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Sunnis and Shia Can Build Syria Together

Farid Ghadry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:18:08 +0000

We all have identities. In the US, as an example, we are all Americans first. But unfortunately, in the Middle East, religion identities precede the national identities, which explain why we have Hamas, Hezbollah, Mahdi Army, etc..

This is a dangerous keg of powder due to the fact that national borders have been drawn by [...]

The Brotherly Cookbook

Farid Ghadry — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:18:03 +0000

Although the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood has been in existence since Hassan al-Banna launched the organization in 1928 detailing the role of Islam in politics, it has not ascended to power except in two locations: Turkey (AKP) and Gaza (Hamas). Both tied the knot of unity during the Gaza flotilla incident.

While Turkey is [...]

Assad May Not Fall Before the Iranian Regime Does

Farid Ghadry — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:46:16 +0000

One of the side weaknesses of being an avid observer of politics is how your analysis gets caught-up in passionate fervor rather than cold calculations.

Even when illogical data stares you in the face, there is a tendency to tailor your assumptions to fit a certain outcome instead of looking at the pure data [...]

The Face of Islamic Terror Behind the Syrian Opposition

Farid Ghadry — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:20:05 +0000

I know the title of this Blog will either raise eyebrows or will indirectly claim to “help” the Assad regime, but there are nagging questions the real Syrian opposition must confront to get to the bottom of the truth.

Everyone knows what little regard I have for the Arab League. This club of tyrants [...]

Too Little, Too Late, Too Insulting

Farid Ghadry — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:50:59 +0000

It took eight months for the Arab countries to suspend Syria’s membership in the Arab League. How long do you think it will take for an Arab army to help protect Arab citizens the way the Israeli army protects its Israelis citizens?

Not for a very, very long time.

Thousands of Syrians have [...]

Islamism is the Last Bus Stop

Farid Ghadry — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:47:44 +0000

As the brave Syrian people endure the Assad terror, many who wrote in the past about freedom, democracy, and human rights for the Middle East are having second thoughts in light of the events unfolding in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Theirs is based on the notion that extremist Muslims, like the Muslim Brotherhood organization, are [...]

The Children of Hafez al-Assad

Farid Ghadry — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:44:16 +0000

There is something really strange about the children of Hafez al-Assad.

The older son Basil al-Assad, who died in a car crash in January of 1994, was known for his acrimonious anger and uncontrollable disposition. He was involved personally in tortures as part of his education to subjugate the masses to his own iron-fist rule as heir [...]

I get it now, Assad is protected to torture Israelis

Farid Ghadry — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:03:28 +0000

Blood spills, children are massacred with intentional sniper bullets, cities are besieged, detainees are tortured savagely, and peaceful demonstrators are killed consistently, but, I have come to the belief, the world keeps Assad protected and in power for one reason only: They need him to torture, in addition to Syrians, Israelis as well. If he [...]

Where is your Syrian Humanitarian Flotilla Erdogan?

Farid Ghadry — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:31:21 +0000

It is unconscionable to think that people are dropping like flies on Syrian streets, the injured are hiding in private homes to avoid capture or cold-blooded murder, the funeral processions are being shot at with many killed at a time they bereave the dead, the detained are tortured and many die and are buried in [...]

An Egyptian Scenario No One is Contemplating

Farid Ghadry — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:48:25 +0000

Cairo’s population is about 18m and no government will be able to stop a popular uprising just on the basis of the laws of probability.

Egypt is complex. In contemporary terms, the country is seen from the prism of its religious importance (Al-Azhar University) and its large cultural footprint on the Arab masses (Egypt is [...]