By: Dr. Aref Assaf

First Published in Star Ledger’s NJ.Voices

School bullying has been an unforgiving curse since the first time students were put in a school environment. Mistreatment of minority students, mental, emotional or even physical, has been the … Read More

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

View original article first Published on NJVoices.com
Guest columnist in the Sunday edition of the Record, 3/13/2011

“The bottom line is this: When it comes to preventing violent extremism and terrorism in the United States, Muslim … Read More

Help Libya but from afar

Aref Assaf, PhD

First published in NJ.Voices 
Guest Commentary, The Daily Record, 3/12/2011

Libya’s dictator, Colonel Gaddafi is not a man who gives up. He views his role as the father of Libya’s revolution. Unlike … Read More

The Arab Muslim Revolution: Democratic But not Liberal?

Aref Assaf

The New York Times’ s Roger Cohen said recently, “The Arab world has embarked on a very long road to enfranchisement. It will be tempestuous but the direction taken is … Read More

Muslim Brotherhood: As Egyptian as the Pyramids

Aref Assaf

First published in NJ Voices

Western politicians, shocked by what is emerging in the Arab Middle East, are having trouble ridding themselves of their black-and-white view of the Arab-Islamic world.

Egypt … Read More

Egypt Awakens

Aref Assaf, PhD

First published in NJ.Voices

The political domino effect is being starkly demonstrated in the Arab world. The fact that the political uprising has seized one country after the next can be attributed to the fact … Read More

Foreign Policy to the rescue: How can foreign policy become Obama’s political salvation?

Aref Assaf

Originally Published on NJ.voices.com

I usually write about US elections to urge people to register to vote and to highlight the general issues facing Arab … Read More