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The ‘Friends of Syria’ Conference is hostile to our people in Sham and circumvents the Syrian Revolution

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The ‘Friends of Syria’ Conference is hostile to our people in Sham and circumvents the Syrian Revolution On the eve of the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, the Tunisian Foreign Minister, who is considered on the Islamic side of the government, called to convene an international conference in Tunisia [...]

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The Arab Spring To Caliphate – Echoes Of A Medieval Polemic

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By : Hasnet Lais The Arab Spring, dubbed ‘a grotesque verbal distortion of the great Arab/Muslim awakening’ by The Independent’s Robert Fisk, has undergone a paradigm shift in the Egyptian context. The recent victory of the Muslim Brotherhood in the parliamentary elections has led many political commentators to cite the triumph as an indication of [...]

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Muslim Protests vs. Western Riots: Humanity vs. Brutality

Protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on 8 February 2011, a few days before Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule ended. Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian

Desperate times call for desperate measures, a popular quote especially valid during these tumultuous times. Or is this really true? Do these events give license for the people to wreak havoc and cause chaos all through out the land to achieve the means? A brief look to compare past demonstrations to the ongoing protests in [...]

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Analysis / N. Janardhan: Yet Another American ‘Beginning’ in the Middle East. How many more such beginnings?

US President Barack Obama delivered a keynote speech to the Muslim world from Cairo University in 2009. (File photo)

In June 2009, Barack Obama delivered a keynote speech in Cairo. Aimed at the Muslim world, Obama, who had just taken over as the first African-American president of the United States, called for a “new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world.” An American president who thought Egypt was important enough to [...]

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Obama effort to recalibrate Mideast policy likely to frustrate reformers and conservatives alike

US President Barak Obama is likely to find difficult to be all things to all people when he lays out his vision on Thursday for the Middle East. (File photo)

US President Barak Obama is likely to find difficult to be all things to all people when he lays out his vision on Thursday for a Middle East enthralled in a bitter struggle for greater political freedom. The stakes are high for Mr. Obama as he seeks to balance US principles of liberty and justice [...]

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‘Islamic awakening in Mideast promising’

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili (R) and leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim meet in Tehran on May 16, 2011.

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) expresses optimism about the positive effects of Islamic awakening in the Middle East on the fight against arrogant powers. The growing campaign against arrogant powers and dictatorship in the region is promising and would cause accomplishment among Muslims, said Saeed Jalili in a Monday meeting with [...]

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O Muslims of Syria: Be patient, persevere, and direct your efforts towards the establishment of the Khilafah

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بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Syria O Muslims of Syria: Be patient, persevere, and direct your efforts towards the establishment of the Khilafah. The Syrian Regime is witnessing a fearsome downfall. The Syrian regime has besieged Deraa since the 25th April with tanks, and from there has done the same [...]

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Syria: Past, Present and Future

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Syria is depicted as an international pariah state, a supporter of terrorism who has gone to war with Israel on more than one occasion. The US regime has long argued that Syria’s support for Hizbollah and Palestinian militants, its interference in Lebanon and its encouragement of militants in Iraq is highly irresponsible and not conducive [...]

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