Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard’s illustration of the Prophet Muhammad with a ticking bomb in his turban was part of a collection that sparked violent protests in Muslim nations around the world in 2005 and ignited the most controversial freedom-of-speech debate…

An incredible story out of Iraq’s Anbar province from the New York Sun: “Iraqi Sheik Offers To Take Fight to Bin Laden”:

The leader of the tribal confederation that has fought to expel Al Qaeda from most of Iraq’s Anbar province is offering his…

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In my last post, I discussed some of the stereotypes and misconceptions that Arabs have about America.

At the same time, many Americans have serious misconceptions about the Middle East. Although some may not admit it, most Americans do…

The Middle East region has consistently dominated world news coverage in the U.S. for many years, far outstripping coverage of events in Southeast Asia, Africa, South America, and even Europe. Few would disagree that this is due to the great…