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

    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”

    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

    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

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

  1. American soldiers on a training mission near Tikrit, Iraq, July 2010

    Iraq’s Shī’ah Militias An Enduring Threat

    As the United States prepare to leave Iraq, Shiite militants could disturb the nation’s fragile political constellation.