubai, to become the world's tallest skyscraper. … - Hezbollah Terrorist Blows Up American Embassy in Beirut - September …Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:34:18 EDT
Hezbollah Attacks the US Embassy in Beirut for the second time in 17 months. … - September 18 to September 24 in Middle East History - This day and T…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 15:26:45 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, September 18 to September 24, from the Iran-Iraq war to George W. Bush's declaration of the "war o… - President Bush's Speech to Congress Declaring War on terror - Full T…Created: 2009-09-19 @ 12:56:27 EDT
Full Text of George W. Bush's Speech to Congress Declaring War on Terror on Sept. 20, 2001… - Isn't It Time to Leave Afghanistan? - You Decide If It's Time to Lea…Created: 2009-09-15 @ 20:57:57 EDT
Conservative columnist George Will said in September 2001 that it's time for US forces to leave Afghanistan. Is he right? … - Time to Get Out of Afghanistan - From Ground Zero to Quagmire - Time…Created: 2009-09-15 @ 20:51:25 EDT Updated: 2009-09-15 @ 21:29:58 EDT
There's still a hole at Ground Zero in Manhattan, but an even bigger hole Americans are digging in Afghanistan. Why it's long past time to get out of Afghanistan… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Osama Must DieCreated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:24:12 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Statue of Liberty After 9/11 - Bill McKibben on…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:24:01 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Osama bin Laden Speaks to America - Wall Street…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:23:43 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Don DeLillo and Fresh Kills Landfill - Debris T…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:23:05 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Ada Louise Huxtable Reviews the World Trade Cen…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:16:25 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - The Wall Street of Bartelby the Scrivener…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 16:14:24 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Manhattan After the Terrorist Attacks of Septem…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:50:23 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Twin Towers Destroyed - Remains of the Twin Tow…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:37:48 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Manhattan After the Terrorist Attacks of Septem…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:35:32 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Salman Rushdie on 9/11Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:33:36 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - John Updike on 9/11Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:32:30 EDT Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:36:26 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - E.B. White on New York Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:30:00 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Susan Sontag on 9/11Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:27:35 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Last Words from the Twin Towers - Candles Memor…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:25:43 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Elizabeth Wurtzel Dissents on 9/11…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 15:24:10 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - 9/11 Photo Gallery - Manhattan After the Terrorist Attacks of Septem…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 12:26:21 EDT Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 16:28:22 EDT
A 9/11 photo gallery of Manhattan in the days immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001… - Terrorists Blow Up Pan Am Flight 93 - Sept. 7, 1970 - PFLP Terrorist…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:49:59 EDT
Pan American Flight 93 was hijacked to Cairo, emptied of passengers and crew, and blown up the morning of Sept. 7, 1970. … - Dawson Field Hijackings - Sept. 6, 1970 Palestinians Hijack Jets to …Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:38:44 EDT
The story of the 1970 hijackings of three jets to Jordan's Dawson Field by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine… - Black September - What Is Black September - Palestinian Movement and…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:35:18 EDT
A definition and explanation of Black September -- the September 1970 Jordanian crackdown on the PLO and the movement of the same name that the civil war spawned. … - Dawson Field Hijackings - 1970 Palestinian Hijackings of 3 Jets to J…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:02:45 EDT Updated: 2009-09-12 @ 18:56:45 EDT
The story of the 1970 hijackings of three jets to Jordan's Dawson Field by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine… - Jordan's Black September 1970 - Jordan's 1970 War on the PLO Known a…Created: 2009-09-12 @ 18:00:08 EDT
