According to a poll, the same percentage of Arab citizens identify themselves as confirmed atheists as Americans.
Number of Atheists in the Arab World Rivals the West
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Human Rights
The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts
How Bolivian protesters and global activists exposed the dark side of global trade pacts and paved the way for the battles to come.
European Union Slow to Address Migrant Smuggling and Rescue
Can the EU coalesce around the need to save migrant lives at risk in the Mediterranean?
How the U.S. Contributed to Yemen’s Crisis
Washington’s support for Yemen’s former dictatorship — and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country’s nonviolent pro-democracy movement — helped create the current crisis.
Diplomacy Is the Only Plausible Solution to Syria and Yemen
Unification of the Middle East, though not a caliphate, would be ideal, but unity would be a step in the right direction.
Kenya’s Garissa Attack Wasn’t Just a Tragedy. It Was Blowback.
Sadly, innocent Kenyans are paying the price for their government’s actions in Somalia.
Foreign Agents
Some international NGOs promote universal norms and values while others advance the interests of governments. Is it possible to create space for one kind without the other?
The Clash of Civil Persuasions
It is not between fundamentalist Muslims and Western governments.
Playing with Peace in Myanmar
International aid and “statebuilding” exercises risk exacerbating ethnic conflicts in Myanmar. Here’s a more realistic approach.
Islamophobia in the US: a Language (Arabic) Can’t Kill
A recent Pledge of the Allegiance recited in Arabic was treated as a threat by some.