Sep 14 Why Did an Obscure Movie Raise Such Ire in the Muslim World? By Larisa Epatko The violent reaction to a low-budget American-made film mocking Muslims raised a lot of questions this week. What was going through the protesters' minds? Are embassies secure? How could it have happened at all?… Continue reading
Sep 14 Protesters Attack U.S. Embassies Across Africa and Middle East as Anger Boils Over By Frank Carlson Smoke rises from the US embassy building in Tunis during a protest against a film mocking Islam on September 14, 2012. Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images. Thick black smoke billowed from the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia's capital of Tunis… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Muslim Protests in 20 Countries, Violent Demonstrations Focus on U.S. Embassies Muslim protests and demonstrations continued in countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Though some were peaceful, others have been violent assaults on U.S. embassies and American-owned businesses. Meanwhile, the bodies of the four Americans who died in the Benghazi… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Microlending Makes Jump to Developed World, Funding Small U.S. Entrepreneurs Microlending Makes Jump to Developed World, Funding Small U.S. Entrepreneurs… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch After Libyan Embassy Attacks, Witnessing a Battle of Ideas in the Arab World After Libyan Embassy Attacks, Witnessing a Battle of Ideas in the Arab World… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch News Wrap: Romney Criticizes President Obama’s Foreign Affairs Leadership News Wrap: Romney Criticizes President Obama's Foreign Affairs Leadership… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Details on Embassy Attacks, How an Anti-Muslim Video Has Arab Muslims Riled Details on Embassy Attacks, How an Anti-Muslim Video Has Arab Muslims Riled… Continue watching
Sep 13 What Makes Embassies Secure? By Larisa Epatko For a third day, demonstrators enraged by an anti-Islamic film tried to break into U.S. embassies -- this time in Yemen and Egypt -- but the results weren't nearly as catastrophic as what unfolded at the consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Anti-Muslim Video Sparks More Violent Demonstrations Across Muslim World Protests, some violent, broke out in Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Egypt, in continued response to an incendiary anti-Islamic U.S. video. Overnight, President Obama talked to Egypt's President Morsi about the events and Secretary of State Clinton rebuked the filmmaker, who… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch The Politics of Foreign Policy: Campaigns Get Combative Over Embassy Attacks The Politics of Foreign Policy: Campaigns Get Combative Over Embassy Attacks… Continue watching