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Proposes some ideas on how to achieve or advance peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Settlement of the conflicting perceptions of Israelis and Palestinians about the legitimacy of their states; Peace negotiations between the two governments; Need for Palestinian leaders to stop teaching hate among Israelis and Jews; Partition of Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

What causes Muslims to turn to militant Islam? A survey finds that militant Islam (or Islamism) is not a response to poverty or impoverishment as widely argued. The factors that cause Islamism to decline or flourish appear to have more to do with issues of identity than with economics. On the level of individuals, conventional wisdom points to Islamism attracting the poor, the alienated, and the marginal -- but research finds precisely the opposite to be true. To the extent that economic factors explain who becomes Islamist, they tend to be fairly well off. Islamists who make the ultimate sacrifice and give up their lives also fit this pattern of financial ease and advanced education. A disproportionate number of terrorists and suicide bombers have higher education, often in engineering and the sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article looks at the exercise of political leadership of Geert Wilders, founder of the anti-immigrant party Party for Freedom (PVV), in addressing the Islamic challenge in the Netherlands. The author commends Wilder's methods in retaining the country's historic identity by being an outspoken leader fighting against Islamism. The political standing of PPV in the Netherlands and the challenges faced by Wilders due to threats and charges of hate speech against him are also discussed.

The article reports on the coup attempt in Turkey and the impeachment of its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016.

The author shares his experience visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seek answers to the question of whether the economic model of the city-states of Dubai and Abu Dhabi can inspire Arabs and discusses the ways the UAE stands vulnerable including demographics, economy and Sunni Islamism.

The author comments on the plans of the Israeli and Turkish governments to renew their full diplomatic relationships, after they experienced several years of tensions, and their willingness to close their Mavi Marmara dispute.

The article reports on the divergence of public opinion regarding the terrorist attacks of the extremist group Islamic State in Paris, France in 2015.

The article reports on the reasons on the limited impact of the massacre by extremist group Islamic State in Paris, France on the international community.

The article offers the author's insights on the prediction if the Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP) or Justice and Development Party of Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan does not win the majority seats in the government whether he will turn to dictatorship when he choose not to share power.

The article reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may rejects the laboriously worked-out agreement as the deal favorable to the Islamic Republic of Iran and offer advantages like legitimizing its nuclear research, assuring its future nuclear-weapons program and helping the economy.

The article discusses the efforts being made by U.S. President Barack Obama for nuclear weapons deal between the U.S. and Iran which lacks enforcement in case of Iranian deceit.

The article reports on the anticipated outcome on the June 7, 2015 elections in Turkey including the possible extension of the authoritarianism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The author discusses possible reasons behind the interest of the Islamic State militant group in destroying archaeological sites and historical artifacts such as the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud, Shiite mosques, and Orthodox churches.

The article offers information on the "Draft of Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015" of Republican Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois. Topics include the "Waiver of Sanctions" contained in the draft, questions regarding the perceived huge effort of the White House in stopping the bill, and the impact of the bill's passing on the U.S.'s interim accord with Iran. It also discusses the possible retaliation of the Majlis against new legislation through improvements in the nuclear program.

The article presents the author's opinion on the debate over the existence of no-go zones in Europe where governments do not exercise sovereignty due to Muslim dominance. He talks about the misuse of the term in Muslim-majority areas in West Europe, the child sex scandal in Rotherham, England, and the operation to run Birmingham schools on Islamic principles. He mentions the lack of police intervention against the perpetrators, and the term semi-autonomous sectors.

The author comments the plans of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to reform Islam. The author argues that the no politician has moved modern Islam like the plan of the president in his visit to Al-Azhar University to address religious leadership. The author states that Sisi is not a religious authority and provides no specifics regarding the reform he seeks.

The article discusses how terrorism in the name of Islam is affecting their goal of applying Islamic law and building a caliphate. Topics discussed include terrorism leading to increased consciousness and hatred for Islamist cause, examples of high profile acts of violence, and anger and violent disposition causing persistence of Islamists in high profile terrorism acts despite being counterproductive. It also mentions Islamist campaign marked by self-indulgence and strategic ineptitude.

The author discusses lessons that can be learned on what not to do when in a foreign airport according to a leaked U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) document regarding avoiding secondary screening procedures. Topics covered include the suspension of due process rules in secondary screenings, the importance of exhibiting natural and consistent actions, and the random selection of passengers for additional screening. Secondary screenings at airports in El Salvador and Israel are also cited.

The article discusses the coming together of the Left and Right forces in the Swedish parliament to quash the debate about continued immigration. Topics covered include cultural suicide, the negative realities of immigration, and the Left, Right and Sweden Democrats (SD) parties in parliament. It mentions the power-sharing compromised conducted by the Left and Right blocs, the isolation of the SD, and the suppression of the immigration issue.

The article looks into the possibility of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) being a terrorist organization. Topics include the fractured relations within the Islamic movement, the perceived threat of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) by monarchies in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, and CAIR's connection to the terrorist group Hamas. It mentions CAIR members who are viewed as terrorists like Siraj Wahhaj, Ghassan Elashi, and Rabih Haddad.

