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Mohamed Hemish, Istanbul Embattled Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most serious challenge to his political career since he came to office 11 years ago as a high-level ongoing investigation into corruption allegations has claimed three political casualties so far… Sunday 29-12-2013 10:48 AM Tom Regan, Washington Pope's Message of Tolerance In his first official document as the new Catholic pope, Evangelii Gaudium, Francis wrote of the need for Catholics to separate "violent fundamentalism" from "authentic Islam"… Saturday 21-12-2013 10:15 AM Carl Arrindell Bangladesh: Execution of Islamist leader The recent execution of Abdul Quader Molla in Bangladesh after being convicted of killing hundreds of civilians in the war of independence has raised fears of renewed instability in the fledgling democracy... Wednesday 18-12-2013 08:36 AM Tom Regan, Washington Sisi-Erdogan: A Time Snub? When Time magazine named Pope Francis its person of the year, most of the resulting debate centred on whether Egypt's Defence Minister Abdel Fatah el-Sisi or Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan should have won instead. Saturday 14-12-2013 07:06 AM Khaled Dawoud Egypt's Controversial Draft Code The draft Constitution approved by supporters of the army-backed government in Egypt is likely to be a hard sell when it goes to vote in a popular referendum likely to be held in early January... Saturday 07-12-2013 10:37 AM Dr. Steve Hewitt Drones Fuel Extremism in Pakistan What the U.S. needs to urgently consider is the long-term implications of this strategy in Pakistan. As the more innocent civilians are killed by drones, the more locals become radicalized and adopt terrorism. Friday 29-11-2013 06:30 PM Mohamed Hemish, Istanbul Egyptian-Turkish Divorce The Turkish government provided great support to Morsi in his bid for presidency after the overthrow of Mubarak two years ago. Following Morsi’s victory, Turkey provided $2 billion dollars in aid to Egypt. Thursday 28-11-2013 10:08 AM Karim Barakat Tunisia: An Allegedly Modernized State The endurance of the emergency law reveals that the modernization process itself did not play as vital a role as claimed in the revolution. Even the modernised version of Islam bragged about by the ruling Enhada party has apparently failed to achieve its goals. Sunday 24-11-2013 12:32 PM Dr. Steve Hewitt The Terror of Guns more than 8100 Americans have died from gun violence including the 12 people shot dead by a mentally disturbed individual at a U.S. government office building in Washington, D.C. on 16 September 2013. Friday 22-11-2013 09:45 AM Tom Regan, Washington The Offensive Arab Mascot The image of the Coachella Valley High School mascot depicts a man with a large nose, heavy beard, and wearing a Kffiay, or traditional Arab head covering. It has come to our attention that during sporting events, and school functions, a student dressed as this figure, makes an appearance. Wednesday 20-11-2013 11:54 PM Mohamed Hemish, Istanbul Erdogan's 'Hidden' Islamist Agenda Recent comments by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have about the lack of separated university dormitories for male and female students in the city of Denizli caused outcry on ... Wednesday 13-11-2013 11:22 PM Tom Regan, Washington SpongeBob Iraq Veteran Tombstone Generates controversy U.S. Army Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, truly loved SpongeBob Squarepants, a popular cartoon figure on the US cable network Nickelodeon. Every year, she had a SpongeBob birthday party, her family ... Saturday 02-11-2013 11:35 AM Mohamed Hemish, Istanbul Turkey's Poor Free Speech Record, Now Journalists Blacklisted Journalist Bram Vermeulen, a correspondent for the Dutch liberal newspaper NRC Handelsblad, has recently claimed that the Turkish government placed his name on the blacklist of unwelcomed people in ... Tuesday 29-10-2013 11:52 PM Dr. Steve Hewitt How Islamist Terrorists Become Tech-Savvy The United Kingdom has a 21st century Chicken Little who has used a public platform to officially proclaim that the sky is falling. He is Andrew Parker, a graduate of Cambridge University who 30 ... Friday 18-10-2013 11:23 AM