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Mohammad Javad Zarif: Let Us Rid the World of Wahhabism -New York Times
There is nothing really substantively new in this article. It is the latest in the war of words between the Saudis and Iran. The
What do ordinary citizens in the Arab world really think about the Islamic State? -Washington Post
This issue has already been discussed on this blog See: https://jtdevinemta.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/isis-has-almost-no-popular-support-in-egypt-saudi-arabia-or-lebanon-washington-institute/ However it is worth reiterating the point: “The findings were stark: Not many Arabs
Inside a Failed Coup and Turkey’s Fragmented Military -War on the Rocks
This post from the blog War on the Rocks has a slightly different take on Turkey’s failed coup than the current dominant narrative which paints
In America, Muslims Are More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Evangelical Christians -Reason.com
The Orlando night-club shooting has been taken by some as evidence that Islam is intolerant and incompatible with North American morality and social values. This
Two Weeks in January: America’s secret engagement with Khomeini -BBC
The BBC has published an article detailing direct secret talks between the US, under the Carter administration, and representatives of Ayatollah Khomeini as the Shah’s
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