HERMEL, Lebanon — The strategic city of Qusayr in Syria has fallen to the Syrian Army, and the...
Jun 10, 2013
After latest violence, Egypt’s Coptic Christians say it’s the same old story
This is the fifth in a series of posts about dwindling Christian communities in the Middle East. CAIRO...
Apr 12, 2013
Q & A: How a revolution opened the door for Middle East extremists
BY LAUREN MADOW Chibli Mallat is a visiting professor at Yale Law School, as well as a professor...
Mar 22, 2013
Q & A: US foreign policy lessons and failures along the Sunni-Shia divide
BY LAUREN MADOW Reza Aslan is a professor of religious studies at Drew University and a senior adjunct...
Mar 21, 2013
Bahrain’s royal family has history of favoring Sunni minority
BY JOSEPH A KÉCHICHIAN An uprising that began as a challenge to monarchic rule has become a largely...
Mar 20, 2013
Saddam Hussein’s legacy of sectarian division in Iraq
BY JOSEPH A. KÉCHICHIAN American scholar of the Persian Gulf region Joseph Kéchichian — whose analysis is presented...
Mar 20, 2013
US finds Sunni-Shia rift difficult to navigate
WASHINGTON — A decade after the United States’ invasion of Iraq ignited a season of deadly bloodletting between Sunni...
Mar 18, 2013
Sunni and Shia divided in Iraq, the land of Cain and Abel
By Jane Arraf DAKUK, Iraq — In the rugged landscape of northern Iraq where biblical tradition holds that...
Mar 18, 2013
Bahrain: 30 days in jail for one tweet
MANAMA, Bahrain — Human rights activist Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha had no idea who followed him on Twitter. That is,...
Mar 18, 2013
In Bahrain, a growing Sunni-Shia rift
MANAMA, Bahrain — Over the past month, tens of thousands of mostly Shia demonstrations have marched and rallied for...
Mar 18, 2013