The story of the September 1970 civil war between King Hussein's Jordanian military and Yasser Arafat's PLO, what became known as Black September… - Why Not Negotiate With Hamas?Created: 2009-09-08 @ 20:07:26 EDT
Terrorist movement or liberation organization, isn't it time to negotiate with Hamas?… - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) - What Is the P…Created: 2009-09-08 @ 19:49:38 EDT
Definition and brief history of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)… - Egypt Holds First Presidential Election - In 2005 Hosni Mubarak Allo…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 09:45:37 EDT
In September 2005, Hosni Mubarak allowed Egypt to vote for president for the first time. It was mostly for show… - India Invades Pakistan in Second Kashmir War - September 6, 1965 - I…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 08:44:55 EDT
September 6, 1965: India Invades Pakistan in second Kashmir War. … - Kashmir: History and Background - Pakistan, India and Kashmir: Histo…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 22:22:55 EDT
Kashmir explained: A brief history and background of the conflict at the heart of Pakistani-Indian tensions and wars… - Kashmir - What Is Kashmir - Pakistan India and the Conflict Over Kas…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 22:21:21 EDT
Brief description of Kashmir, the region disputed by India and Pakistan… - Second Kashmir War - Pakistan, India and the Second Kashmir War (196…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 22:00:57 EDT Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 22:03:02 EDT
Brief history and background of the Second Kashmir War (1965) between India and Pakistan… - UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir - Text of 1949 UN Re…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 09:59:06 EDT
Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for a referendum on Kashmir's future with India or Pakistan… - Palestinian Black September terrorist at 1972 Olympics in munich…Created: 2009-09-06 @ 08:45:03 EDT Updated: 2009-09-06 @ 08:50:16 EDT
Palestinian Black September terrorist at 1972 Olympics in munich… - 1978 Camp David Conference Begins - Sept. 5, 1978 - Egyptian-Israeli…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:23:17 EDT
The Camp David Accords of 1978 began with a 12-day conference at Camp David on Sept. 5, 1978, hosted by President carter. … - Anti-Greek Rioting in Istanbul - September 6, 1955 Anti Greek Riotin…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:21:27 EDT
Anti-Greek rioting breaks out in Istanbul on Sept. 6, 1955 … - Egyptian-Israeli Disengagement Treaty - Sept. 4, 1975 - Second Egypt…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:21:11 EDT
Sept. 4, 1975: Egypt and Israel sign the second disengagement treaty over Sinai… - September 4-September 10 in Middle East History - This day and This …Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:15:52 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 14:15:52 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, September 4-September 10, from anti-Greek rioting in istanbul to the Camp David Accords… - Camp David - Presidential Retreat at Camp David Maryland…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 14:08:08 EDT
Brief description and history of Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland. … - Text of Camp David Accords - Full Text of 1978 Camp David Accords Be…Created: 2009-09-05 @ 12:39:00 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 12:39:46 EDT
The full text of the 1978 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, mediated by President Jimmy Carter… - Camp David Accords 1978 - What Were the Egyptian-Israeli Camp David …Created: 2009-09-05 @ 10:33:45 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 17:00:22 EDT
The 1978 Egyptian-Israeli Camp David Accords sealed an eventual peace treaty between Israel and Egypt and remain the single-greatest American achievement for peace in the Middle East. … - Sinai Peninsula - What Is Egypt's Sinai Peninsula …Created: 2009-09-04 @ 20:59:32 EDT
Brief definition, description and history of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. … - Cast Lead - What Is Operation Cast LeadCreated: 2009-09-04 @ 12:40:18 EDT
Brief definition and history of Operation cast Lead, Israel's assault on Gaza (Dec. 27, 2008-Jan. 18, 2009)… - Muammar Qaddafi Takes Power in Libya - September 1, 1969 Muammar Qad…Created: 2009-09-01 @ 20:55:59 EDT
Libya's Muammar Qaddafi takes power in a coup on Sept. 1, 1969… - Dubai Metro System - What Is the Dubai Metro Subway System
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Facts and figures on the Dubai Metro subway system, the Middle East's and the world's longest unmanned mass-transit system. … - Iraq Declares Kuwait Its 19th Province - Iraq Renames Kuaait Kadhima…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:34:16 EDT
After invading Kuwait on Aug. 2, Iraq's Saddam Hussein renames the country Kadhima and declares it Iraq's 19th province. … - First Zionist Congress - August 29, 1897 First Zionist Congress in B…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:27:18 EDT
