Tag Archives: Islamism

Iran protests: is the regime in danger?

Posted on 3 January 2018 by anneinpt

(Apologies for the lack of posting this past week. I was somewhat preoccupied with the shiva.) When I came back online I discovered that Iran has been undergoing massive popular protests that might possibly even threaten the regime. It seems … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama and his pro-Islamic policies

Posted on 19 September 2015 by anneinpt

As we watch the Middle East melt down into deeper and ever-more dangerous violence and anarchy, we watch with wonderment and mystification at the actions, or rather the non-actions of Barack Obama and his Administration. “How can they not see?” … Continue reading →

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1.5 million people march in Paris in anti-terror rally – accompanied by terror supporters

Posted on 11 January 2015 by anneinpt

France took to the streets today in a rally to protest attacks on free speech and to show solidarity with the victims of last week’s Islamic terror attacks against Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine, and the Jewish victims murdered by … Continue reading →

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Could this be a real Turkish Spring?

Posted on 3 June 2013 by anneinpt

The “Arab Spring” uprising was originally intended to oust dictatorships and bring in democracy. Unfortunately it rapidly turned into a nightmarish winter with the rise of Islamists, sometimes through the very democracy that the protestors were demanding. But could the … Continue reading →

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Global Anti-Semitism on the rise

Posted on 28 January 2013 by anneinpt

One last Holocaust Memorial Day-related post, this time on the continued growth of both European and Islamic antisemitism. A report presented by Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein to the cabinet showed that European antisemitism is on the rise, although America … Continue reading →

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The Egyptian Spring – more like Winter

Posted on 10 July 2011 by anneinpt

Continuing on from previous articles on the failure of the Egyptian Spring to bring much-hoped for democratic reforms and genuine freedom, reports have been emerging of “A great darkness in Egypt” – and not the Biblical kind either. This article … Continue reading →

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