The Islamic Golden Age spanned the mid-7th to the 13th century; during this fruitful period of history, Islamic leaders ...
Moral evangelists in power preaching about democracy and human rights resemble dowdy advocates of family values. When given a chance, they will wander, leaving their principles aside like unwanted ...
In an exclusive sit down with AsiaNews, Prof. Saad Salloum draws a parallel between the overthrow of the Rais in Iraq and the flight of the Syrian dictator. In both cases it took 13 years for ...
The American Ambassador to Syria at the start of the uprising believes that the U.S. could still help give the Syrians a ...
An indispensable leader must, accordingly, aim to make himself dispensable by enabling and empowering his people and country.
What Syria’s risky new moment means for Syrians, leaders in the region, Turkey, Israel, and America COMMENT | STEVEN A. COOK ...
According to organizers, several distinguished scholars and experts in history ... As the empire expanded, its central government shifted from Nisa to Ctesiphon, near modern Baghdad, though other ...
Iraq has firmly rejected efforts by the United States to dismantle the Hashd al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular ...
The government in Baghdad gave the Syrian troops permission ... said Gregory Waters, a nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute who studies Syrian forces. But its shaky hold on areas ...