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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part XI

The real significance of the HLF Trial does not lie in the fact that a few people were convicted of funneling funds to a terrorist organization, namely Hamas, but rather that it resulted in the seizure of a great number of revealing documents. The most interesting is a Memorandum written for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part X

Before offering you even more of the views of Muslim leaders here in North America, I have to add an aside, as it were, one that addresses two concepts that are central to an understanding of the jihadist mindset. These two concepts are ‘taqiyya’ and ‘kitman’, and are highly relevant in the context... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part IX

You will have gathered that we’re no longer in the Middle East, but back in the good old US of A, (okay, I’m actually in Canada, where it’s even chillier, on average, LOL.) Still, I think you’ll agree that the title still has some relevance… I also told you it will get more interesting, and it will,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 6, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part VIII

This was supposed to be the last post in a series which, in retrospect, was wrongly titled. I didn’t after all, deal with the Middle East as a whole, but merely spoke of Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood, closely related because the Ikhwan began there. Anyway, sorry, it won’t be the last post, even... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part VII

Based on what I had learned about Egypt and the Ikhwan, I predicted that the Brotherhood would win the elections. (I say elections because for reasons that are not clear to me [see, I don’t know everything, LOL, though I have my suspicions], the Council of the Armed Forces devised a strange... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part VI

The Ikhwan is not al-Qaeda – it is much more dangerous… It is the largest Islamist party in the world, and is far more sophisticated in the pursuit of its aims than al-Qaeda ever was. A study of its path from humble beginnings in 1928 until today is absolutely fascinating, and probably the topic of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part V

As so often, I suddenly find I need to remember that these are posts, not lectures. The other day some comments suggested just that – these readers were reminded of their college days. Heaven forbid! Blogit is not, cannot be, a lecture hall! But I do have this problem: the matters I am discussing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part IV

So, here we are, it is 2011, the uprising that began in Tunis has encouraged Egyptians to take to the streets as well, and the world applauds the spectacle unfolding on the stage of Tahrir Square. The West delights in its vision of the 'Arab Spring', in the dawning of a new age of Freedom and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Reflections on the Middle East…Part III

First of all, let me wish the few readers who visit this uncomfortable blog, and even those who don’t, a Happy New Year, in spite of it all, LOL. Next, and before we get on to Egypt, a few remarks about other current events in the region, remarks occasioned by something an acquaintance of mine said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Reflections on the Middle East…Part II

I have been stressing the issue of population and population growth because it is a factor often overlooked when people think of political and social issues, and that is particularly true for the Middle East and its problems. Of course, when we speak of the ‘Middle East’ we are already dealing with... Sign in to see full entry.

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