The discovery that the writer of the 'Gay Girl in Damascus' blog was not in fact an actual gay girl in Damascus shocked the blogging community. The reason that liberals were okay with the blog for so long though was because 'Gay Girl' trumpeted everything they believe.

Ahmadinejad and his supporters may look simple, but they have used the most subtle methods to undermine the authority of the clergy.

In his June 4 speech given in Cairo, President Obama exhibited the amazing spectacle of an American president taking an equidistant position between the country he leads and its detractors and enemies.

A quick take on President Obama's address to the Muslim world.

Wearing a veil is not a personal decision for a Muslim woman. The fundamentals of modern civil society are at stake.

The Muslim world needs a model of feminism that is not the 1960sversion we all remember but a globalized version of 19th-century feminism.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is desperate to demonstrate that he is the legitimate supreme authority in Iran.

The latest Iran hostage crisis may strengthen European resolve to effectively sanction the Islamic Republic.