Faces of Tahrir

In Arabic, but no sub-titles needed.

Links of Interest

Be sure to check out our collection of useful links to blogs and websites from around the globe, ranging from US foreign policy, national security and politics to law, development, econo- and enviro-bloggers, and tech and media.

 

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Heavy Metal Islam

A couple of years ago, Mark LeVine, the occasionally blogging historian of the modern Middle East, published his latest book Heavy Metal Islam: Rock Religion and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam, about the important heavy metal scene in the Middle East and related areas, a work which expanded on one of the [...]

One Foot in the Grave My Friend, a Foolish Step to Take

Recent revelations regarding a “death list” of so-called high value al-Qaeda suspects  (including U.S. citizens in some instances) targeted for assassination on the say-so of the Executive branch has raised several thorny ethical, legal and Constitutional questions with respect to the attempt to counter transnational terrorist organizations. 

While a blanket grant of authority to the Executive branch to use military [...]