Muslim Issues

If more and more Arabs breach the wall of fear that has prevented them for decades from demanding their rights, expressing their rage at the corruption and repression of their governments and at regime impotence in the face of Israel’s arrogance of power, there’s one question above all others America’s policy makers will have to ask themselves.Who do we need most …

• Mubarak: 'If I resign today there will be chaos' • 10 dead and hundreds injured in fresh crackdown • Protesters have dubbed today 'departure Friday' Protesters carry away an injured companion in Tahrir square in Cairo. Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA The Obama administration is working on a plan in which the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, would stand down immediately in spite …

Opec secretary general expresses concern with tension throughout region and armed guards at Suez canal Protesters in the town of Suez. Photograph: Abu Salahuddien/AP  Fears that the turmoil in Egypt could disrupt oil shipments passing through the Suez canal and engulf the Middle East drove the price of Brent crude oil through the $100 barrier for the first time in over two years. The price of …

  Providence, R.I. — More than 20 years ago, many Americans decided they could no longer watch as racial segregation divided South Africa. Compelled by an injustice thousands of miles away, they demanded that their communities, their colleges, their municipalities, and their government take a stand. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” …

  On the same day that Egypt has suspended online activity, Syria has also blocked internet service, according to reports. Syria is known for a tight control of the internet, which was tightened further after the unrest in Tunisia, reports Reuters. Now, Al Arabiya is reporting that internet services have gone down completely in the country. Previously, Syria had blocked programs that "allow …

Concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood Israel is watching developments in Egypt with concern. The government is standing by autocratic Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, out of fear that the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood could take power and start supplying arms to Hamas. Israel is usually a country where politicians have an opinion on any topic, and vociferously so. But in recent days, …