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10 Things to Know About the Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamist movement dedicated to the remaking of society and government according to the dictates of Islamic law, or sharia. Founded in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, an Egyptian schoolteacher who famously asserted that “Islam is the solution,” the Brotherhood quickly became influential among Egypt’s poor …

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Landmark SDF-Damascus deal presents opportunity, and uncertainty, for Turkey

The recent agreement between Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, Mazloum Abdi, marks a turning point in Syria’s conflict dynamics. According to the deal, all civilian and military institutions in northeastern Syria will be integrated into the Syrian state, effectively dissolving the autonomous governance structures …

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The Struggle for Syria

On May 14, President Donald Trump stood smiling with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman and Syria’s self-declared leader, Ahmed al-Shara’a, on the sidelines of the President’s visit to Riyadh. After the get together, the President declared that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria and re-establish diplomatic …

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Apocalypse now pour l’Occident ?

Qui n’a vu «Apocalypse now», le film de Coppola sur la guerre du Vietnam, qui a reçu la Palme d’orau Festival de Cannes de 1979 ? Ce que Marc Rogez en dit s’applique à toutes les guerres suivantes de l’empire, jusqu’à la guerre contre la Russie en Ukraine et bien …

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