Theodor Herzl's Zionist Organization holds the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland… - French Veil Law - Aug. 29 2004 Journalists Taken Hostage Over French…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:26:11 EDT
President Jacques Chirac refuses to meet demands that the French veil law be repealed. Captors in Iraq hold journalists Georges Malburnot of Le Figaro and Ouest-France and Christian Chesnot of Radi… - August 28-September 3 in Middle East History – This day and Th…Created: 2009-08-29 @ 20:24:59 EDT Updated: 2009-08-29 @ 20:24:59 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 28-September 3, from the first Zionist Congress to Qaddafi's rise to consequences of the French … - Understanding Afghanistan - A Guide to Understanding Afghanistan's W…Created: 2009-08-26 @ 18:36:00 EDT
Can't make sense of Afghanistan? Here's a guide to understanding the Afghanistan war and Afghan politics… - Afghanistan's 2009 Election Preview - Summary Analysis of Afghanista…Created: 2009-08-25 @ 18:13:50 EDT
A Who's Who and summary analysis of Afghanistan's 2009 presidential and provincial elections… - Book Review: Tim Weiner's History of the CIA - Legacy of Ashes: The …Created: 2009-08-24 @ 21:37:48 EDT Updated: 2009-08-25 @ 07:12:47 EDT
Book Review of Tim Weiner's excellent "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" from Harry Truman to George W. Bush… - American Jews and Allegiance to Israel - David Ben-Gurion on U.S. Je…Created: 2009-08-23 @ 10:23:49 EDT
David Ben Gurion clarifies his expectations of American Jews and their allegiance to Israel… - American Jewish Committee - What Is the American Jewish CommitteeCreated: 2009-08-23 @ 09:29:46 EDT
Brief description and history of the American Jewish Committee… - J StreetCreated: 2009-08-23 @ 09:28:43 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 09:38:54 EDT
Description and brief history of J Street, the Jewish-American lobbying organization and liberal counterpoint to AIPAC… - Osama Bin Laden Declares War on the United States - August 23 1996 B…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:36:20 EDT
August 23 1996: Osama Bin Laden declares war on the United States. … - Israeli Raid on Egypt - August 27 1969 - Israeli Commando Raid in Wa…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:36:08 EDT
Israel stages a raid on Asyut, in the Nile Valley, during the war of attrition, August 27, 1969. … - Armenia Declares Its Independence - August 23, 1990 Armenia declares…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:33:08 EDT
August 23, 1990: Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union… - August 21-August 27 in Middle East History – This day and This…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:31:39 EDT Updated: 2009-08-23 @ 10:57:42 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 21-August 27, from the war of attrition to bin Laden's declaration of war … - The War of Attrition - What Was the War of Attrition Between Egypt a…Created: 2009-08-22 @ 13:00:22 EDT Updated: 2009-08-22 @ 13:24:03 EDT
Brief history and explanation of the 1968-1970 war of attrition between Egypt and Israel, using elements of the PLO. … - When Did Osama Bin Laden Declare War on the United States - 1996 Jih…Created: 2009-08-20 @ 20:47:05 EDT Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 20:54:01 EDT
Explanation and context of Osama bin laden's 1996 jihad declaration of war against the United States. … - Osama bin Laden's 1996 Declaration of War - Bin Laden's 1996 Fatwa D…Created: 2009-08-20 @ 20:28:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 21:33:32 EDT
osama bin laden declaration of war 1996 fatwa mullah omar land of the two mosques jihad declaration… - Candidates in Afghanistan Election - 2009 Presidential Candidates in…Created: 2009-08-17 @ 09:07:04 EDT
A who's who of minor candidates in Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election… - Should Hamid Karzai Go? - For Afghanistan's Future Should Hamid Karz…Created: 2009-08-17 @ 08:57:52 EDT
What's your opinion? Should Hamid Karzai Go? Share your thoughts. … - United Front UF - What Is Afghanistan's United Front OppositionCreated: 2009-08-17 @ 08:08:53 EDT Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 08:10:07 EDT
History and platform of the United Front (UF), the main opposition political group in Afghanistan. … - Ulema or Ulama - What Is Ulema or Ulama in IslamCreated: 2009-08-16 @ 16:11:08 EDT
Definition of Islam's Ulama, or ulema, Sunni men of knowledge. … - Cyprus Independence Day - August 16 1960 - Cyprus Gains Independence…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:12:06 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 19:32:49 EDT
Cyprus gains independence from Britain on August 16, 1960. … - Morocco's King Hassan Assassination Attempt - August 16, 1972 Assass…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:10:32 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 13:31:48 EDT
