Spring 2006
Hassan Abbas
‘Islam versus the West’ and the Political Thought of AbdolKarim Soroush
Iranian religious thinker AbdolKarim Soroush explores Muslims’ encounters with the West. Soroush offers a vision of religious reform and increased understanding between Islam and the West. Download Article PDF
Geoffrey Gresh
Instigating Instability: Iran’s Support of Non-State Armed Groups in Iraq
The increase in Iranian sponsorship for insurgent, militia, and terrorist activities in Iraq during the past two years is of great concern for the United States and the newly formed government of Iraq as they strive to establish a durable democracy. Download Article PDF
Matthew M. McCandless
Fighting Terror By Indictment : A Review of How the Yemeni Justice Sector is Facing Salafi Jihadist Violence
Yemen has a strong legal system on paper to fight crimes of terrorism, but has largely undercut this potential by skirting these laws in a short-term bid to get suspected terrorists off the streets, which in turn has discredited its efforts and led to the release of many terrorist suspects. Download Article PDF
Amy Senier
Rebuilding the Judicial Sector in Afghanistan: The Role of Customary Law
Instability rendered by a communist coup, Soviet occupation, mujahideen warfare and Taliban rule have left Afghanistan with a “patchwork” of laws, untrained legal practitioners and little physical infrastructure. Download Article PDF
Lorenzo Vidino
Arab Foreign Fighters and the Sacralization of the Chechen Conflict
Although foreign Arab fighters numbered just a few dozen when they first arrived in Chechnya in the mid-1990s they have played an essential role in shaping the conflict far beyond their numbers. Download Article PDF
Sarah Yamani
Toward a National Education Development Paradigm in the Arab World: A Comparative Study of Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Education has become a critical issue in defining a state of decline that exists in many Arab countries. Two Gulf states, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have taken dramatically different approaches to education reform. Download Article PDF
A Conversation with Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Daniel Benaim interviews Egypt’s best-known dissident intellectual and democracy activist about democracy, civil-military relations, his experience in prison, and his role in Egyptian politics. Download Article PDF
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