The author, Seyed Hossein Mousavian was the spokesman of the Iranian nuclear negotiation team from 2003 to 2005. He was appointed by Muhammad Khatami and
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Harsh questions for Egypt amid U.N. rights review -al Arabiya
“Under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, Egypt, along with all U.N. Member States, will have their human rights record reviewed under the ‘Universal
How the Islamic State evolved in an American prison -Washington Post
“It’s a scenario that has long confounded law enforcement: How do you crack down on extremism without creating more of it? From the radicalization of
Sunnis and Shias: Background information courtesy of the BBC
A couple of articles providing a basic overview of the two major sects in Islam and the doctrinal differences between them. Sunnis and Shias: Islam’s
ISIS mission: Canadian CF-18s drop laser-guided bombs over Iraq -CBC
“First attack since CF-18s arrived in Kuwait on Oct. 30” http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/isis-mission-canadian-cf-18s-drop-laser-guided-bombs-over-iraq-1.2821425 More analysis of the strategy Canada is pursuing can be found here: Canada’s forces
US plan for proxy army to fight Isis in Syria suffers attack -The Guardian
The US strategy of backing the Kurds and Shi’a against ISIS has had some success. However, their strategy of simultaneously supporting “moderate” anti-regime forces in
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