Why Islam Is an Exception (The National Interest)
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A review of Shadi Hamid's Islamic Exceptionalism.
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Europe's Cheesy Musical Proxy War (The National Interest)
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This year's Eurovision Song Contest was a microcosm of regional dynamics.
Read MoreWho Are Trump's Christians? (The National Interest)
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Meet the evangelicals who support the GOP front-runner.
Read MoreA Pope, a Patriarch and Great Expectations in Cuba (The National Interest)
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This is not an environment in which fraternal reconciliation can flourish.
Read MoreShould the U.S. bomb Aladdin’s home? (Rare News)
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A satirical op-ed about the merits of invading Disney's Agrabah.
Read MoreGod, Realism and the Limits of Power (The National Interest)
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Realism and religion both acknowledge the limits and dangers of humanity's violent tendencies.
Read More7 Habits Of Highly Effective Russian Propaganda (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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Russia’s growing presence in Syria involves a parallel war of information, with the Kremlin dead-set on controlling an increasingly unwieldy narrative.
Read MoreState Department Officially Calls Iran’s Forced Sex Change Surgeries ‘Confirmation’ (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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A report issued by the State Department Thursday repeatedly refers to sex reassignment surgery in Iran as “gender-confirmation surgery.”
Read MoreBin Laden’s Son Was Denied A Death Certificate By The US Government (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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Documents 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 MoreIranians Welcome Obama To Official TV With Selfies (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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Among the historical precedents set by Thursday’s announcement of a tentative basis for a nuclear deal with Iran, government-run television stations in the country broadcast President Barack Obama’s address from the White House in full.
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