The August 16, 1972 assassination attempt on Morocco's King Hassan by fighter jets attacking Hassan's Boeing 727… - August 14, 1929 Palestinians Revolt - Breakout of Palestinian Revolt…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:08:50 EDT Updated: 2009-08-16 @ 19:09:40 EDT
August 14, 1929 : Breakout of Palestinian Revolt Against Zionism and the British Mandate … - August 14-August 20 in Middle East History – This day and This…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 21:06:40 EDT Updated: 2009-08-15 @ 21:13:11 EDT
Events that shaped Middle East history on this day and this week in the Middle East calendar, August 14-August 20, from the Palestinian riots of 1929 to Cyprus’ independence day … - Domestic Politics in Cyprus - Who's Who in Government and Politics i…Created: 2009-08-15 @ 19:23:30 EDT
Brief guide to who is who in Cyprus politics and government… - Cyprus Country Profile - Republic of Cyprus Country ProfileCreated: 2009-08-15 @ 17:42:58 EDT Updated: 2009-08-15 @ 17:43:11 EDT
Country profile of Cyprus, the Mediterranean island nation divided since 1974 between Greek-backed and Turkish-backed Cypriots… - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 22:40:50 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:50:25 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:42:35 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:42:20 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:41:19 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:41:29 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:40:51 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:41:39 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:40:18 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:40:04 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:51 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:41 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:27 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:39:08 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:37:58 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - Muhammad Cartoons Controversy Complete Images - Jyllands-Posten Muha…Created: 2009-08-13 @ 21:29:40 EDT Updated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:29:40 EDT
The original set of Muhammad cartoons images that exploded in controversy in 2006, after publication in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. … - U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia - Saudi Military and U.S. Arms Sales…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 20:52:47 EDT Updated: 2009-08-11 @ 20:55:33 EDT
How U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia beef up the Saudi Kingdom--and U.S. arms manufacturers… - Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice - S…Created: 2009-08-10 @ 20:38:22 EDT
Brief description and history of Saudi Arabia's Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice… - Qatar's Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani - Image Portrait of Emir of Qata…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 18:03:39 EDT
Image Portrait of Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani… - Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan - Image Portrait of Pakistani President…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 18:02:17 EDT
Image Portrait of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari … - Khaled Mashaal - Hamas Political Leader Khaled Mashaal Image PortraitCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:00:39 EDT
Hamas Political Leader Khaled Mashaal: Image Portrait… - Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Image Portrait of Turkey's Prime Min…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:58:48 EDT
Image Portrait of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan… - Libya’s Muammar el Qaddafi - - Image Portrait of Libya’s…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:56:38 EDT
Image Portrait of Libya’s Muammar el Qaddafi or Ghaddafi… - Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu - Image Portrait of Israel’s…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:55:26 EDT
Portrait of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu … - Mohammed VI of Morocco - Image Portrait of Morocco’s King Moha…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:54:04 EDT
Image Portrait of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI… - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – Image Portrait of EgyptR…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:52:48 EDT
Image Portrait of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak… - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai – Image Portrait of Afghani…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:50:38 EDT
Image Portrait of Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai… - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki – Image Portrait of Iraq&…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:49:41 EDT
Image Portrait of Iraq’s Nouri or Nuri al Maliki… - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – Image Portrait of Iran…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 17:48:36 EDT
