Muslims
STRATFOR analysis: Iran at a Crossroads
September 27, 2011By Kamran Bokhari / STRATFOR / Austin, TX -- Geopolitically, a trip to Iran could not come at a better time. Iran is an emerging power seeking to exploit the vacuum created by the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq, which is scheduled to conclude in a...
In a New Trend for the North Caucasus, Dagestani Muslims Organize Civil Protests
June 06, 2011On June 1-2, Russia’s Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights held a conference in Makhachkala, Dagestan. The heated discussions at the conference indicated the enormous explosiveness of the situation in the republic...
Politicians Exploit, Exacerbate ‘Clash of Civilizations’ in Moldova
June 06, 2011In the run-up to local elections in Moldova yesterday, some politicians sought to exploit Chisinau’s March 14th decision to register a Muslim group thereby making it appear that Moldova is riven by “a clash of civilizations” -- even...
Retired US General: Gay Dutch troops contributed to Srebrenica massacre
March 19, 2010By Michael Bowman A former top U.S. and NATO commander says the Netherlands' inclusion of gays in their military rendered Dutch peacekeeping troops unable to prevent the slaughter of thousands of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995. Retired U.S. Marine...
US faces challenges and weaknesses in foreign perceptions
March 05, 2010By Nico Colombant U.S. scholars and polling experts say improving America's image in the world is crucial for its security, enabling more effective foreign policy, and attracting major investment and influential students. Even though, the American...
Who will manage the two million Shiite Muslims of Russia?
February 09, 2010By Paul Goble Russia’s three largest Muslim Spiritual Directorates (MSD) are now actively discussing discuss the possible formation of a single Muslim hierarchy, but neither they nor the Russian powers that be appear to be paying much attention...
Hillary Clinton Upbeat On Russia 'Reset' After Moscow Talks
October 13, 2009By Gregory Feifer Hillary Clinton has said she's pleased with the effects so far of Washington's rapprochement with Moscow during her first visit to the Russian capital as U.S. secretary of state. She said both sides had agreed to work more closely...
Muslims Threaten Russia’s Future Just as Palestinians Do Israel’s
June 09, 2009By Paul Goble In an article provocatively entitled “Moskvabad – Capital of Rusostan,” a “Moskovskaya pravda” journalist says that the influx of Muslim migrants and increasing rates of intermarriage between them and...
Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University: full-text, full video
June 05, 2009The following is the speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at Cairo University in Egypt yesterday on America's relationship with Muslim communities around the world titled, "A New Beginning;" it is presented in full-text, full video. PRESIDENT...
Putin Should Be Tried for Genocide in Chechnya
March 20, 2009by Paul Goble A leader of the Jewish community in Germany whose own father died at the hands of the Nazis in Auschwitz said on that country’s First Channel television network this week that Russia’s Vladimir Putin was guilty of committing...