Richard Engel

“The Taliban mostly attacks international and Afghan security forces. They rarely carry out attacks in markets.”

“To be slapped with a shoe is a dirty insult in the Muslim world.”

“For decades, Saddam and his Sunni minority had imposed their will on Iraq, carrying on a 14-century tradition of Sunnis controlling Mesopotamia despite a Shiite majority.”

“Not surprisingly, in most Sunni regions there has little appetite for free U.S.-sponsored elections.”

“Egypt is the most populous Arab nation, the seat of Sunni Islamic doctrine, and has tremendous political, religious and social influence on the rest of the region. For better or worse, it wi...”

“The Iraqi government will try and retake some of the cities have that been captured by ISIS. That means the Shiite government dropping bombs on civilian areas, on Sunni cities. There will li...”