RealClearWorld
Advertisement

February 10, 2013

A Demographic Sea Change in the Muslim World

David Ignatius, Washington Post

AP Photo

Something startling is happening in the Muslim world -- and no, I don't mean the Arab Spring or the growth of Islamic fundamentalism. According to a leading demographer, a "sea change" is producing a sharp decline in Muslim fertility rates and a "flight from marriage" among Arab women.

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: Muslims, Middle East

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

February 4, 2013
It's Time to Intervene in Syria
Roger Cohen, New York Times
An inflection point has been reached. Inaction spurs the progressive radicalization of Syria, the further disintegration of the state, the intensification of Assad’s mass killings, and the chances of the conflict spilling... more ››
February 4, 2013
CIA Has a History of Getting the Mideast Wrong
Tom Gjelten, NPR
Government agencies do not often acknowledge their own errors, but the CIA has done just that with the declassification of intelligence memoranda on the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. The documents show that agency analysts, down to the... more ››
February 5, 2013
Stop Blaming Iran Threats on Mistranslated Farsi
Douglas Murray, WSJ
Diplomats still think the answer to the nuclear standoff is to talk to Tehran. Perhaps because they don't believe what the regime says. more ››
February 4, 2013
Israel and Assad Raise Stakes on Syria
Roula Khalaf, Financial Times
A regionalisation of the conflict looks increasingly impossible to prevent because there is no end in sight for Syria's war. Even if Mr Assad falls in the next few months (and he could last much longer) the damage his brutality... more ››
February 4, 2013
Israel Must Learn to Live with Arab Neighbors
Emanuel Rosen, Ynet News
The naive desire in Israel to see an Arab-free Middle East cannot dictate policy. We live in a dangerous and hostile neighborhood, and in this neighborhood we must learn to swim with the current, not only against it, and... more ››
|