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 Avatar and America's Wars & Businesses [OPINION] 
Do nations have psychological processes - even Freudian processes, such as collective egos that can be injured, and repressed guilt feelings that can well up from the collective unconsciousMore
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 Making Israel look better is not our job [OPINION]
As long as the United States is not willing to force Israel's hand in abiding by international law and the agreements it signed with the Palestinians, namely regarding West Bank settlements, any direct or indirect talks will be nothing more than meaningless chatter, basically designed to give Israel more time to impose further facts on the ground in Palestine.More
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 Western Mendacity with Iran's Nuclear Program [OPINION]
The Iranian government has for long demanded a nuclear-free world, let alone the Middle East. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have not found any evidence of weapons program either inside Iran.More
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 Indonesia, Islam and democracy: A perspective [OPINION]
Many Indonesians, including those who are only nominally Muslims, hold conservative values and support strict moral laws without necessarily seeing them as purely religious- or sharia-based. More
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 Gaza and Lebanon: Beware the Iron Wall, the Coming War [OPINION]
One thing we all know by now is that Israel is a highly militarized country. Its definition of 'existence' can only be ensured by its uncontested military dominance at all fronts, thus the devastating link between Palestine and Lebanon. More
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 Boom, Bust, Crunch: Is there an Islamic Solution? [ANALYSIS]
The credit crunch has sponsored much discussion on the need for a new approach to banking and finance. While the Islamic financial system has been mentioned as a possible alternative in this regard, it is widely recognized that this system has itself been largely modeled on its interest-based counterpart.More
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 '24' and the justification for torture [ANALYSIS]
When Americans and Europeans involve themselves in torture, they not only violate human rights but also lose the moral authority to pressure autocratic regimes that systematically apply torture to silence opposition ..More
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 Toward a Secure Middle East [ANALYSIS]
The Arab countries are uncomfortable with nuclear programs, including the reported Iranian activities. But to ask the Arab states to take a collective tough stance against Iran requires tackling the issue of the Israeli nuclear program as well.More
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 Reclaiming Islam [ANALYSIS]
Ironically the control of power in most Muslim states by the rulers, as one sees now, has not been acquired through any Islamic principle or Shariah besides being inconsistent with democratic principles.More
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 Muslim inventions that shaped the modern world [FEATURE]
Along with the first university, and even the toothbrush, it is among surprising Muslim inventions that have shaped the world we live in today.More
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 Rising Turkey Versus Receding Arabs [OPINION]
While most Arab states are basking in their impotence and bickering amongst themselves over a long list of issues, Turkey is slowly, but definitely, asserting itself as a leading power in the Middle East, besides Israel and Iran.More
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