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by John Devera
There are three main issues in the middle east that fuel terrorist attacks around the world, although the media would like to paint the picture in stark and simple colors. The actual state of affairs is quite complicated and
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In A.D. 622 - the year 1 for a Muslim believer - the merchant Muhammad left Mecca for Medina.
There he began to unite a nomadic people under one book (the Koran), one God (Allah), one prophet (Muhammad) and one language (Arabic).
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Osama Bin Laden's terror group, Al Qaeda believed 9/11 was just. They believed the murder of over 3,000 innocent American civilians justified the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf and the Administrations' continued support
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by Allen Teal
To understand the how issues in the Middle East affect terrorist attacks around the world, you need to understand some of the history of the area. The struggle for the property promised to Abraham and his descendants in the Old
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by Ian Loft
Few would doubt that from the Middle East a significant number of well resourced and generously funded terrorist groups have motivated, indoctrinated individuals, and have sponsored atrocities on a global scale. With increasingly
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