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Syria’s civil war is deja vu of regime change in Libya
The Arab Spring that prompted the ouster of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya also led to the rise of Islamists who are bent on creating Islamic states that adhere to Shariah law — and that fate could await Syria after dictator Bashar...
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U.S. at War: Airstrikes have begun in Syria
Fighting between tribal and religious factions is not new. Rulers and dictators have come and gone through history. In the 12th century Sultan Saladin’s Muslim forces defeated the Crusaders, and created a caliphate in the Middle East and North Africa....
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What Did the Arab Spring Accomplish?
The root of discontent stemmed from unjust governance, poverty, food insecurity and unemployment issues. Regime change did not build democratic institutions. The political instability opened the door to Islamists bent on creating Islamic states. The...
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Will Islamists Trump Democracy?
“Regime change, brought about by the Arab Spring, has emboldened Islamists in their quest to establish a Pan-Islamic caliphate, and govern under Islamic law.” The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, which unleashed the...