Archive for June, 2009
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Iran at the heart of the new Cold War
Monday, June 29th, 2009
In light of growing tensions between Moscow and Washington, the Iranian crisis seems now entered a new phase, in which Russia could play a decisive role.
The success of the summit of the countries of the Caspian Sea (Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan) and the historic visit of Putin to Tehran have been a [...] -
Clash of power in the heart of the Islamic Republic
Monday, June 29th, 2009
The presidential elections held June 12 in Iran have reached a defining moment in the history of the Islamic Republic, returned from years of hard battle (albeit indirectly) with the United States and the West in general. The years of the Ahmadinejad presidency saw the rise in the country of a new political class conservative [...]
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The world before the tragedy in Gaza
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
The terrible war in progress in the Gaza Strip is set to complete its third week, and still do not see a way out of the conflict.
The destruction is immeasurable, the Palestinian victims are being thousands of users, even if estimates are inevitably imprecise due to the complete isolation of Gaza is.
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Gaza, like Lebanon?
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
The similarities between the ongoing war in Gaza and the one that took place in Lebanon in 2006 are remarkable. In both cases, Israel was confronted with two movements of Islamic inspiration firmly rooted in their local environments, which use guerrilla techniques to respond to a military force, like the Israeli media is infinitely higher. [...]
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High Commissioner launches book on Islam’s contributions to the protection of refugees
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2009 (UNHCR) – A book about the influence of Arab and Islamic tradition in the modern international refugee law has been published this week in Saudi Arabia under the auspices of UNHCR. The ceremony was attended by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres.
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Claman aid in Somalia
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
YEDA .- The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday called for urgent action by the international community in Somalia against the advance of radical Islamists that threaten the survival of the transitional government in that country.
On Saturday, Mogadishu adopted the “state of emergency” in the country, after the parliament asked his neighbors for military intervention [...] -
Obama’s speech: the half-apology not enough
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
With his speech at the University of Cairo, Barack Obama has confirmed that understand very well the Arabs and Muslims and you know how to contact them. And in fact his speech was full of exhortations and Koranic verses, was full of expressions of sympathy and touched all the issues (seven points), but without presenting [...]
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The galaxy of Islamic movements
Monday, June 8th, 2009
A key element of the political landscape Arab and Muslim – which can not be if you want to understand the dynamics and the possible development of the democratic process in the Middle East – is represented by that galaxy of movements that make Islam the source of inspiration not only religious and spiritual but [...]
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Obama and the Arabs: the reactions to the speech of Cairo
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
The speech with which the American president Barack Obama has turned to the Arab and Islamic world, the University of al-Azhar in Cairo, has had a huge resonance and a strong emotional impact on many politicians, observers and ordinary citizens in countries Middle East.
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President Obama speech in cairo
Friday, June 5th, 2009
“I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt’s advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and [...]
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