Mesopotamia in Place of ISIS
Today the Levant is a place where not only the future of Iraq and Syria is being moulded, but that of the world as a whole. Three historically leading forces in the region, the Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, are ready to decide on their political preferences...
The Trojan Horse of Refugees in Europe
Since January 1, 2016, increasingly more stories about attacks and sexual harassment of European women in Germany on the part of migrants have been covered by the mass media. On February 2, a group of migrants assaulted two elderly men who...
Tunisia and its Security Challenges
According to a recent statement by Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi, in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in the resort town of Sousse, a state of emergency is going to be introduced across the country for the next 30 days to allow local army and police...
Recent Attack in Tunisia or “There is No Prophet in His Own Country”
This year the Friday of 9th Ramadan became truly “burning” for Tunisia: 40 people were killed, many more wounded. In the holy month for all Muslims, in which “the Qur’an was revealed” (Al-Baqarah 2: 185, when...
Koran and the Ongoing Struggle for the Muslim World
Today the Muslim world is torn apart by countless wars, in addition to foreign involvement wars are waged by Muslims themselves against their fellow co-believers. Needless to say that any military conflict is no solution in any dispute. Such "scenarios"...
Is there a future for ISIL?
In recent months, the world shudders as the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL carry on their violent spree. Originally this group was created by the US after the fall of Saddam Hussein, as a part of a project of establishing a...
Tunisia-Egypt: constitutional results of January 2014
January 2014 was rich in constitutional reforms for the North African region. The two leading countries in the region, Egypt and Tunisia, adopted new constitutions, designed to consolidate the achievements of the “Arab Spring”. Tunisia has always been considered...
Libya imposes Sharia Laws
More than two years have passed since the displacement and death of Muammar Gaddafi, and now the Libyan parliament, upon the results of the polls on December 4 of this year, announced the imposing of Sharia Laws as the main source of legislation. Justice and Development Party...
America's National Debt: Whose Day of Reckoning Has Come?
In the course of the past few days, the U.S. raised its budget debt ceiling yet again. The government can again start increasing its debt obligations, which, incidentally, do not need any extra stimulation. The world...
The Constitutional feats in the Arab Spring countries
The political impotence of the North Africa states that faced revolution movements rise in the 2010-2011 period doesn't come as much from political instability as from the absence of any adequate legal regulations. The authorities there tend to abuse power even despite the fact that most...