NOVANEWS By Lawrence Davidson 30 January 2012 Lawrence Davidson considers the historical, cultural and political reasons behind the triumph of Islamist parties in democratic elections in Tunisia and Egypt, and the ignorance, the stereotyping and […]
NOVANEWS ED NOTE: Juan says “Religion is probably irrelevant as an explanatory consideration.” I disagree. We will probably never get religion out of politics, it is too valuable and effective a tool, and plays too important […]
NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Washington, Israel and rogue NATO allies seem headed for ruinous wars with Iran and Syria, besides others ongoing interminably. Former State Department official/now AIPAC-linked Washington Institute for Near East Policy(WINEP) fellow […]
NOVANEWS Watch the Segment » The Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. What keeps the peace in Qatar? Bob Simon reports. (CBS News) […]
NOVANEWS By Kourosh Ziabari 2011 was a turbulent year for the world. With chained revolutions in the Arab world, mounting financial crisis in Europe and the unprecedented wave of protests and mass demonstrations in the U.S. […]
NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Syria and Iran are targeted. Regime change is planned. At issue is replacing them with client ones, controlling the region’s strategic resources, and depriving key rivals China and Russia from […]
NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman Post-9/11, Washington’s aggression created a Middle East cauldron. As a result, it’s been on the boil. Things ahead look worse. Obama and key NATO allies threaten the entire region. In […]
NOVANEWS Al-Akhbar Management Iraqi poet Muzaffar al-Nawab. (Photo: Al-Akhbar) By: Hussam al-Saray Published Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Poet Muzaffar al-Nawab’s visit to Baghdad in May 2011 was one of Iraq’s national and cultural highlights this past year. In […]
NOVANEWS Elie Elhadj Posted with permission from daringopinion.com. Non-Arab Muslims in predominantly Sunni Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey, representing two thirds of world Muslims, have a moderate and modern attitude towards Islamic dogma and Shari’a laws. […]
NOVANEWS by Allen L Roland The Arab spring has become a fall parliamentary election and yet another step toward a true Egyptian Democracy. There are still stumbling blocks ahead but they will most likely be turned […]