Tag Archives: Islam

  1. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey's foreign minister, answers questions from reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, January 18, 2011

    Turkey Has One Big Problem in Neighbor Syria

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    Turkey couldn’t stand on the sidelines of the Arab spring but intervening in Syria would be a huge risk.

  1. Mohamed Saad al-Katatni, the speaker of the Egyptian parliament, greets another lawmaker of the Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo, January 23, 2012 (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

    Power Sharing Agreement Looms in Egypt

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    The Muslim Brotherhood will likely ally with the liberal Wafd Party while the army continues to set foreign policy.

  1. Texas governor and Republican Party presidential hopeful Rick Perry participates in a Fox News debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January 16, 2012 (AFP/Getty Images)

    Republican Perry: Turkey Ruled By “Islamic Terrorists”

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    Texas governor Rick Perry, a Republican Party presidential candidate, wondered whether Turkey shouldn’t be expelled from NATO.

  1. Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi of Iraq, August 22, 2007

    Escalating Sectarian Divide Threatens Post-US Iraq

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    As Iraqi Shī’ah consolidate power under Prime Minister al-Maliki’s leadership, Sunnis could once again revolt.

  1. Egyptian women line up to vote in Cairo, November 28, 2011 (Gianluca Grossi)

    After Revolution, Egypt Falls Back on Tradition

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    Islamist parties claim victory in the first free elections after Hosni Mubarak resigned as Egypt’s president in February.