http://www.Taqrir.org Taqrir Articles en-us Copyright 2007 Taqrir Washington Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:05:23 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/images/taqrirban.jpg http://www.Taqrir.org United States- Russia relations took a swift downturn in the past weeks. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=173 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:49:04 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=173 Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother's advice. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=172 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:49:02 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=172 A college education benefits not only the individual student but the society as a whole. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=171 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:49:00 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=171 Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=170 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:48:58 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=170 Time Magazine provides insightful analysis and perspectives.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=169 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:48:56 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=169 With a new era of veterans comes the need for a fresh approach.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=168 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:15:45 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=168 YouTube appears to be more popular than ever. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=167 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:15:38 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=167 Robert Satloff sees cultural understanding is an important part of being an American. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=166 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:43:01 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=166 To be successful as a political leader.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=165 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:42:58 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=165 Beginning with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=164 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:42:55 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=164 For more than two decades, there has been a continuing trend .. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=163 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:42:51 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=163 Instead of the typical recreational activities of the past, youth in the information and technologically based society of the 21st Century, now play with information and social networks. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=162 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:42:48 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=162 It’s not just the world view of the American government that has slipped in the past few years; it’s the view of American citizens and businesses too. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=161 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:42:45 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=161 Democrats don’t appease some anti-war protestors; impeachment is the goal. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=160 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:42:42 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=160 With millions buying and selling online, eBay.c http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=159 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:42:13 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=159 Remaining true to its original mission.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=158 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:42:08 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=158 Sanders remains to be the longest serving Independent House Representative.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=157 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:42:05 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=157 Every day, millions of babies are born to conditions which prohibit them from having the stable and secure family they need. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=156 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:42:00 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=156 The process of learning is never-ending. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=155 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:40:08 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=155 Forty-eight Heads of States from African countries gathered in Beijing. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=154 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:40:06 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=154 The EU Commission released a report on Turkey’s effor. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=153 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:40:04 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=153 American schools are all expected to devise plans. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=152 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:40:02 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=152 The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated as well as created new. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=151 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:40:01 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=151 one Iranian political dissident will finally see the 'hard confrontation' between the West and Iran that he’s been hoping for. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=150 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:39:59 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=150 The 109th considered by most to have been a 'do-nothing' Congress. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=149 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:39:57 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=149 On a Saturday night in the small, liberal city of Takoma Park, Maryland. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=148 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:39:55 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=148 Analysis and commentary on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreement.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=147 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:39:53 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=147 The midterm elections will be held on November 7th 2006.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=146 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:28:29 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=146 DynCorp was recently awarded US$ 40 million in contracts from the US State Department.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=145 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:28:25 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=145 Originating in New England as far back as the early 1800s. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=144 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:48:06 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=144 According to a recent Gallup poll, 83% of Americans view congressional corruption as a serious problem. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=143 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:48:01 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=143 Thomas Davis III is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=142 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:29:43 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=142 Classic forms of jazz and blues and their origins are known today as being indigenously American. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=141 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:25:12 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=141 The United States has long prided itself on enjoying a free press. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=140 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:23:11 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=140 83% of Americans view congressional corruption as a serious problem. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=139 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:55:25 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=139 The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) describes.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=138 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:38:58 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=138 Kenneth Pollack, Director of Research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=137 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:02:04 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=137 Conventional wisdom tells us that Israel enjoys unparalleled support in the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=136 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:43:30 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=136 The United States has many means at its disposal for influencing the state and tone of international affairs. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=135 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:37:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=135 Recent pieces in Taqrir Washington have examined organizations dedicated to the promotion of democratic principles. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=134 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:29:35 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=134 The emerging dangerous tension between the United States and the Muslim world is one of the .. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=133 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:39:56 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=133 In order to understand and confront the challenges to peace and prosperity in the 21st century.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=132 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:52:05 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=132 Aaron David Miller is a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=130 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:31:58 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=130 In the past year, very few issues have galvanized American public opinion more than the debate over the theory of evolution. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=129 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:02:28 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=129 One likes to assume that government officials and others. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=128 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:25:30 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=128 White House officials held their breath until American Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief assistant resigned and left the White House after being accused.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=127 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:13:10 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=127 The report of German investigator Detlev Mehlis supported the American government's stand. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=126 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:42:23 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=126 In a May, 2003 address in South Carolina, in a recognition of the economic troubles facing the Arab world, President Bush said that. