Without foresight and sacrifice Egypt in the future will be but an improvement on, not a departure from, its present state, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Despite how alarming the prospect of a nuclear Iran might be to Washington, enhancing sanctions or authorising pre-emptive strikes could lead to an all-out war the US might lose, writes Azmi Bishara

At the mosque on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC , Margot Badran encountered a frustrating experience

The true kernel of Islamic government is not rule by experts, but self-rule by conscience. Hence the people should be primary source of authority, writes Salah Salem

Divinely ordained or not, chauvinism, as championed by rightwing ideologues, should have no place in American politics, writes James Zogby