Image Portrait of Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad … - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei - Portrait Leaders of Iran's Ali …Created: 2009-08-09 @ 15:46:51 EDT
Image gallery of the leaders of the Middle East from Pakistan to North Africa. … - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman - Portrait of Lebanon's President…Created: 2009-08-09 @ 15:37:39 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 18:06:47 EDT
Portrait of Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman or Sleiman … - Leaders of the Middle East - Image Gallery of Leaders in the Middle …Created: 2009-08-09 @ 15:02:12 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 15:02:12 EDT
Image gallery of the leaders of the Middle East from Pakistan to North Africa. … - SCIRI - The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq - Definit…Created: 2009-08-08 @ 21:05:48 EDT
Definition and brief history of SCIRI, the radical Shiite, Iranian-sponsored Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq… - Nouri al Maliki Profile - Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri (Nuri) al Mali…Created: 2009-08-08 @ 20:40:31 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 16:32:17 EDT
A profile of Nouri al Maliki, Iraq's prime minister and leader of the Shiite Islamic Al Dawa Party… - Dawa or Al Dawa Party - What Is Iraq's Shiite Islamic Al Dawa PartyCreated: 2009-08-06 @ 20:09:04 EDT
Definition and brief history of Iraq's Shiite Al Dawa Party… - What Are Arab Human Development Reports? - The UNDP Arab Human Devel…Created: 2009-08-05 @ 20:49:34 EDT Updated: 2009-08-05 @ 20:52:10 EDT
Explanation and brief history of the UN's Arab Human Development Reports providing a stark picture of Arab society, culture and politics. … - Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan - Profile of Afghanistan President Hamid…Created: 2009-08-04 @ 21:17:09 EDT Updated: 2009-08-04 @ 21:37:43 EDT
Profile of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president and Pushtun leader of the Popolzai tribe… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:30:17 EDT Updated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:31:37 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:28:31 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:26:54 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:24:47 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Hosni Mubarak of Egypt - Profile of Egypt's President Hosni MubarakCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 21:22:18 EDT
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak… - Wailing Wall - What Is Jerusalem's Wailing Wall or Western Wall - Ko…Created: 2009-07-26 @ 20:21:05 EDT Updated: 2009-07-26 @ 20:44:28 EDT
Description and brief history of the Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall or Kotel, in Jerusalem alongside the Temple Mount… - The Truman Doctrine - How US-Middle East Policy Gave Rise to the Tru…Created: 2009-07-21 @ 21:14:58 EDT
The Truman Doctrine explained: How US-Middle East policy in Turkey and Greece gave rise to the Truman Doctrine and Soviet Containment in six decades of cold war… - Walter Cronkite and the Camp David Accords - How Walter Cronkite Med…Created: 2009-07-20 @ 15:16:23 EDT Updated: 2009-07-20 @ 15:29:37 EDT
How Walter Cronkite in 1977 scooped Jimmy Carter and mediated Egyptian Israeli negotiations before the Camp David accords. … - Truman Doctrine Speech - April 12 1947 Harry Truman Speech Establish…Created: 2009-07-19 @ 15:11:20 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 15:20:34 EDT
President Harry Truman's March 12, 1947 speech to a joint session of Congress establishing the Truman Doctrine, chiefly over the Middle East… - Osama bin Laden Visits the United States - The 1978 Osama bin laden …Created: 2009-07-19 @ 13:59:13 EDT
In 1978, Osama bin Laden, a young newlywed, visited the United States with his wife. They stayed in Indiana. He went to Los Angeles. … - Knafeh or Kunafeh CheescakeCreated: 2009-07-19 @ 12:11:28 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 12:22:34 EDT
A definition of Knafeh or Kunafeh, the cheescake and Levant favorite. … - Swine Flu Cases in the Middle East - Chart of Deaths and Reported Ca…Created: 2009-07-19 @ 09:50:25 EDT Updated: 2009-07-19 @ 10:12:27 EDT
A chart of reported cases and fatalities attributed to swine flu in the Middle East, country by country… - Breaking the Silence - What Is Breaking the Silence, the Israeli Vet…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 19:00:15 EDT
What Is Breaking the Silence, the Israeli organization that collects Israeli soldiers' testimonies of their experiences in Gaza and the West Bank. … - The Statue of Liberty's Egyptian Origins - Frédéric August…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 18:18:19 EDT
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and the Statue of Liberty's Egyptian Origins: How Lady Liberty was imagined as an Egyptian peasant lighting the entrance of the Suez Canal. … - UNIFIL - What Is UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in South L…Created: 2009-07-14 @ 12:19:19 EDT
Definition and brief history of UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon …