Ed Husain

Ed Husain, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of The Islamist. He blogs at The Arab Street.

The Risk of Washington's New Love Affair With Islamists

The Risk of Washington's New Love Affair With Islamists

If the U.S. gets too close to these new Middle Eastern power players, it might alienate nascent liberal movements. More »

The 3 Questions Hillary Clinton Should Ask Saudi Arabia's King

The 3 Questions Hillary Clinton Should Ask Saudi Arabia's King

The U.S. shouldn't overlook social and political issues within the kingdom. More »

The 3 Flawed Assumptions That Push Us Toward War With Iran

The 3 Flawed Assumptions That Push Us Toward War With Iran

The Iranian nuclear program may well be unstoppable. More »

What the Middle East Can Learn From the Bronx About Religious Tolerance

What the Middle East Can Learn From the Bronx About Religious Tolerance

Jews and Muslims can and should work with one another. More »

We Intervene in Syria at Our Peril

We Intervene in Syria at Our Peril

Western military involvement would worsen violence, not end it, and could spread the conflict beyond Syria's borders. More »

Should Egypt Fear the Rise of the Salafis?

Should Egypt Fear the Rise of the Salafis?

Egypt's Salafis appear to be trying to create the caliphate via the ballot box More »

Alcohol, Bikinis, Secularism, and Islam: Welcome to Tunisian Democracy

Alcohol, Bikinis, Secularism, and Islam: Welcome to Tunisian Democracy

A TV debate between the leader of Tunisia's Islamist party and a Saudi Salafi scholar reveal some encouraging signs for the Arab Spring's first democracy More »

Can Pakistan Change Its Culture of Assassination?

Can Pakistan Change Its Culture of Assassination?

Ideology-driven assassinations of political leaders are becoming an increasingly common tool of dissent in Pakistan More »

Is the U.S. Best Off Sticking With Syria's Assad?

Is the U.S. Best Off Sticking With Syria's Assad?

Any regime that came after Bashar al-Assad's would likely be Islamist, worse for Israel, and even more unfriendly More »

Why Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia Are Still So Bad

Why Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia Are Still So Bad

King Abdullah's recent announcement that women will be able to vote in 2015 is too little, too late More »

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