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Most of us are watching the unfolding events in Egypt with awe and anticipation hoping its citizens will nonviolently supplant a repressive and dictatorial regime with a democracy. Those of us who have physical or emotional ties to Israel see a more complicated picture. Israel is watching the…
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Someone needs to tell the dictator what time it is.
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Protesters respond: ‘Go away! Go away! Revolution until death!’ Obama: Transition must begin immediately.
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Have no fear, the Brotherhood is not here
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Without being explicitly religious, Fox News is tapping into the myths, tropes, and conspiracy theories around biblical prophecy.
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A single document and a discredited prosecution tactic have fueled the Islamophobia industry, now spreading falsehoods about the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Obama’s a Muslim! Muslim Brotherhood! Shari’ah!
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Some pundits claimed that Tunisia’s revolution was due to its “European aspirations,” yet Egypt’s protests continue.
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Many commentators have assumed that somehow Egypt would follow Iran’s unique trajectory.
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