Middle East
We asked a Muslim: Women’s rights in Islam
May 12, 2016"Ask a Muslim" is a monthly series, that is free and open to the public, that addresses the public's questions surrounding Islam today.
Read moreBlood money? U.S. is world’s top arms dealer
January 26, 2016The U.S. is the top arms peddler in the world, its weapons sales to other countries far surpassing others, the Congressional Research Service reported last month.
Read moreWhy did Turkey shoot down that Russian warplane?
December 16, 2015It was certainly not because it posed any threat. The plane is old, and the Russians were careful not to arm it with missiles.
Read moreIncome inequality nurturing terrorism in the Middle East
December 9, 2015U.S. policies have resulted in a small number of Middle East monarchs controlling some 60-70 percent of the region's oil wealth.
Read moreSaudi Arabia is stumbling
November 20, 2015Its first stumble was a strategic decision last fall to undermine competitors by upping oil production and, thus, lowering the price.
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