Some countries are getting rid of outdated blasphemy laws, while others are ramping up persecutions.
The War Over Blasphemy
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Saudi Arabia
Iran Deal: Is Obama Channeling Nixon?
The nuclear deal with Iran, like Nixon’s opening to China in 1972, has the potential to be a geopolitical game changer — if it can get through Congress first.
Do Saudi Citizens Prefer the Islamic State to the House of Saud?
A poll indicates that Saudi citizens seem to find the Islamic State’s repressiveness and barbarism less objectionable than the House of Saud’s corruption.
Why Exactly Is the U.S. at War in Yemen?
Supporting Saudi attacks on Yemen is a way for the U.S. to show the Saudis that Iran is still a mutual adversary.
Deconstructing the Mainstream Narrative About the Saudi War on Yemen
The Saudi attack on Yemen has been a test run for the new Obama Doctrine.
Saudi Arabia Fixated on Iran When Sunni Extremists Are Real Threat
Saudi Arabia’s perceived need to keep Iran at bay is distracting it from the danger that the Islamic State poses to its regime.
Number of Atheists in the Arab World Rivals the West
According to a poll, the same percentage of Arab citizens identify themselves as confirmed atheists as Americans.
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.
Saudi Arabia and the Islamic State’s Legal Codes Too Close for Comfort
Just like the Islamist State, Saudi Arabia flogs and prescribes hanging and stoning to death.
Like Al Qaeda, Islamic State a Threat to Saudi Arabia Despite Similar Worldview
Ideological affinity makes it difficult for Saudi Arabia to distance itself from the Islamic State.