Sending Toby Keith to Saudi Arabia Is a Genius Move (The National Interest)
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This is a side of America that foreign audiences don’t usually get to see.
Read MoreA review of Shadi Hamid's Islamic Exceptionalism.
Read MoreDoes murder and terror by ISIS constitute 'genocide'?
Read MoreThe Mosul Dam is the country’s largest such structure, and sits near ISIS's biggest city in Iraq.
Read MoreChris Hassaan Francke is annoyed that “F*ck ISIS Punch,” which comes with an optional bacon garnish, is his most famous invention.
Read MoreA short video co-produced with colleague Erica Wenig.
Read MoreA report issued by the State Department Thursday repeatedly refers to sex reassignment surgery in Iran as “gender-confirmation surgery.”
Read MoreDocuments published Friday by Wikileaks show that Osama bin Laden's son Abdullah tried unsuccessfully to obtain a death certificate for his father's 2011 death.
Read MoreA series of written and video interviews with the Greek Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Syria.
Read MorePrint, broadcast and Internet news have all had a bad week for identifying Arabs by name.
Read MoreHeader photo: inscription in the Alhambra, Spain. Taken by me; all rights reserved.
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