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Mark LeVine

Mark LeVine is a profesor of Modern History of the Middle East and of Islamic Studies in the University of California. He is the author of book Why They Don’t Hate Us: Lifting the Veil on the Axis of Evil. He is a regular contributor of the Tikkun magazine, a publication of the American progressive Jewish movement.

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“Islam Needs Radicals”

by Mark LeVine

23 November 2005

Most of the Western leaders, editorialists, analysts and
political experts, have frantically searched for
the “moderate Muslims” who can save Islam from itself and
improve relations with the West. The problem is that
there’s no such thing as a moderate Muslim, at least the
way these (...)

“A constitution in the eyes of complex dilemma”

by Mark LeVine

14 November 2005

The most evident mistake of the constitution -to guarantee that the resistance won’t have problems to recruit more combatants over the next years- has to do with Article 108 which has no clause stating that no foreign power will be authorized to maintain bases in the Iraqi soil. This clause is (...)