Obama, Who Hedged and Didn’t Lead, is the Big Loser on Egypt

I'm sitting and watching President Obama's speech on the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. He is eloquent as usual, giving compelling visuals of...

The Difficult History of Religion and Freedom

Fears are mounting over the growing crisis in the Middle East. Even as the current pharaoh of Mitzrayim (the Biblical name for Egypt) has now bowed...

ElBaradei Slips on His Commitment to Peace

Last Sunday there was a very disturbing interview on the NBC News' Meet the Press with the Egyptian Opposition leader, Muhammad Elbaradei, which did not...

Mubarak Out

President Mubarak is stepping down.  And freinds both real and virtual are in high celebration mode.  But I cannot join them.  What exactly are we...

Beware the Muslim Brotherhood

Is the U.S. performing a service to human rights and democracy in responding to the unrest in Egypt by seeking a change of regime in...

Democracies Dancing with the Devil

The continuing chaos that has drawn all eyes to Egypt, has led many to pontificate the flaws of democracy. More specifically called into question, is...

A War with Roses: Women of the Protest in Cairo

"The call for democracy not only crossed gender lines, it is also changing street conduct," noted Moz'n Hassan Director of the Nazra Center for Feminist...

Where are the Voices of Moderate Islam?

When declaring war against radical Islam in response to the 9/11 bombings, president George W. Bush made the statement that "Islam is a religion of...

With a Sense of Resolve

It is hard not to see the parallels between Egypt and Iran and draw the conclusion that history is repeating itself. These parallels are not...

Peaceful Transition

Is the US repeating with the Egyptian president the errors it made in handling the Shah?

In late 1978, US president Jimmy Carter faced a situation in Iran that looked strikingly similar to what President Barack Obama is dealing with today...

Middle East in Turmoil; The World Is Not Flat

Few articles about the uprising in Egypt were more infuriating than Thomas Friedman's column in this week's New York Times. Titled B.E., Before Egypt. A.E.,...

Beirut Calling

Lebanon, not Egypt, may determine the fate of democracy in the Middle East. Despite the media's recent focus on Egypt, events in Lebanon may well tell...

Rage Against the Mubarak Machine

The world is closely observing the images of chaos streaming from Egypt. Reactions differ from those that are excited and heartened at the prospects of a...