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French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (R) and his British counterpart William Hague (L) speak during a press conference in Paris, France, 21 August 2013 (EPA/IAN LANGSDON)
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Members of ‘Free Men of Syria’ (Ahrar Suriya) brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, gesture and hold their weapons as they head in a convoy to Sadd al-Shouhadaa on the Euphrates river in the eastern countryside of Aleppo to declare the formation of the Eastern Front August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman
Debate: The West never stood with the Syrian opposition
From the time it came to power in Syria in a military coup on March 8, 1963, the pan-Arab Ba’ath party has endeavored to alter the social makeup of Syria. The authorities put Syrians under pressure, prompting many to leave the country, while others were assassinated...Caption:
Egyptian supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi hold posters depicting Morsi and shout slogans as they protest outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 08 July 2013. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Debate: Egypt’s events will force Islamists to adapt
To begin, it is important to emphasize that it is very difficult to use the recent developments in Egypt as an indicator of the strength of Islamic currents after the Arab Spring revolutions. Following those events, hasty analyses that rushed to declare the “end of...Caption:
Tunisian supporters of ruling Islamist Ennahdha party chant slogans on August 3, 2013 in Tunis in solidarity with the government. Tens of thousands of Islamists gathered in support of Ennahda whose government is weakened by a political crisis following the assassination of opposition figure Mohamed Brahim on July 25. AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID
Debate: Egypt’s events will not necessarily force Islamists to adapt
Over the past six decades, Arab political and intellectual currents have been involved in wars of exclusion and elimination. The first task for anyone who rose to power—even through tanks and guns—was to eliminate rivals and opponents. Shortly thereafter, the new...Caption:
An Egyptian girl stands while supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray during the dawn prayer marking the Eid al-Fitr feast at the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan that is traditionally celebrated with special cookies, presents and new clothes, near Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo.)
Debate: The Muslim Brotherhood is vulnerable to internal strife
Most political and strategic studies on the development of political organizations in the Islamic world reveal that such groups are based on a number of axioms, especially submission and obedience to the central leadership. The requirement of submission and obedience...Caption:
An Egyptian child walks at a sit-in by members of the Muslim brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations on August 8, 2013 in Cairo. Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end […]