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The True Palestinian ‘Nakba’
Seventy years ago today, the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) introduced a detailed proposal to the UN General Assembly for the partition of Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state, approved less than three months later by a vote
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Victims of Turkey’s Islamization: Women
On Feb. 6, 1935, Turkish women were allowed to vote in national elections for the first time, and eighteen female candidates were elected to parliament – a decade or more before women even in Western countries such as France, Italy and Belgium. Eight
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After Trump’s Afghanistan Speech, Pakistani Leaders Declare: ‘Pakistan Will Become The Graveyard Of U.S. Soldiers’; ‘U.S. Must Not Think Of The Nuclear Pakistan As Its Colony’
Front page headline in Roznama Dunya: “America threatens attacks in Pakistan” Introduction This paper reviews Pakistani leaders’ reactions to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Afghanistan policy speech. On August 21, 2017, Trump delivered a spe…
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The New Long-Term Nuclear Threat To India – The Security Implications Of A Political Party Formed By Pakistani Jihadi Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
A Jamaatud Dawa poster announcing the establishment of the Milli Muslim League. This paper examines the new, emerging long-term nuclear security threat to India from Pakistan. On August 3, 2017, the Pakistani jihadi organization Jamaatud Dawa annou…
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Discussing The Islamist Identity Of Pakistan
Roznama Ummat cover page reads: “Hanging of Mumtaz Qadri sank Nawaz Sharif.” Introduction Pakistan marks its Independence Day on August 14. Each year, it is also a day to discuss Pakistan’s identity and its future. The liberal argument is that …
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The Targeting Of America, Israel, And India In Pakistan’s Urdu Press After U.S. Designates Kashmiri Jihadi Group Hizbul Mujahideen A Foreign Terrorist Organization
Kashmiris protest against the U.S. designation of Hizbul Mujahideen as an FTO (image: Dawn.com). Introduction On August 16, 2017, the U.S. designated the Pakistan-based Kashmiri jihadi group Hizbul Mujahideen a Foreign Terrorist Organization (F…
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School Curricula In The Arab World: The Situation Today
Introduction The attacks carried out in the name of Islam by terror organizations such as the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda, both in Arab countries and worldwide, have prompted recurring discussion about whether and how the school curricula in …
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The Fall 2017 Issue of Middle East Quarterly
With the new issue of Middle East Quarterly set to formally launch September 5, we’re placing the content online now to give readers an advance look at the articles. The Vatican Joins the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Throughout most of Israel’s history,
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2017 Summer Camps In The Palestinian Authority – Part II: Military Training, Glorification Of ‘Martyrs’ At Camps Held By Fatah And National Security Forces
This past summer, Fatah held summer camps for children and youth, each lasting several days, in cooperation with various Palestinian Authority (PA) security apparatuses. Some of these camps were held in bases of the PA’s National Security Forces (NSF) …
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2017 Summer Camps In The Palestinian Authority – Part I: Military Training, Glorification Of ‘Martyrs’ In Camps Run By Higher Council For Youth And Sports Headed By Jibril Rajoub
This summer, bodies connected to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the PLO, and Fatah, in cooperation with the PA National Security Forces (NSF), ran summer camps for Palestinian children and teens. Especially noticeable were the Pioneers of Tomorrow cam…