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Youssef M. Ibrahim
Youssef M. Ibrahim, a freelance writer and risk consultant, is a former New York Times Mideast correspondent and Energy Editor of the Wall Street Journal. He can be reached at ymibrahim2004@yahoo.com.
A Fighting Chance for Freedom in Iraq
While the American project in Iraq was long mismanaged, great deeds have nonetheless been accomplished and the message of freedom still resonates among Arabs.
Time to Push the Saudis on Oil Prices
With oil going through the roof, Youssef Ibrahim says the Saudis must be pressured to be responsible world players and not just billion-dollar hogs.
Hamas’ Neverland in Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza are living in a dream world, says Youssef Ibrahim, and many of their Arab brothers have no time for their dead-end death cult.
Prince Harry’s Jihad: Entertainment as News
The Prince Harry in Afghanistan episode, writes Youssef Ibrahim, was nothing more than "a hoax" - and the media fell for it.
Saudis Continue Steaming Toward the 7th Century
A new Saudi plan to stimulate intra-country tourism involves the promotion of harems, notes Youssef Ibrahim. No wonder even Saudi citizens are laughing at their government.
Mughniyeh’s Death: Keystone Kops in Damascus
There is something deeply satisfying about the flawlessly executed assassination of Islamofascist terror master Imad Mughniyeh, writes Youssef Ibrahim. "Sometimes a single bullet, or mini-bomb, blazes a path to clarity."
Latte and Lashes: Starbucks Saudi Style
In the "moderate" Muslim regime of Saudi Arabia, a married businesswoman was recently dragged out of Starbucks by police and thrown in jail for the crime of meeting there with a male employee. Youssef Ibrahim writes that Saudi Arabia's true friends know that the "entire edifice of 7th-century draconian sharia laws, along with the religious enablers in the government and the mosques, must go" if the country is to move forward.
Iran or Saudi Arabia: Pick Your Poison
America will soon have to choose between the Shiites and Sunnis as the Islamic civil war rumbles on, writes Youssef M. Ibrahim. It all boils down to which side has the better chance of adapting to modernity.