The author describes a discussion on Middle East issues with senior members of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Topics addressed include differences in opinions and beliefs concerning Iran's nuclear development program, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear inspection program in Iran, claims that Iran abandoned its nuclear development program in 2003, and the Arab-Israeli conflict in the context of the Swedish government's recognition of a Palestine state.

The article reports that the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) enslaved Yazidi women and children who live in the Sinjar region of Iraq. Topics include the implementation of premodern Islamic law, mushrik women and children's acceptance of Islam, and enslavement of Christian women and children in the Philippines and Nigeria.

The article explores food shortages in Egypt in 2014, wherein according to the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme, 31 percent of children in the country aged between six months and five years old are suffering from malnutrition. Topics discussed include the low-nutrition, calorie-dense foods filling the stomachs of poor Egyptians in 2014 and the reasons behind the growing hunger in the country that includes flawed government policies and poverty.

The author contends that top Islamist groups like the Muslim American Society (MSA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) are contributing more to the political campaigns of Democrats than to those of Republicans. He claims that the Islamist Money in Politics (IMIP) project helped reveal this blossoming arena of Islamist influence. He adds that future investigations will also look into local and state candidates to expose more tainted political contributions.

A review of the article "The Case Against a Unified Kurdistan" by Philip Jenkins is presented.

A review of the article "Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks" by Eric Lipton, Brooke Williams, and Nicholas Confessore in the September 7, 2014 issue of "The New York Times" is presented.

The author conveys his views on the geographic and political difference between the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL. Topics mentioned include the number of times that the acronym ISIL has been used by U.S. President Barack Obama in his speech on September 10, 2014, an article on Obama's use of ISIL and not ISIS by FoxNews.com on August 24, 2014, and the adoption of the ISIL nomenclature by the executive branch of the government.

The article focuses on the emergence of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq and was dubbed the Switzerland of the Muslim Middle East in 1992, a year after the end of the Gulf War. Topics discussed include the establishment of the Kurdish Army (peshmerga) in 1991, the coexistence of the Kurds' Talabanis and Barzanis political parties, and KRG's plan for an independence referendum. Also discussed is the impact of the intermediation of the U.S. on Kurds' independence.

The author argues on the war in Gaza as of August 9, 2014. He is critical on the nature of the war, wherein the Israeli government tries to keep life normal for its enemy by ensuring that Gazans have free electricity while Hamas rejoiced the misery of the Palestinians. Also mentioned are the lessons learned from the war which include changing the future of warfare through missile shield, creating a new tactic by tunneling, and the rising anti-Semitism.

The article focuses on the Islamic law and the article "How Islamic Are Islamic Countries?" by Scheherazade S. Rehman and Hossein Askari of George Washington University in 2010. Topics discussed include application of Islamic teachings to the Muslims and countries, evaluation of the Islamicity Index based on the law and governance, human and political rights and international relations and the lag behind of Muslims on the basis of irrationality, conspiracism, and Islamism.

The article discusses the issues involved in conviction of Libyan terrorist Abu Khattala who has been accused of taking part in a conspiracy of murder of an ambassador and three U.S. citizens in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012. Topics discussed include the media interviews given by him in this regard,. Abu Khattala enjoying the full panoply of protections offered by the U.S. legal system, and the futility of the conviction as that would not led to the killing of the terrorist.

The authors reflects on the Palestinian Sunni Islamic organization Hamas which initiated a war with Israel as of July 2014. Topics discussed include Hamas' decision to make war on Israel knowing that they will lose on the military battlefield, motivating Palestinians and other Muslims to become suicide bombers, and changes in modern warfare when Western and non-Western forces are involved in war.

The article offers the author's insights on the reasons the takeover of the city of Mosul, Iraq by the designated terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on June 9, 2014 is the most important event in the Middle East since the start of the Arab upheaval in 2010. Topics include the threat that ISIS poses to the entire Middle East, the effect of the ISIS brutality on Muslims' attitude toward Islamism, and the confrontations between the Sunnis against the Shiites.

The article examines whether future Islamists can become democratic and humane as they seek and consistent and global application of Islamic law. Topics covered include the view of Islam as synonymous with terrorism and coercion, the changes that suggest progress in Islamists as seen in Turkey, Iran and Jordan, and the paths of evolution taught by communism. Also mentioned is the impression over the recent developments.

The article discusses the decision of the British government to ban prominent counter-jihads to access public computers in 2014. Topics covered include the concerns of the government, impact on Islamist aggression in Great Britain, and implications for Islam and Islamism. Also mentioned are the intolerance of the British Library for terrorist acts.

The author discusses witnessing a 2014 anti-immigration street protest in Paris, France. He describes the participation of an estimated 600 protesters in the activity which was organized by the organizations Résistance Républicaine and Riposte Laïque. He also talks about the media coverage of the protest, the voting opportunity being demanded by protesters which is said to be similar to the previous Swiss referendum, and the lack of violent incidents during the activity.