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=125 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:13:44 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=125 American organizations working for the promotion of democracy in the Middle East are hardly a new phenomenon in the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=124 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:39:12 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=124 Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, millions of Americans flock to malls and stores to begin their Christmas shopping. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=123 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:05:47 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=123 Previous Taqrir articles have focused on the power of think tanks and lobbying groups in Washington DC. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=122 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:05:32 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=122 Neither Condoleezza Rice nor Colin Powell would have dreamed of holding the posts of secretary of state or national security advisor if Rosa Parks had not uttered her famous 'no' fifty years ago. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=121 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:50:21 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=121 Many people throughout the world today rightly ask themselves why the United States government has become such a vocal advocate of democratization and broad political reform in the Middle East. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=120 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:50:21 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=120 In order to understand American culture it is important to understand who makes Americans laugh. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=119 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:50:21 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=119 The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is America's only government-created and government-sponsored organization.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=118 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:50:21 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=118 Whether your work involves improving education methods in public schools or working to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=117 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:50:21 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=117 The International Republican Institute (IRI) has a misleading name. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=116 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:50:21 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=116 In this engaging piece on the relationship between the West and the Islamic world.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=115 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:47:01 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=115 No single issue in the United States remains more contentious than that of abortion. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=114 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=114 C-SPAN is considered one of the most influential cable news stations in the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=113 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=113 Disagreement on the Beginning of Ramadan. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=112 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=112 A new study released by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) in cooperation with the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations finds that a majority of Americans reject the idea of using military force to promote democracy. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=111 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=111 Building on his title, Thomas Friedman proposes that the world is indeed flat as rapid globalization has tightened communications and simplified the movement of ideas. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=110 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=110 Extending an offer of congratulations to the newly formed European Union. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=109 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=109 Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Economics an Strategy at Imperial College of London. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=108 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=108 What We Owe Iraq is a blend of Noah Feldman's precise political analysis of the Iraqi issue.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=107 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=107 In America Right or Wrong, Anatol Lieven, a British journalist and writer who is currently a senior associate at Washington's Carnegie Endowment, describes the reigning political culture of the United States and its role in mustering public approval for the actions of the Bush administration in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=106 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=106 In Bait and Switch, Barbara Ehrenreich disguises herself as an educated professional (those who make up 44 percent of America�s unemployed) searching for a corporate position in the public relations field in order to uncover the difficulties of America�s average white-collar employee. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=105 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:44:15 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=105 Is a relatively small US state located in New England. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=104 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=104 In The Pentagon's New Map, Thomas Barnett, a senior military analyst at the US.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=103 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=103 In America Alone, Halper and Clark provide an in-depth scholarly analysis of neo-conservatism.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=102 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=102 This book by Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New Yorker.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=101 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=101 In Sands of Empire, Robert Merry, who served a number of years in the military and is a former correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and publisher of The Congressional Quarterly, analyzes the waywardness of US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War by drawing from his own experiences and understanding of history. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=100 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=100 In this eye-opening account of America's war in Iraq, Anthony Shadid takes his readers on journey into the depths of the Iraqi experience.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=99 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=99 In The Battle of Ideas in the War on Terror, Satloff emphasizes the importance of voicing a clear.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=98 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=98 Alluding to the post 9/11 difference in the type of students who are interested in learning Arabic.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=97 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=97 In How America Got It Right, Bevin Alexander, a military historian.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=96 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=96 The US Capitol witnessed two unique events. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=94 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=94 After FOX News star Bill O'Reilley urged his viewers to flood the French authorities with letter of criticism.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=93 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=93 Four years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the impact of these incidents has become clearer regarding its impact on the US's. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=92 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:22:20 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=92 Is a South Central state of the United States (with strong Southern, Western, and Midwestern influences) and its US. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=91 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:59:35 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=91 is a state in the Southern region of the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=90 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:59:35 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=90 The American Students Union was founded in 1930 as a result of. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=89 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:59:35 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=89 Clark Lombardi, a professor of law at the University of Washington. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=87 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:59:35 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=87 Alluding to the post 9/11 difference in the type of students who are interested in learning Arabic.. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=86 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:22:12 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=86 'We want to improve our image in the Arab world because it is important to us,' .. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=85 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:22:12 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=85 Until recently, most Americans assumed that hunger and malnutrition are the afflictions of Asia and other far away places. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=84 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:22:12 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=84 The US Capitol witnessed two unique events. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=83 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:22:12 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=83 Florida is a Southern state in the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=82 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=82 Is the fifth smallest but most densely populated state of the United States of America. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=81 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=81 New Mexico is one of the two southwestern states of the USA. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=80 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=80 Texas is a state located in the United States of America. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=79 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=79 Is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=78 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=78 Among Native American people once living in present Alabama was Mobile. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=77 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=77 Is the 49th state of the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=76 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=76 Is a southern state in the United States. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=75 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=75 It is the constitutes the 21st state of the USA, located in the former Northwest Territory. http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=74 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:03:54 EST http://www.Taqrir.org/showarticle.cfm?id=74